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Dr. Bill Steier is the W. M. Hogue Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Southern California. After completion of his PhD, Dr. Steier spent several years at Bell Laboratories where he worked on the burgeoning field of fiber optic communications and integrated optics. He collaborated on the first demonstration of phase locking of lasers.
In 1968, Dr. Steier joined the Electrical Engineering faculty at the University of Southern California, serving as Department Chair from 1970 until 1984. He has also held over administrative posts including Director of the Joint Services Electronics Program, co-director of the Center for the Integration of Optical Computing, and principal investigator of the DARPA National Center for Integrated Photonic Technology.
His research group has over 300 publications and conference proceedings in several areas including optical communications, optical materials, and nonlinear optics. In recent years, his research has focused on the development of new polymer materials and polymer integrated optical devices for optical communications.
Professor Steier is a Life Fellow of IEEE and a Fellow of the Optical Society of America. His numerous awards include the USC School of Engineering Faculty Service Award, the USC School of Engineering Senior Faculty Research Award, and the University Associates Award for Creativity in Scholarship and Research. In 2002 he was named a Distinguished Alumni of the EE-CS Department at the University of Illinois.
He received the BSEE from the University of Evansville and the MSEE and the Ph.D. from the University of Illinois, Urbana. | 