Aculight Corporation Hires Senior Scientists
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Shawn Redmond to Specialize in High-Power Fiber Laser Technology; Dan Hu to Lead High-Power Fiber Laser Product Development
Bothell, Wash., September 4, 2007 - Aculight Corporation, a leading developer of innovative laser technologies, has hired two new scientists. Dr. Shawn Redmond has joined the company as Senior Scientist specializing in high-power laser technology. Dr. Dan Hu has joined as Senior Scientist/Project Manager to support the company's product line of high-power fiber laser modules.
"Bringing Shawn Redmond and Dan Hu on board reinforces Aculight's position as a world leader in high-power fiber laser technology and products," said Rob Afzal, Aculight director of technology development. "Dr. Redmond's many years' experience in solid-state laser development enhances our expertise in high-power laser beam combining. And Dr. Hu's project management skills will help drive our high-power fiber laser product portfolio so that we continue to best meet customers' needs."
Shawn Redmond joins Aculight from Northrop Grumman, where he was a staff engineer specializing in multi-kW solid-state lasers. He has also been a research assistant at the University of Michigan and at Oregon State University. Redmond earned the Northrop Grumman Space Technology Award for Innovation, the Northrop Grumman Distinguished Trade Secret Award, and the SPIE Educational Scholarship in Optical Science and Engineering. He holds a Ph.D. and an M.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan. Redmond has been published in numerous journals, including Optics Letters, the Journal of Applied Physics and the Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology.
Prior to Aculight, Dr. Dan Hu was a senior optical engineer/project manager for Spectra Physics where he was responsible for diode laser technology and product development. He has also been a senior optical engineer for NP Photonics and a senior engineer for Ciena Corporation. Hu holds a Ph.D. and an M.S. in optical sciences from the University of Arizona's College of Optical Sciences. He has earned three patents with another four pending. Hu has been published in several journals, including Electronics Letters, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters and Science.
About Aculight
Founded in 1993, Aculight is focused on being the leader in providing quality, innovative and cost-effective laser system solutions for our customers' needs in national defense, aerospace and medical applications.
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Aculight Corporation
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