Awards:

 

  • Elected Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2002
  • Elected Fellow of the International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE), 2002
  • 2001 Cymer Professorship of Advanced Optical Systems, Metrology, and Lasers
  • 2000 George Taylor Distinguished Research Award (University of Minnesota)
  • 1998 Joseph Fraunhofer Award/Robert M. Burley Prize (Optical Society of America)
  • 1997-1998 Outstanding Teaching Professor Award (University of Minnesota)
  • Elected Associate Fellow of the Minnesota Supercomputer Institute (1996)
  • Elected Fellow of the Optical Society of America (OSA), 1995.
  • 1992 Faculty Research Summer Fellowship (University of Minnesota)
  • 1991 Grant-in-Aid of Research, Artistry and Scholarship Award (University of Minnesota)