The Optical Society is a scientific society

Learned society

A learned society is an organization that exists to promote an academic discipline/profession, as well a group of disciplines. Membership may be open to all, may require possession of some qualification, or may be an honor conferred by election, as is the case with the oldest learned societies,...

 dedicated to advancing the study of light

Light

Light or visible light is electromagnetic radiation that is visible to the human eye, and is responsible for the sense of sight. Visible light has wavelength in a range from about 380 nanometres to about 740 nm, with a frequency range of about 405 THz to 790 THz...

—optics

Optics

Optics is the branch of physics which involves the behavior and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and the construction of instruments that use or detect it. Optics usually describes the behavior of visible, ultraviolet, and infrared light...

 and photonics

Photonics

The science of photonics includes the generation, emission, transmission, modulation, signal processing, switching, amplification, detection and sensing of light. The term photonics thereby emphasizes that photons are neither particles nor waves — they are different in that they have both particle...

—in theory and application, by means of publishing

Academic publishing

Academic publishing describes the subfield of publishing which distributes academic research and scholarship. Most academic work is published in journal article, book or thesis form. The part of academic written output that is not formally published but merely printed up or posted is often called...

, organizing conferences

Academic conference

An academic conference or symposium is a conference for researchers to present and discuss their work. Together with academic or scientific journals, conferences provide an important channel for exchange of information between researchers.-Overview:Conferences are usually composed of various...

 and exhibitions

Trade fair

A trade fair is an exhibition organized so that companies in a specific industry can showcase and demonstrate their latest products, service, study activities of rivals and examine recent market trends and opportunities...

, partnership with industry, and education. The organization has members in more than 100 countries. , OSA had 16,000 individual members and more than 230 corporate member companies.

History

OSA was founded in 1916, under the leadership of Perley G. Nutting

Perley G. Nutting

Perley Gilman Nutting was the founder of the Optical Society of America and served as its first president from 1916-1917.A graduate of Stanford University and Cornell University, Nutting joined the U.S. Bureau of Standards as a physicist in 1903...

, with 30 optical scientists and instrument makers based in Rochester, New York. OSA soon began publication of its first journal of research results and established an annual meeting.

In 2008, OSA was renamed from the Optical Society of America to the Optical Society to recognize its global reach and focus.

Mission

The mission of the Optical Society is to promote the generation, dissemination, application, and archiving of knowledge in optics and photonics. The purposes of the Society are scientific, technical and educational.

Primary journals

• Advances in Optics and Photonics, 2009-present , publishing review articles.
• 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...
  
  , 1962-present, covering research on optical technology.
• Biomedical Optics Express, 2010-present , covering optics, photonics and imaging in the life sciences.
• Journal of the Optical Society of America, 1917–1983, which was split into two journals in 1984:
  • Journal of the Optical Society of America A
    Journal of the Optical Society of America A
    The Journal of the Optical Society of America A is a publication of the Optical Society of America. It covers various topics in optics, vision and image science. The title is often abbreviated J. Opt. Soc. Am. A or simply JOSAA....
    
    , 1984-present, covering research on optics, image science, and vision.
  • Journal of the Optical Society of America B
    Journal of the Optical Society of America B
    The Journal of the Optical Society of America B is a scientific journal, published by the Optical Society of America. It covers various topics in the field of optical physics. The journal title is often abbreviated J. Opt. Soc. Am...
    
    , 1984-present, covering research on optical physics
• Optics Express
  Optics Express
  Optics Express is a peer-reviewed, scientific journal published by the Optical Society of America. It reports on all fields of optical science and technology.- External links :**...
  
  , 1997-present, an open access journal for the rapid publication of short papers in all fields of optical science and technology.
• Optics Letters
  Optics Letters
  Optics Letters is a semimonthly, peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Optical Society of America. It was first published in July, 1977. The editor-in-chief is Alan Willner .- Scope :...
  
  , 1977-present, covering all areas of optics.
• Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics, 2006-present, a compilation of all biomedical articles published in OSA's peer-reviewed journals.

Partnered journals

• Applied Spectroscopy, 1951-present. Published by the Society for Applied Spectroscopy
  Society for Applied Spectroscopy
  The Society for Applied Spectroscopy is an organization promoting research and education in the fields of spectroscopy, optics, and analytical chemistry. Founded in 1958, it is currently headquartered in Frederick, MD...
  
  .
• Chinese Optics Letters
  Chinese Optics Letters
  Chinese Optics letters is scientific journal, which publish the short communications in optics, physics of lasers and the applications.-External links:* http://col.org.cn/ clickable list of content...
  
