Curriculum Vitae

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 York1977-1979 Research Associate
Quantel S. A., Orsay, France 1980-1981 Staff Scientist
AT&T Bell Laboratories1982-1988 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).