Deadline nears for entries for Prism Awards for Photonics
Innovation
BELLINGHAM, Washington, and PITTSFIELD, Massachusetts,
USA ― 10 September 2012 ― The entry deadline is fast approaching for the
prestigious 2012-13 Prism Awards<http://www.photonicsprismaward.com>.
The international competition honors new technology and product inventions from
the multi-billion dollar optics and photonics industry, and is sponsored by
SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics<http://spie.org>, and Photonics Media<http://www.photonics.com/PrismAwards.aspx>.
The Prism Awards boost visibility and credibility for
companies with the most creative product inventions annually. Products that
have been sold, delivered, or launched between 1 January 2012 and 31 December
2012 are eligible. Companies may enter one product for multiple categories or
multiple products in separate categories. Entries are being accepted through
the end of September.
Categories include:
* Defense and
Security
* Detectors,
Sensing, Imaging, and Cameras
* Green
Photonics/Sustainable Energy
* Industrial
Lasers
* Information
and Communication
* LEDs and
Other Light Sources
* Life
Sciences and Biophotonics
*
Manufacturing
* Optics and
Optical Components
* Scientific
Lasers
* Test,
Measurement, Metrology.
Finalists will be announced in November. Winners will be announced 6 February at a
gala banquet held during SPIE Photonics West<http://spie.org/x2584.xml> in San
Francisco.
The competition is judged by an independent panel of
industry experts including innovators from top companies, leaders in academia,
business developers, previous award winners, financial experts, and much more.
The 2012-13 judges are:
* David
Andrews, University of East Anglia
* Joel
Bagwell, Edmund Optics
* Mark
Bendett, Lockheed Martin Aculight
* Michael
Bove, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
* Wellington
Chadehumbe, Venture Capital (Pty) Ltd.
* Brian
Culshaw, University of Strathclyde
* Marta de la
Fuente, Indra Sistemas SA
* Donal
Denvir, Andor Technology
* John
Dexheimer, Private Equity Investing
* Jason
Eichenholz, Ocean Optics Inc.
* Joseph
Gortych, OPTICUS IP LAW PLLC
* David
Hardwick, Consultant
* Randy
Heyler, Ondax, Inc.
* Marc Himel,
Jenoptik Optical Systems
* Ray
Johnson, Lockheed Martin Corporation
* Wilhelm
Kaenders, TOPTICA Photonics
* Kenneth
Kaufmann, Hamamatsu
* Michael
Lebby, Translucent Inc.
* Robert Lee,
Intellectual Ventures
* Robert
Lieberman, Intelligent Optical Systems Inc.
* Paul
McManamon, Consultant and University of Dayton
* Marc
Nantel, Research and Innovation at Niagara College
* Jim Pearson,
University of Central Florida
* John
Pelligrino, U.S. Army Research Laboratory
* Jennifer
Ricklin, Air Force Research Laboratory
* Ryszard
Romaniuk, Warsaw University of Technology
* Laura
Smoliar, Peppertree Engineering Inc.
* Ferechteh
Hosseini Teherani, Nanovation
* Alastair
Wilson, Photonics of ESP KTN.
About SPIE
SPIE<http://spie.org/>
is the international society for optics and photonics, a not-for-profit
organization founded in 1955 to advance light-based technologies. The Society
serves nearly 225,000 constituents from approximately 150 countries, offering
conferences, continuing education, books, journals, and a digital library in
support of interdisciplinary information exchange, professional growth, and patent
precedent. SPIE provided over $2.7 million in support of education and outreach
programs in 2011.
About Photonics Media
Photonics Media<http://www.photonics.com>,
a brand of Pittsfield, Mass.-based Laurin Publishing Co. Inc., publishes
Photonics Spectra, BioPhotonics, EuroPhotonics, Photonics Buyers' Guide and
Photonics.com. With a collective subscriber base of more than 150,000 worldwide
and more than 4 million unique website visits per year, Laurin Publishing's
Photonics Media products and publications lead the photonics industry with
editorial excellence and integrity ― fostering a tradition of innovation and
progress by sharing knowledge, insights and visions for the future.
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