  , 2006-present. Published by Science Press of China.
• Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, 2009-present . Jointly published by OSA and IEEE
  Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
  The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is a non-profit professional association headquartered in New York City that is dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence...
  
  . Published from 2002-2009 as Journal of Optical Networking.
• Journal of Display Technology, 2006-present . Jointly published by OSA and IEEE.
• Journal of Lightwave Technology, 1998-present. Jointly published by OSA and IEEE.
• Journal of Optical Technology, 1999-present . English translation of Opticheskii Zhurnal published by the S. I. Vavilov State Optical Institute
  Vavilov State Optical Institute
  The Vavilov State Optical Institute in St Petersburg, Russia is the largest research institute in optics in Russia...
  
   and D. S. Rozhdestvensky Optical Society.
• Journal of Optical Society of Korea, 2007-present .

Recognitions

The Optical Society recognizes distinguished achievements in the field of optics through the presentation of awards and honors. OSA’s awards and medals program is endowed through the OSA Foundation (OSAF).

Categories of recognition include: OSA Fellow

OSA Fellow

The OSA Fellow, of the Optical Society of America, is a membership designation.The bylaws of this society only allow 10% of its membership to be designated as an OSA Fellow. The OSA Fellow is peer group nomination.-The nominee:...

, OSA Awards, Senior Members, and Honorary Members.

Awards:

• Frederic Ives Medal/Jarus W. Quinn Endowment. The highest award of the Society, the Ives Medal recognizes overall distinction in optics.
• Esther Hoffman Beller Medal, recognizes outstanding contributions to optical science and engineering education.
• Max Born Award
  Max Born Award
  The Max Born Award is given by the Optical Society for "outstanding contributions to physical optics", and is named after Max Born.-Recipients:* 2011 Carlton M. Caves* 2010 Vladimir M. Shalaev* 2009 Mordechai Segev...
  
  , recognizes contributions to physical optics, named after Max Born
  Max Born
  Max Born was a German-born physicist and mathematician who was instrumental in the development of quantum mechanics. He also made contributions to solid-state physics and optics and supervised the work of a number of notable physicists in the 1920s and 30s...
  
  
• Distinguished Service Award, recognizes service to the optical community.
• Paul F. Forman Engineering Excellence Award, recognizes technical achievements in optical engineering.
• Joseph Fraunhofer Award/Robert M. Burley Prize, recognizes accomplishments in optical engineering.
• The Joseph W. Goodman Book Writing Award, recognizes authorship of an outstanding book in the field of optics and photonics, published in the last six years, that has contributed significantly to research, teaching, or the optics and photonics industry (co-sponsored with SPIE).
• Nick Holonyak Jr. Award, recognizes contributions to optics based on semiconductor-based devices and optical materials, including basic science and technological applications.
• Edwin H. Land Medal, recognizes pioneering work empowered by scientific research to create inventions, technologies, and products (co-sponsored with the Society for Imaging Science and Technology).
• OSA Leadership Award-New Focus/Bookham Prize, recognizes an individual or group of optic professionals who has made a significant impact on the field of optics and/or made a significant contribution to society.
• Emmett N. Leith Medal, recognizes seminal contributions to the field of optical information processing.
• Ellis R. Lippincott Award
  Ellis R. Lippincott Award
  The Ellis R. Lippincott Award is awarded annually to recognize "an individual who has made significant contributions to vibrational spectroscopy as judged by his or her influence on other scientists."...
  
  , recognizes contributions to vibrational spectroscopy (co-sponsored with the Coblentz Society
  Coblentz Society
  The Coblentz Society is an American organization promoting and fostering the understanding and variety of applications of all types of molecular or vibrational spectroscopy founded in 1954. It's the oldest such organization in the United States....
  
   and the Society for Applied Spectroscopy
  Society for Applied Spectroscopy
  The Society for Applied Spectroscopy is an organization promoting research and education in the fields of spectroscopy, optics, and analytical chemistry. Founded in 1958, it is currently headquartered in Frederick, MD...
  
  ).
• Adolph Lomb Medal, recognizes noteworthy contributions made to optics before reaching the age of 35.
• C.E.K. Mees Medal, recognizes interdisciplinary and international contributions.
• William F. Meggers Award, recognizes outstanding work in spectroscopy.
• David Richardson Medal, recognizes contributions to optical engineering.
• Edgar D. Tillyer Award, recognizes distinguished work in the field of vision.
• Charles Hard Townes Award, recognizes contributions to quantum electronics.
• John Tyndall Award
  John Tyndall Award
  The John Tyndall Award is given to the "individual who has made pioneering, highly significant, or continuing technical or leadership contributions to fiber optics technology"...
  
