2023 Organizing Committee

ANP – Advanced Nanophotonics Platform

Topic Chair:
Hayk Harutyunyan, Emory University, USA

Committee Members:
Mark Adams, Auburn University, USA
Amit Agrawal, National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA
Hayk Harutyunyan, Emory University, USA
Anthony Hoffman, Notre Dame University, USA
Tomer Lewi Bar-Ilan, University, Israel
Xiyuan Lu, UMD Joint Quantum Institute, USA
Gennady Shvets, Cornell University, USA

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AOP – Applications of Photonics

Topic Co-Chairs:
Monica Allen, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA
George Jolly, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA
Leanna Minier, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA

Committee Members:
Igor Anisimov, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA
Andrew DeBlase, Spectral Energies, USA
Sean Kearny, Sandia, USA
Andreas Keipert, Air Force 47th Cyberspace Test Squadron, USA
Fouad Kiamilev, University of Delaware, USA
William Lewis, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA
Justin Meadows, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA
Subith Vasu, University of Central Florida, USA
Jason Vosatka, Air Force 47th Cyberspace Test Squadron, USA

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ETP – Enabling Technologies in Photonics

Topic Chair:
Jeffery Allen, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA

Committee Members:
James Cahill, Army Research Laboratory, USA
Charles Cox, Photonic Systems Inc., USA
Sean Krzyzewski, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA
Xiuling Li, The University of Texas at Austin, USA
John Murray-Bruce, University of South Florida, USA
Babak Nikoobakht, National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA
Weimin Zhou, Army Research Laboratory, USA

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FPM – Functional Photonic Materials

Topic Chair:
Sukrith Dev, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA

Committee Members:
Yohannes Abate, University of Georgia, USA
Jason Azoulay, University of Southern Mississippi, USA
Stefan Badescu, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA
Sukrith Dev, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA
Benjamin Diroll, Argonne National Laboratory, USA
Alexander Khanikaev, City University of New York, USA
Galan Moody, University of California at Santa Barbara, USA
Simeon Trendafilov, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA
Jarrett Vella, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA

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HMB – Human State Measurement and Biosensing

Topic Co-Chairs:
Patrick Bradshaw, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA
Brett Wenner, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA

Committee Members:
Nathaniel Bridges, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA
Joel Bixler, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA
Jason Foley, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA
Claude Grigsby, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA
Josh Hagen, West Virginia University, USA
Steve Kim, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA
Anil Raj, Institute For Human and Machine Cognition, USA
Rahul Rao, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA
Brett Wenner, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA

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MMAP – Materials and Manufacturing for Advanced Photonics

Topic Chair:
Monica Allen, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA

Committee Members:
Parag Deotare, University of Michigan, USA
Kurt Eyink, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA
Edward Kinzel, Notre Dame University, USA
Mariacristina Rumi, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA
Hjalti Sigmarsson, Oklahoma University, USA
Jonathan Slagle, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA

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OEDDIP – Optical Emitters, Detectors and Devices

Topic Chair:
Jeffery Allen, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA

Committee Members:
Max Andrews, Technische Universitat Wien, Austria
Eric Buckthal, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA
Enam Chowdhury, The Ohio State University, USA
Bryan Holtsberry, Army DEVCOM, USA
Margaret Kim, University of Alabama, USA
Joshua Lentz, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA
Eric Rosenthal, Naval Research Laboratory, USA
Andreas Schmitt-Sody, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA
Daniel Short, Army DEVCOM, USA
Weidong Zhou, The University of Texas at Arlington, USA

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OIST – Optical Imaging and Sensing Technology

Topic Chair:
Daniel Wasserman, The University Texas at Austin, USA

Committee Members:
Gamini Ariyawansa, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA
Matthew Burfeindt, Naval Research Laboratory, USA
Jerome Cuenca, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA
Evgeniya Lock, Naval Research Laboratory  
Jacob Martin, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA
Jason Zeibel, US Army Futures Command, USA

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OMPEES – Optical Metamaterials, Plasmonics and Engineered Electromagnetic Structures

Topic Chair:
Ben Braaten, North Dakota State University, USA

Committee Members:
Ivan Avrutsky, Wayne State University, USA
Shashi Karna, Army Research Laboratory, USA
Dipankar Mitra, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, USA
Jamie Phillips, University of Delaware, USA
Varun Raghunathan, Indian Institute of Sciences, India
Sayan Roy, South Dakota School of Mines, USA
Ventsislav Valev, University of Bath, United Kingdom
Shiva Vangala, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA

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PDS – Photonics for Defense Systems

Topic Co-Chairs:
Leanna Minier, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA
Thomas Lewis, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA
Calvin Roman, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA

Committee Members:

Nathan Anthony, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA
George Fischer, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, USA
Bradley Houck, Air Force 96th Test Wing, USA
Kirk Ingold, United States Military Academy Westpoint, USA
Frederick Long, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, USA
Brett Pokines, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA
Andre Van Rynbach, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA