Ben Eggleton
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Benjamin Eggleton is professor of physics
at the University of Sydney
where he directs the Centre for Ultrahigh Bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems
, a research team with more than 100 members. He also currently serves as the president of the Australian Optical Society and is a fellow of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
(IEEE) . After obtaining a PhD from the University of Sydney in 1996, he went on to the United States to work as a postdoctoral fellow at Bell Laboratories and then later he became research director of the Specialty Fiber Business Division of Lucent Technologies
. He has co-authored almost 200 papers and won several prestigious awards including the Prime Minister’s Malcolm McIntosh Science Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year, the Adolph Lomb Medal from the Optical Society of America
and the Pawsey Medal
. In 2010, he represented Australia unaccompanied at the Science and Technology in Society forum in Kyoto, Japan. He was one of only ten scientists selected from around the globe by the New York Academy of Sciences to give a presentation.
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
at the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
where he directs the Centre for Ultrahigh Bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems
Centre for Ultrahigh Bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems
The Centre for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems is an Australian Research Council Centre of ExcellenceCUDOS is a research consortium between 6 groups at 5 Australian Universities: The University of Sydney, Australian National University, Macquarie University, Swinburne University of...
, a research team with more than 100 members. He also currently serves as the president of the Australian Optical Society and is a fellow of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is a non-profit professional association headquartered in New York City that is dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence...
(IEEE) . After obtaining a PhD from the University of Sydney in 1996, he went on to the United States to work as a postdoctoral fellow at Bell Laboratories and then later he became research director of the Specialty Fiber Business Division of Lucent Technologies
Lucent Technologies
Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc., originally Lucent Technologies, Inc. is a French-owned technology company composed of what was formerly AT&T Technologies, which included Western Electric and Bell Labs...
. He has co-authored almost 200 papers and won several prestigious awards including the Prime Minister’s Malcolm McIntosh Science Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year, the Adolph Lomb Medal from the Optical Society of America
Optical Society of America
The Optical Society is a scientific society dedicated to advancing the study of light—optics and photonics—in theory and application, by means of publishing, organizing conferences and exhibitions, partnership with industry, and education. The organization has members in more than 100 countries...
and the Pawsey Medal
Pawsey Medal
The Pawsey Medal is awarded every year by the Australian Academy of Science to recognize outstanding research by Australian scientists under 40 years of age in the field of physics.This medal commemorates the work of the late Joseph L. Pawsey, FAA....
. In 2010, he represented Australia unaccompanied at the Science and Technology in Society forum in Kyoto, Japan. He was one of only ten scientists selected from around the globe by the New York Academy of Sciences to give a presentation.