  , recognizes contributions to fiber optic technology (co-sponsored with the IEEE Photonics Society
  IEEE Photonics Society
  The IEEE Photonics Society, formerly the IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society , is a society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers , focused on the scientific and engineering knowledge about the field of quantum electronics.In the hierarchy of IEEE, the Photonics Society is one...
  
  ).
• Herbert Walther Award, established in 2007 by OSA and Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft (DPG), the award recognizes distinguished contributions in quantum optics and atomic physics as well as leadership in the international scientific community.
• R. W. Wood Prize, recognizes an outstanding discovery, scientific or technological achievement or invention.

Conferences and exhibitions

OSA sponsors small and large meetings consisting of a technical program and an industrial exhibition appropriate to the subject matter and number of attendees. Large conferences often include professional education courses and workshops addressing the state of emerging technology and industry.

Local sections and student chapters

OSA local sections and student chapters are encouraged and supported by the umbrella organization but operate independently. Their activities may include guest speakers, educational outreach, and content from other scientific societies. In 2010, 23 local sections were affiliated with OSA (16 in the U.S. and 7 non-U.S.); over 209 student chapters at the year-end 2010 were affiliated with OSA (154 from non-U.S. universities and 55 within the U.S.).

OSA Foundation

The OSA Foundation is a charitable organization dedicated to supporting programs that:

• Advance youth science education
• Provide optics education and resources to underserved populations
• Offer career and professional development resources
• Award, honor and recognize technical and business excellence

Since its establishment in 2002, the foundation has provided funding for over 310 programs and awarded 775+ grants and prizes in more than 55 countries. Funded activities include: student travel grants, special resources for university students studying optics, scholarships and classroom and extracurricular youth science education programs.

OSA presidents

• 2011 Christopher Dainty
• 2010 James C. Wyant
• 2009 Thomas M. Baer
• 2008 Rod C. Alferness
  Rod C. Alferness
  Rod C. Alferness was president of the Optical Society of America in 2008.Alferness is the Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Before that, Alferness was Chief Scientist, Bell Laboratories, Alcatel-Lucent and the Bell Laboratories Research Senior Vice...
  
  
• 2007 Joseph H. Eberly
  Joseph H. Eberly
  Joseph H. Eberly is the Andrew Carnegie Professor of Physics and Professor of Optics at the University of Rochester.-Education:Eberly earned his bachelor's degree from Pennsylvania State University and his Ph.D...
  
  
• 2006 Eric Van Stryland
  Eric Van Stryland
  Eric Van Stryland was president of the Optical Society of America in 2005.Eric Van Stryland received the Physics PhD degree in 1976, from the University of Arizona, Optical Sciences Center, Tucson, Arizona, where he worked on optical coherent transients and photon counting statistics...
  
  
• 2005 Susan Houde-Walter
  Susan Houde-Walter
  Susan Houde-Walter was president of the Optical Society of America in 2005.Susan Houde-Walter has an undergraduate degree in studio arts from Sarah Lawrence College and a Ph.D. from the Institute of Optics, University of Rochester....
  
  
• 2004 Peter L. Knight
  Peter Knight (scientist)
  Sir Peter Knight, FRS is a British physicist, Professor of Quantum Optics and Senior Research Investigator Imperial College London, and Principal of the Kavli Royal Society International Centre. He was knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours List of 2005. He was president of the Optical Society of...
  
  
• 2003 G. Michael Morris
  G. Michael Morris
  G. Michael Morris was president of the Optical Society of America in 2002.Morris received his B.S. degree with Special Distinction in Engineering Physics from the University of Oklahoma, and his M.S. and Ph.D...
  
  
• 2002 Anthony M. Johnson
  Anthony M. Johnson
  Anthony M. Johnson was president of the Optical Society of America in 2001.He is a Fellow , Optical Society of America [OSA]; Fellow , American Physical Society [APS]; Fellow , American Association for the Advancement of Science [AAAS]; Fellow , Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers...
  
  
• 2001 Richard C. Powell
  Richard C. Powell
  -External links:* Journal of the Optical Society of America-See also:*Optical Society of America#Past Presidents of the OSA...
  
  
• 2000 Erich P. Ippen
  Erich P. Ippen
  Erich P. Ippen was president of the Optical Society of America in 1999 and was awarded the in 2006.-External links:* Journal of the Optical Society of America-See also:*Optical Society of America#Past Presidents of the OSA...
  
