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President: Aaron Wissing
Aaron Wissing is an Electrical Engineering PhD student in the Schow group. He received a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2020. His research focuses on energy-efficient coherent optical interconnects for data centers, with co-designed photonic and electronic integrated circuits. [email protected] Vice President: Justin Tan
Justin is an ECE PhD student of Prof. Steven Denbaars and a member of the Solid State Lighting and Energy Efficiency Center (SSLEEC) at UCSB. He received his BS in Engineering Physics at Cornell University in 2019. Justin does research on the design, growth, and fabrication of visible emission GaN laser diodes. Outside of work, Justin enjoys jazz piano and exploring the outdoors through climbing and cycling.
[email protected] Treasurer: Xiangwei Kong
Xiangwei is a ECE PhD student in Professor Clint Schow's group. He received a bachelor's degree from University of California, Berkeley in 2024. His research focuses on next generation coherent transceivers. Outside of work, Xiangwei enjoys playing tennis
[email protected] Secretary: Rahul Chawlani
Rahul is a MS/PhD student in Professor Daniel Blumenthal’s lab. He received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering at Caltech in 2024. His research focuses on silicon nitride photonics for atomic and communication systems. Outside of work, Rahul enjoys writing, playing the piano, and swimming.
[email protected] Outreach Chair: Roark Chao
Seminar Chair: Nate Barnaby
Media Chair: Evan Chansky
Faculty Advisor: Prof. John Bowers
Professor John Bowers, Director of the Institute for Energy Efficiency & of the Center for Energy Efficient Materials, Fred Kavli Chair of Nanotechnology and head of the Optoelectronics Research Group, began the UCSB Student Chapter of the Photonics Society in 2012 with Jared Bauters, and remains the faculty advisor for the group.
Faculty Advisor: Prof. Steve DenBaars
Society Advisor: Dr. Demis John
Demis was a founding officer of the UCSB IPS in 2012. He received a doctorate from the research group of Dr. Dan Blumenthal in 2012, having studied low-loss glass waveguides, then worked at Praevium Research, Inc making new light sources for medical imaging and spectroscopy until 2017. He currently works at the UCSB NanoFab. He is an advisor for the Photonics Society continuing some of the institutional knowledge, in addition to industry liason by keeping us in contact with local photonics companies. Apart from photonics, his interests include sailing, cycling, science outreach/teaching, and radio DJ'ing at KCSB 91.9FM.
Current Optica/SPIE/IPS Members
Previous Officers (Incomplete List)
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