James C. Wyant Explained

James C. Wyant
Birth Date:31 July 1943
Nationality:American
Fields:Optics
Workplaces:University of Arizona
Alma Mater:University of Rochester
Thesis Title:Effect of the photographic gamma on hologram reconstructions
Thesis Url:http://hdl.handle.net/1802/32117
Thesis Year:1968
Doctoral Advisor:M. Parker Givens

James Clair Wyant was a professor at the College of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona where he was Director (1999–2005)[1] and Dean (2005–2012).[2] He received a B.S. in physics from Case Western Reserve University and M.S. and Ph.D. in optics from the Institute of Optics at the University of Rochester.[3]

Career

He was a founder of the WYKO Corporation and served as its president and board chairman from 1984 to 1997.[4] He was also a founder of the 4D Technology Corporation and served as its board chairman.[5] Wyant was a member of the National Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of Optica, SPIE (International Society of Optics and Photonics), and the Optical Society of India, an honorary member of the Optical Society of Korea,[6] and former editor-in-chief of the OSA journal Applied Optics.[3] He was the 2010 president of OSA[7] and the 1986 president of SPIE.[8] Since 2010, he had been a member of the Board of Trustees of Case Western Reserve University.[9] In April 2019, the College of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona was renamed to be the James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences in his honor.[10]

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wyant Named Director of Optical Sciences Center. Photonics Spectra. Photonics.com.
  2. Web site: Casanova. Stephanie. Farewell Reception Honors Dean. Arizona Daily Wildcat.
  3. Web site: Keynote Speakers. IONS Project. The International OSA Network of Students.
  4. Wyant. James C.. How to Start a Start-Up. Nature. 2007 . 1 . 6 . 301–302 . 10.1038/nphoton.2007.81 . 2007NaPho...1..301W .
  5. Web site: 4 D Technology Corporation. Bloomberg Businessweek.
  6. Web site: University Communications. Founding Optical Sciences Dean Jim Wyant Steps Down. https://web.archive.org/web/20120413124554/http://uanews.org/node/44265. usurped. April 13, 2012. University of Arizona News.
  7. Web site: Sorenson. Dan. UA Optics Dean Honored. Arizona Daily Star.
  8. Web site: Business Briefs. Newsdesk. Optics.org.
  9. Web site: Finley. Kimyette. Case Western Reserve University Receives $4 Million Commitment to Name Planned New Multi-Functional Field House. News Center. Case Western Reserve University.
  10. Web site: Wills. Stuart. 25 February 2019. Arizona Optical Science College Renamed to Honor James Wyant. Optics and Photonics News.
  11. News: 2019-10-10. James Wyant to Receive the AccountabilIT Lifetime Achievement Award at the Arizona Technology Council's 2019 Governor's. en. Bloomberg.com. 2020-09-01.
  12. Web site: Visionary Award - SPIE. 2020-09-01. spie.org.
  13. Web site: StackPath. 2020-09-01. www.laserfocusworld.com.
  14. Web site: James C. Wyant elected to OSA office SPIE Homepage: SPIE. 2020-09-01. spie.org.
  15. Web site: SPIE Optics and Photonics 2010 Event News and Photos. 2020-09-01. spie.org.
  16. Web site: In the News. Watt's Up: The University of Arizona College of Optical Sciences Newsletter. The University of Arizona. 2012-02-27. https://archive.today/20120805164526/http://www.optics.arizona.edu/news/2011Newsletters/09-01-11.htm. 2012-08-05. dead.
  17. Web site: Optica awards James Wyant the 2022 Frederic Ives Medal/Jarus W. Quinn Prize Optica . 2024-02-09 . www.optica.org.
  18. Web site: August 29, 2023 . James C. Wyant Named Optica Honorary Member . February 9, 2024 . Optica.org.

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