Nasser N Peyghambarian

Biography

Nasser Peyghambarian received his Ph.D. in solid-state physics from Indiana University in 1982, specializing in optical properties of semiconductors. He worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Indiana University from 1981-1982 and the University of Arizona, Optical Sciences Center, from 1982-1983. Currently, he is a Professor at both the College of Optical Sciences and the Department of Materials Science & Engineering at the University of Arizona. He is also Director of the NSF Engineering Research Center for Integrated Access Networks, Chair of Photonics and Lasers at the University of Arizona, and Director of the Photonics Initiative at the University of Arizona. He is the founder of 2 companies - TIPD, LLC and NP Photonics, Inc. His awards include the U of A 2007 Technology Innovation Award, International Francqui Chair, Belgium 1998-1999, TRW Young Faculty Award, and 3M Company's Young Faculty Award. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the Optical Society of America (OSA), the Society for Optical Engineers (SPIE) and the American Physical Society (APS).  He has over 600 scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals and more than 700 invited talks, published conference proceedings, and contributed presentations.

 

Degrees

• Ph.D. Physics
• Indiana University, Indiana, United States
• M.S. Physics
• Indiana University, Indiana, United States
• B.S. Physics
• Pahlavi University, Iran, Islamic Republic of

Awards

• National Academy of Inventors Fellowship
• National Academy of Inventors, Winter 2016