Born
September 28, 1957, Illinois, U.S.A.

Education
1979：Massachusetts Institute of Technology, SB
1981：Massachusetts Institute of Technology, SM, EE
1984：Massachusetts Institute of Technology, PhD

Research and Professional Experience
1985-1988：Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT
1985-1996：Consultant, Optical Communications Group, Lincoln Laboratory, MIT
1988-1994：Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT
1992：Co-Founder of Advanced Ophthalmic Devices, startup developing ophthalmic OCT
1992-1995：Consultant, Humphrey Instruments
1994-present：Adjunct Professor of Ophthalmology, Tufts University
1994-present：Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT
1998：Co-Founder of LightLab Imaging, startup developing intravascular OCT
1998-2002：Consultant, LightLab Imaging
2010：Co-Founder of Idesta Quantum Electronics, startup developing ultrafast laser technology
2011-present：Elihu Thomson Professor of Electrical Engineering, MIT
2016-present：Adjunct Professor, Medical University of Vienna

Professional Service
1996, 1998：Ultrafast Phenomena Conference: Program Co-Chair, General Co-Chair
2000-2023：Optical Coherence Tomography and Coherence Domain Methods in Biomedicine, Biomedical Optics Symposium, SPIE Photonics West
2001-2003：Optical Society of America: Board of Directors
2002, 2004：Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO): Program Co-Chair, General Co-Chair
2003-2017：Laser Microbeam and Medical Program (LAMMP), NIH Biomedical Technology Resource Center, University of California: Scientific Advisor
2003-2005：National Academy of Engineering, Japan-America Frontiers of Engineering Symposium: Co-Chair
2003, 2005：European Conferences on Biomedical Optics ECBO, Munich, Germany: Program Co-Chair
2007-present：International Society for Imaging in the Eye / Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Imaging Conference: Co-Chair
2008-2019：SPIE Biomedical Optics Symposium: General Co-Chair
2008-2014：Multidisciplinary Optical Imaging Group of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO): Co-Chair
2013-2018：SPIE, International Optics and Photonics Society: Board of Directors

Awards
1990：National Academy of Sciences Baker Award for Initiatives in Research
1999：Discover Magazine Award for Technological Innovation
2001：National Academy of Engineering
2002：IEEE Lasers & Electro-Optics Society William Streifer Scientific Achievement Award
2002：Co-recipient of the Rank Prize in Optoelectronics
2002：American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2003：SPIE President’s Award
2006：National Academy of Sciences
2011：Carl Zeiss Research Award
2012：Co-recipient of the António Champalimaud Vision Award
2015：Honorary Doctorate, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland
2015：Optical Society of America Ives Medal
2017：Co-recipient, European Inventor Award
2017：Beckman-Argyros Award in Vision Research
2017：Co-recipient, National Academy of Engineering, Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ Prize
2018：Honorary Doctorate, Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
2022：IEEE Medal for Innovations in Healthcare Technology
2023：National Medal of Technology and Innovation
2023：Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award
2024：Lawrence A. Yannuzzi Award, International Retinal Imaging Society

Publications
- Journal Publications (568 Publications)
- Books (13 Books)
- Chapters in Books (44 Chapters in Books)