| Govind P. Agrawal, James C. Wyant Professor of Optics Professor of Physics (Joint appointment at Dept. of Physics & Astronomy) Senior Scientist (Joint appointment at Laboratory for Laser Energetics) The Institute of Optics, University of Rochester Goergen 515, Rochester, NY 14627-0186, USA 585-2754846 (Office); 585-2444936 (Fax) Email: gpa@optics.rochester.edu |
Higher Education
| B. S. | 1969 | University of Lucknow, Lucknow, India | Physics & Statistics |
| M. S. | 1971 | Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi | Physics |
| Ph. D. | 1974 | Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi | Physics |
Professional Appointments
| Ecole Polytechnique, France | 1974-1976 | Attaché de Recherche |
| City University of New York | 1977-1979 | Research Associate |
| Quantel S. A., Orsay, France | 1980-1981 | Staff Scientist |
| AT&T Bell Laboratories | 1982-1988 | Member of Technical Staff |
| University of Rochester, NY | 1989-2012 | Professor of Optics |
| University of Rochester, NY | 2013-present | James C. Wyant Professor of Optics |
Visiting Appointments (recent)
- Friedrich-Schiller University, Jena, Germany, Carl Zeiss Guest Professor, May-June 2006
- Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India, Physics Dept., January-March 2008
- Ecole Nationale Supèrieur des Telecommunications, Paris, France, April-June 2008
- Institut d’Optique, Laboratoire Charles Fabry, Palaiseau, France, May-June 2009
- Université Lille: Sciences et Technologies, Lille, France, May-June 2010
- Ecole Normale Supèrieur, Laboratoire Pierre Aigrain, Paris, France, May-June 2012
- Boston University, ECE Department, Boston, USA, September-December 2017
Honors and Awards
- Fellow, Optical Society of America (1986).
- Exceptional Contribution Award, AT&T Bell Laboratories (1987).
- Fellow, IEEE, Institution of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (1996).
- Distinguished Alumni Award, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (2000).
- Life Fellow, Optical Society of India (2006).
- University Dean’s Award for Meritorious Service in Ph.D. Defenses (2010).
- Quantum Electronics Award, IEEE Photonics Society (2012).
- William H. Riker University Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching (2013).
- Esther Hoffman Beller Medal, the Optical Society (2015).
- Life Fellow, IEEE, Institution of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (2018).
- Max Born Award of the Optical Society (2019).
- Quantum Electronics Prize, European Physics Society (2019).
Professional Activities
- Topical Editor, Journal of Optical Society of America B (1993-1998).
- Editorial Board Member, Journal of European Optical Society (1994-1997).
- Member, Educational Committee, IEEE Photonics Society (1996-1998).
- Member, Holonyak Award Committee, Optical Society of America (1997-2000).
- Editor, Academic Press Book Series for Optics and Photonics (1998-2016).
- Editorial Board, Microwave and Optical Technology Letters (1998-present).
- Associate Editor, Optics Express, Optical Society of America (2001-2004).
- Editorial Advisory Board, Book series, Progress in Optics (2001-2008).
- Publication Council, OSA, Member (2006-2008); Chair (2009-2010).
- Board of Directors, Optical Society of America (2009-2010).
- Editorial Board Member, Advances in Optics and Photonics, (2009-2013).
- Editorial Board Member, Journal of Optics, Optical Society of India (2011-2018).
- Editor-in-Chief, Advances in Optics and Photonics, OSA Journal (2014-2019).
Research Activities
- Author of eight books, three edited books, six patents, multiple book chapters, and more than 400 research papers (separate list available).
- Regularly delivering invited talks at international scientific conferences and invited seminars at universities worldwide (separate list available).
- Vigorous research program in the areas of optical communications, silicon photonics, nonlinear fiber optics, and lightwave technology.
- Total citations exceed 72,000 with an h-index of 81;
- ORCID page ; Scopus page; Google Scholar page
Teaching Activities
- Teaching graduate and undergraduate courses on subjects related to Optical Communications, Lasers, Quantum Mechanics, Optical Waveguides, and Nonlinear Optics (separate list available).
- Supervision of 18 Ph.D. theses, multiple M.S. and B.S. projects, and more than 20 Master’s research papers (separate list available).
- Teaching occasionally short courses during summer and winter schools held in the U.S. and other countries (separate list available).