Perserverance, ingenuity, and foresight in the field of optics were recognized in October by the Optical Society of America (OSA) during its 90th annual meeting in Rochester, New York, when it distributed awards, medals, and a prize.
Collecting the Frederic Ives Medal/Jarus W. Quinn Endowment, the society’s highest honor, given for overall distinction in optics, was Erich P. Ippen “for laying the foundations of ultrafast science and engineering and providing vision and sustained leadership to the optics community.” Ippen is a professor of electrical engineering and physics at MIT.
Sang Soo Lee received the Esther Hoffman Beller Medal “for laying the foundation for optical science and engineering in Korea through 40-plus years of teaching and research.” Lee is a professor emeritus at and former president of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in Daejeon.
The Max Born Award was handed to Richard E. Slusher, director of quantum...
