Nasser Peyghambarian received his Ph.D. in solid-state Physics from Indiana University in 1982, specializing in optical properties of semiconductors. He worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Indiana University from 1981 to 1982 and the University of Arizona, Optical Sciences Center from 1982-1983. He is currently a Professor at both the Optical Sciences Center and the Department of Materials Science & Engineering at the University of Arizona. He is also Chair of Photonics and Lasers at the University of Arizona. He serves as Director of the Center for Optoelectronic Devices, Interconnect & Packaging (COEDIP) and Director of the Photonics Initiative. He is Chairman of the Board and Founder of NP Photonics, Inc. |