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Anthony J. Campillo to Join Optical Society of America as Senior Director of Science Policy in 2007

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 – As of Jan. 4, 2007, Anthony J. Campillo, Ph.D., will join OSA as its senior director of science policy. In this capacity, he will provide strategic direction on the Society’s scientific programming, leveraging his technical expertise to help expand OSA programs and activities.

Campillo is an active volunteer and fellow of OSA, currently serving as editor-in-chief of Optics Letters, OSA’s most cited journal. His vast experience in optics and photonics, along with his long-term involvement with OSA and its community, makes him a good fit for the position.

“Tony has been a dedicated volunteer and valued member of OSA for many years,” says Elizabeth A. Rogan, OSA executive director. “The OSA staff are thrilled to learn Tony will be working with us in this capacity.”

Campillo has more than 40 years of experience in optics and photonics and has been a member of OSA since 1966. He received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Cornell University in 1973. Throughout his esteemed career, Campillo has conducted research on laser development at General Telephone & Electronic Laboratories, ultrafast spectroscopy and nonlinear optics for Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory and environmental chemistry and aerosol optics at Brookhaven National Laboratory. A widely published author, most recently, his research centered on laser chemical/biological analysis, microcavity effects, photonics and nanotechnology at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory as the head of the Optical Physics Branch. Additionally, Campillo is a fellow of the American Physical Society and has been an adjunct professor of chemistry at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.

OSA’s director of science policy plays a central role in OSA’s mission of promoting the generation, application and archiving of knowledge in optics and photonics and disseminating this knowledge worldwide. Campillo’s duties as senior scientific counsel will include strategic planning and direction, delivering technical information to the membership and the general public, assisting the publications department in long-range planning and serving as the senior scientific advisor on all OSA scientific content.

About OSA

Celebrating its 90th anniversary in 2006, the Optical Society of America brings together an international network of the industry’s preeminent optics and photonics scientists, engineers, educators, technicians and business leaders. Representing over 14,000 members from more than 80 different countries, OSA promotes the worldwide generation, application and dissemination of optics and photonics knowledge through its meetings, events and journals. Since its founding in 1916, OSA member benefits, programming, publications, products and services have set the industry's standard of excellence. Additional information on OSA is available on the Society’s Web site at www.osa.org.