OSA NEWS

March 30 , 2004

Announcement of OSA Editor Position

The OSA Board of Editors welcomes nominations from the world-wide optics community for the following editor position:

Division Editor, Applied Optics: Lasers, Photonics and Environmental Optics
Term to begin January 1, 2005 and end December 31, 2007.

Qualifications for this position include but are not limited to the following:

• The individual must be well known, recognized and respected for scientific achievement within the community. A record of publication in recognized journals is essential.
• The individual must have current or prior editorial experience with reviewer selection and decision-making responsibilities.
• The individual must possess sufficient breadth and scope within the specific areas of lasers, photonics and environmental optics to recruit qualified topical editors for this division of Applied Optics, as necessary, and to assign new manuscripts to topical editors.
• The individual must be known for objectivity and decision-making abilities. A history of review activity for OSA journals is beneficial. The individual must be an OSA member.

Nominations should be sent to Kelly Cohen at kcohen@osa.org. They must be received before June 30, 2004, with a curriculum vita in electronic format. Thank you for your assistance in filling this important position.

Glenn Boreman
Editor in Chief, Applied Optics

Joseph Eberly
Chair, Board of Editors