December 30, 2008 — Joe C. Campbell, professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Virginia, has received the highest honor given by the fiber optics industry.
The John Tyndall Award from the IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society and the Optical Society of America is named for the 19th-century scientist who was the first to demonstrate the phenomenon of internal reflection. The Tyndall Award recognizes an individual who has made pioneering, highly significant or continuing technical/leadership contributions to fiber optics technology.
Campbell, Lucien Carr III Professor in the Charles L. Brown Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is a renowned innovator in electrical engineering and nanotechnology and widely credited with having developed the modern-day detectors of laser light used in fiber optics systems in telephone and other telecommunication systems. He received the Tyndall award in recognition of his "seminal contributions to the understanding, design and telecommunication systems implementation of avalanche photodiodes."
"Joe's work has added significantly to our research portfolio in the semiconductor device area and has helped us continue to move forward in the nanotechnology field," said Lloyd R. Harriott, chairman of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at U.Va.'s School of Engineering and Applied Science. "We are pleased to see him receive this important peer recognition."
Campbell holds degrees in physics from the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Before joining the U.Va. faculty in 2006, he was professor of electrical and computer engineering and Cockrell Family Regents Chair in Engineering at UT Austin.
In 2002, Campbell was named to the National Academy of Engineering, considered one of the highest honors in the engineering professions.
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IEEE is the world's leading professional association for the advancement of technology. The IEEE name was originally an acronym for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. Today, the organization's scope of interest has expanded into so many related fields, that it is simply referred to by the letters IEEE. Through its global membership, IEEE is a leading authority on areas ranging from aerospace systems, computers and telecommunications to biomedical engineering, electric power and consumer electronics among others. There are more than 375,000 members of IEEE including nearly 80,000 student members in more than 160 countries.
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The mission of the Optical Society of America is to promote the generation, application and archiving of knowledge in optics and photonics and to disseminate this knowledge worldwide.
The John Tyndall Award from the IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society and the Optical Society of America is named for the 19th-century scientist who was the first to demonstrate the phenomenon of internal reflection. The Tyndall Award recognizes an individual who has made pioneering, highly significant or continuing technical/leadership contributions to fiber optics technology.
Campbell, Lucien Carr III Professor in the Charles L. Brown Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is a renowned innovator in electrical engineering and nanotechnology and widely credited with having developed the modern-day detectors of laser light used in fiber optics systems in telephone and other telecommunication systems. He received the Tyndall award in recognition of his "seminal contributions to the understanding, design and telecommunication systems implementation of avalanche photodiodes."
"Joe's work has added significantly to our research portfolio in the semiconductor device area and has helped us continue to move forward in the nanotechnology field," said Lloyd R. Harriott, chairman of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at U.Va.'s School of Engineering and Applied Science. "We are pleased to see him receive this important peer recognition."
Campbell holds degrees in physics from the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Before joining the U.Va. faculty in 2006, he was professor of electrical and computer engineering and Cockrell Family Regents Chair in Engineering at UT Austin.
In 2002, Campbell was named to the National Academy of Engineering, considered one of the highest honors in the engineering professions.
About IEEE
IEEE is the world's leading professional association for the advancement of technology. The IEEE name was originally an acronym for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. Today, the organization's scope of interest has expanded into so many related fields, that it is simply referred to by the letters IEEE. Through its global membership, IEEE is a leading authority on areas ranging from aerospace systems, computers and telecommunications to biomedical engineering, electric power and consumer electronics among others. There are more than 375,000 members of IEEE including nearly 80,000 student members in more than 160 countries.
About the Optical Society of America
The mission of the Optical Society of America is to promote the generation, application and archiving of knowledge in optics and photonics and to disseminate this knowledge worldwide.
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