  
• 1999 Anthony E. Siegman
  Anthony E. Siegman
  Anthony E. Siegman was president of the Optical Society of America in 1999 and was awarded the in 2009.- Personal :Tony Siegman was born on November 23, 1931, in Detroit and raised in rural Michigan. He graduated from Catholic Central High School in Detroit in 1949. He died at his home, in...
  
  
• 1998 Gary C. Bjorklund
  Gary C. Bjorklund
  -External links:* Journal of the Optical Society of America-See also:*Optical Society of America#Past Presidents of the OSA...
  
  
• 1997 Janet S. Fender
  Janet S. Fender
  -External links:* Journal of the Optical Society of America-See also:*Optical Society of America#Past Presidents of the OSA...
  
  
• 1996 Duncan T. Moore
  Duncan T. Moore
  Duncan T. Moore was president of the Optical Society of America in 1996 and was awarded the in 2009.-External links:* Journal of the Optical Society of America-See also:*Optical Society of America#Past Presidents of the OSA...
  
  
• 1995 Tingye Li
  Tingye Li
  Dr. Tingye Li is a world-renowned scientist in the fields of microwaves, lasers and optical communications. His innovational work at AT&T, which pioneered the research and application of lightwave communication, has had a far-reaching impact on information technology for over four...
  
  
• 1994 Robert L. Byer
  Robert L. Byer
  Robert L. Byer was president of the Optical Society of America in 1994.He currently is the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Applied Physics at Stanford University. He has conducted research and taught classes in lasers and nonlinear optics at Stanford University since 1969...
  
  
• 1993 Elsa M. Garmire
  Elsa M. Garmire
  Elsa M. Garmire is the Sydney E. Junkins Professor of Engineering at Dartmouth College. She was president of the Optical Society of America in 1993.Professor Garmire received her BA at Harvard and her Ph.D. at M.I.T., both in physics...
  
  
• 1992 Joseph W. Goodman
  Joseph W. Goodman
  Joseph W. Goodman was president of the Optical Society of America in 1992.Joseph W. Goodman received the A.B. Degree in Engineering and Applied Physics from Harvard University in 1958, and the M.S. and Ph.D...
  
  
• 1991 John N. Howard
  John Howard (optometrist)
  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....
  
  
• 1990 Richard L. Abrams
  Richard L. Abrams
  -External links:* Journal of the Optical Society of America...
  
  
• 1989 Herwig Kogelnik
  Herwig Kogelnik
  Herwig Kogelnik is an electrical engineer working in optical communications.He was born in Graz, Austria and received his engineering degree from the Technische Hochschule Wien in Vienna, Austria in 1955, and a Doctorate in 1958, also from the Technische Hochschule. In 1960, he received his Ph.D....
  
  
• 1988 William B. Bridges
  William B. Bridges
  William B. Bridges was born in Inglewood, California, was president of the Optical Society of America in 1988.He joined the Hughes Research Laboratories division of the Hughes Aircraft Co. in 1961 where he worked briefly on microwave vacuum tubes, then gas lasers...
  
  
• 1987 Robert G. Greenler
  Robert G. Greenler
  Robert G. Greenler is Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He is well known for his popular lectures on physics, especially optical phenomena, and he served as president of the Optical Society of America....
  
  
• 1986 Jean M. Bennett
  Jean M. Bennett
  Jean M. Bennett was the first female president of the Optical Society of America in 1986.She died on July 18, 2008 in Ridgecrest, CA after a long illness...
  
  
• 1985 Robert R. Shannon
  Robert R. Shannon
  Robert R. Shannon is Professor Emeritus of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona College of Optical Sciences.He was president of the Optical Society of America in 1985....
  
  
• 1984 Donald R. Herriott
  Donald R. Herriott
  Donald R. Herriott was president of the Optical Society of America in 1984.He received the 1981 IEEE Cledo Brunetti Award.-External links:* Journal of the Optical Society of America-See also:...
  
  
• 1983 Kenneth M. Baird
  Kenneth M. Baird
  -External links:* Journal of the Optical Society of America-See also:*Optical Society of America#Past Presidents of the OSA...
  
  
• 1982 Robert P. Madden
  Robert P. Madden
  -External links:* Journal of the Optical Society of America-See also:*Optical Society of America#Past Presidents of the OSA...
  
  
• 1981 Anthony J. DeMaria
  Anthony J. DeMaria
  Anthony J. DeMaria is an American researcher in lasers and their applications, particularly known for his work with picosecond laser pulses.DeMaria received his Ph.D...
  
  
• 1980 Warren J. Smith
  Warren J. Smith
  Warren J. Smith was president of the Optical Society of America in 1980.Warren Smith is world-renowned in the optics community as author of two editions of "Modern Optical Engineering - The Design of Optical Systems", "Modern Lens Design - A Resource Manual" and "Practical Optical Systems Layout"...
  
