Demetri Psaltis
Encyclopedia
Demetri Psaltis is the Dean of the School of Engineering at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
since 2007. He is also a Professor in Bioengineering and Director of the Optics Laboratory of the EPFL. He is one of the founders of the term and the field of optofluidics
. He is also well known for his past work in holography
, especially with regards to optical computing, holographic data storage
, and neural networks
. He is an author of over 350 publications, contributed more than 20 book chapters, invented more than 50 patents, and currently has a h-index
of 50.
.
His current research focuses on optofluidics
and nonlinear optics
particularly in scattering media.
His past research had focused on optical computing, holographic data storage
, and neural networks
.
2005 IEEE Fellow
.
2003 Humboldt Prize
for Senior U.S. Scientists.
2002 NASA
Space Act Award.
1997 SPIE Fellow.
1989 International Commission for Optics
(ICO) Prize for contributions in Optical Information Processing.
OSA Fellow
.
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
The École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne is one of the two Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology and is located in Lausanne, Switzerland.The school was founded by the Swiss Federal Government with the stated mission to:...
since 2007. He is also a Professor in Bioengineering and Director of the Optics Laboratory of the EPFL. He is one of the founders of the term and the field of optofluidics
Optofluidics
Optofluidics is research field using microfluidics and optics. While the idea of fluid-optical devices can be traced back at least as far as the 18th century, and devices such as liquid mirror telescopes and dye lasers are relatively mature technologies, modern microfluidics presents a unique...
. He is also well known for his past work in holography
Holography
Holography is a technique that allows the light scattered from an object to be recorded and later reconstructed so that when an imaging system is placed in the reconstructed beam, an image of the object will be seen even when the object is no longer present...
, especially with regards to optical computing, holographic data storage
Holographic data storage
Holographic data storage is a potential technology in the area of high-capacity data storage currently dominated by magnetic and conventional optical data storage. Magnetic and optical data storage devices rely on individual bits being stored as distinct magnetic or optical changes on the surface...
, and neural networks
Neural Networks
Neural Networks is the official journal of the three oldest societies dedicated to research in neural networks: International Neural Network Society, European Neural Network Society and Japanese Neural Network Society, published by Elsevier...
. He is an author of over 350 publications, contributed more than 20 book chapters, invented more than 50 patents, and currently has a h-index
H-index
The h-index is an index that attempts to measure both the productivity and impact of the published work of a scientist or scholar. The index is based on the set of the scientist's most cited papers and the number of citations that they have received in other publications...
of 50.
Education
Demetri Psaltis received his B.S. (1974), M.S. (1975), and Ph.D. (1977) at Carnegie Mellon UniversityCarnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....
.
Academic career
From 1980 to 2007, he worked at Caltech as an Assistant Professor (1980–1985), Associate Professor (1985–1990), Full Professor (1990–1996), Executive Officer for Computation and Neural Systems (1992–1996), Director for the National Science Foundation Center for Neuromorphic Systems Engineering (1996–1999), Thomas G. Myers Professor (1996–2007) and Director for the DARPA Center for Optofluidic Integration (2004–2007). In 2007, he moved to Switzerland as a Professor and Dean of the School of Engineering at EPFL.His current research focuses on optofluidics
Optofluidics
Optofluidics is research field using microfluidics and optics. While the idea of fluid-optical devices can be traced back at least as far as the 18th century, and devices such as liquid mirror telescopes and dye lasers are relatively mature technologies, modern microfluidics presents a unique...
and nonlinear optics
Nonlinear optics
Nonlinear optics is the branch of optics that describes the behavior of light in nonlinear media, that is, media in which the dielectric polarization P responds nonlinearly to the electric field E of the light...
particularly in scattering media.
His past research had focused on optical computing, holographic data storage
Holographic data storage
Holographic data storage is a potential technology in the area of high-capacity data storage currently dominated by magnetic and conventional optical data storage. Magnetic and optical data storage devices rely on individual bits being stored as distinct magnetic or optical changes on the surface...
, and neural networks
Neural Networks
Neural Networks is the official journal of the three oldest societies dedicated to research in neural networks: International Neural Network Society, European Neural Network Society and Japanese Neural Network Society, published by Elsevier...
.
Honors
2006 SPIE Dennis Gabor Award.2005 IEEE Fellow
IEEE Fellow
An IEEE member is elevated to the grade of IEEE Fellow for "unusual distinction in the profession and shall be conferred by the Board of Directors upon a person with an extraordinary record of accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest"...
.
2003 Humboldt Prize
Humboldt Prize
The Humboldt Prize, also known as the Humboldt Research Award, is an award given by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation to internationally renowned scientists and scholars, and is currently valued at € 60,000 with the possibility of further support during the prize winner's life. Up to one...
for Senior U.S. Scientists.
2002 NASA
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
Space Act Award.
1997 SPIE Fellow.
1989 International Commission for Optics
International Commission for Optics
The International Commission for Optics was created in 1947 with the objective to contribute to the progress and dissemination of knowledge in optics....
(ICO) Prize for contributions in Optical Information Processing.
OSA Fellow
OSA Fellow
The OSA Fellow, of the Optical Society of America, is a membership designation.The bylaws of this society only allow 10% of its membership to be designated as an OSA Fellow. The OSA Fellow is peer group nomination.-The nominee:...
.