John N. Howard
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John N. Howard was president of the Optical Society of America
in 1991. He is the founding editor of the scientific journal Applied Optics
and retired chief scientist of the Air Force Geophysics Laboratory.
He received the OSA Distinguished Service Award in 1987.
He currently is a contributing editor to Optics and Photonics News (OPN).
Optical Society of America
The Optical Society is a scientific society dedicated to advancing the study of light—optics and photonics—in theory and application, by means of publishing, organizing conferences and exhibitions, partnership with industry, and education. The organization has members in more than 100 countries...
in 1991. He is the founding editor of the scientific journal Applied Optics
Applied Optics
Applied Optics is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Optical Society of America three times a month. It was established in 1963 with John N. Howard as founding editor. The journal has four divisions of editorial scope: optical technology, information processing, lasers, photonics...
and retired chief scientist of the Air Force Geophysics Laboratory.
He received the OSA Distinguished Service Award in 1987.
He currently is a contributing editor to Optics and Photonics News (OPN).
External links
- Articles Published by early OSA Presidents Journal of the Optical Society of America
See also
- Optical Society of America#Past Presidents of the OSA