Andrew M. Weiner
Andrew Marc Weiner | |
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| Born | July 25, 1958 |
| Died | February 13, 2024 (aged 65) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (SB, 1979), (SM, 1981), (Sc.D., 1984) |
| Known for | Pioneering work on programmable femtosecond pulse shaping using liquid crystal modulator arrays |
| Awards | Hertz Foundation Doctoral Thesis Prize (1984) Bellcore Award of Excellence (1988) Adolph Lomb Medal (1990) Curtis McGraw Research Award (1997) International Commission for Optics Prize (1997) IEEE Photonics Society William Streifer Scientific Achievement Award (1999) Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Research Award for Senior U.S. Scientists (2000) Research Excellence Award from the Schools of Engineering (2003) Optical Society of America R. W. Wood Prize (2008) Provost's Outstanding Graduate Student Mentor Award (2008) IEEE Photonics Society Quantum Electronics Award (2011) Herbert Newby Mccoy Award (2013) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Ultrafast optics and optical signal processing |
| Institutions | Purdue University |
| Thesis | Femtosecond Optical Pulse Generation and Dephasing Measurements in Condensed Matter (1984) |
Andrew Marc Weiner OSA NAE NAI (Born July 25, 1958-2024) was an American electrical engineer, educator and researcher known for contributions to the fields of ultrafast optics and optical signal processing. He was the Scifres Family Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University.