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President: Michael Choquer
Michael works in the Optical Communications and Photonic Integration Group under Prof. Daniel Blumenthal. His research utilizes ultra-low-loss silicon nitride-based waveguides for applications in quantum computing, low-form-factor sensing and spectroscopy, and high-speed optical communications. He earned a Bachelors of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Washington, Seattle.
president@ips.ece.ucsb.edu Vice President & Webmaster: Stephen Misak
Stephen Misak received a B.S. in Engineering Physics and with a minor in Optical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in 2017, and is currently working towards an M.S./PhD. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California Santa Barbara. His research focuses on component design for coherent photonic integrated circuits on InP and Silicon Photonics platforms.
vp@ips.ece.ucsb.edu webmaster@ips.ece.ucsb.edu Treasurer: Michael Nickerson
Michael is a Ph.D. student in Prof. Jonathan Klamkin's group, working on integrated photonics for optical phased arrays and free-space optical communication. Prior to joining the group, he worked at MIT Lincoln Laboratory in Lexington, Massachusetts. He received his bachelor’s degree in Physics from the University of Washington, after which he spent several years at JILA in Boulder, Colorado.
treasurer@ips.ece.ucsb.edu Secretary: Jiawei Wang
Jiawei received his B.Eng. in Electronic Science and Technology from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, in 2015 and his M.S. in Electrical Engineering at UCLA in 2017. He is currently working towards his Ph.D. in ECE at UCSB, with research interest in photonic molecules and photonic integration. In his free time he enjoys playing guitar and basketball.
secretary@ips.ece.ucsb 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.
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.
Active MembersCaroline Reilly
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