  
• 1979 Dudley Williams
  Dudley Williams (physicist)
  Dudley Williams was president of the Optical Society of America in 1979.-External links:* Journal of the Optical Society of America-See also:*Optical Society of America#Past Presidents of the OSA...
  
  
• 1978 Emil Wolf
  Emil Wolf
  Emil Wolf is a Czech born American physicist who made advancements in physical optics, including diffraction, coherence properties of optical fields, spectroscopy of partially coherent radiation, and the theory of direct scattering and inverse scattering. He is also the author of several works on...
  
  
• 1977 Peter Franken
  Peter Franken
  Peter A. Franken was an American physicist who contributed to the field of nonlinear optics. He was president of the Optical Society of America in 1977....
  
  
• 1976 Boris P. Stoicheff
  Boris P. Stoicheff
  Boris P. Stoicheff was a Macedonian Canadian physicist.Stoicheff was born in Bitola, in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia . He emigrated with his family to Canada as a young child in 1931, and grew up in Toronto...
  
  
• 1975 Arthur L. Schawlow
• 1974 F. Dow Smith
  F. Dow Smith
  -External links:* Journal of the Optical Society of America...
  
  
• 1973 Robert E. Hopkins
  Robert E. Hopkins
  Robert E. Hopkins was president of the Optical Society of America in 1973.Recognized as an expert in optical instrument design, aspheric optics, interferometry, lasers, and lens testing, Hopkins has been characterized as the “father of optical engineering.”Born in Belmont, MA, in 1915, Hopkins...
  
  
• 1972 Aden B. Meinel
• 1971 Bruce H. Billings
  Bruce H. Billings
  Bruce Hadley Billings was an American physicist. He was president of the Optical Society of America in 1971. and the Polaroid Corporation's chief physicist between 1941 and 1947....
  
  
• 1970 W. Lewis Hyde
  W. Lewis Hyde
  Walter Lewis Hyde was an American physicist, an early contributor to the field of fiber optics. He held patents for devices used in ophthalmology, as well as a panoramic rear-view mirror for automobiles....
  
  
• 1969 Karl G. Kessler
  Karl G. Kessler
  Karl G. Kessler was president of the Optical Society of America in 1969. He formerly was the associate director for international and academic affairs at the National Institute of Standards and Technology.-External links:...
  
  
• 1968 Arthur F. Turner
  Arthur F. Turner
  Arthur F. Turner was president of the Optical Society of America in 1968. He is well known for his contributions to the field of optical thin-film coatings...
  
  
• 1967 John A. Sanderson
  John A. Sanderson
  John A. Sanderson was president of the Optical Society of America in 1967. He was the former head of the optics division at Naval Research Labs and the Research and Education Officer for the Optical Society of America.-External links:...
  
  
• 1966 Van Zandt Williams
  Van Zandt Williams
  Van Zandt Williams was president of the Optical Society of America in 1966. He was the Director of the American Institute of Physics in 1965.-External links:* Journal of the Optical Society of America* Journal of the Optical Society of America...
  
  
• 1965 Seibert Q. Duntley
  Seibert Q. Duntley
  Seibert Quimby Duntley was born in Bushnell, Illinois on October 2, 1911. He received an SB in physics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1933. Duntley received an MS degree from California Institute of Technology in 1935 and an Sc.D. in physics from MIT in 1939...
  
  
• 1964 Richard C. Lord
  Richard c. lord
  Professor Richard Collins Lord was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He received the Ph.D. degree in physical chemistry from Johns Hopkins University in 1936...
  
  
• 1963 Stanley S. Ballard
  Stanley S. Ballard
  Stanley S. Ballard was an American physicist, specializing in optics. He was president of the Optical Society of America in 1963 and of the American Association of Physics Teachers during 1968–69. In 1986 he was awarded the Oersted Medal...
  
  
• 1962 David MacAdam
  David MacAdam
  Dr. David Lewis MacAdam was an American physicist and color scientist who made important contributions to color science and technology in the fields of colorimetry, color discrimination, color photography and television, and color order.-Education:MacAdam grew up in Philadelphia, attended Lehigh...
  
  
• 1961 Wallace R. Brode
  Wallace R. Brode
  Wallace Reed Brode was an American chemist. He was president of the American Chemical Society in 1969 and of the Optical Society of America in 1961...
  
  
• 1960 James G. Baker
• 1959 John D. Strong
  John D. Strong
  John D. Strong was a professor of Physics and Astronomy from 1967 to 1975 and served as the head of the laboratory of astrophysics and physical meteorology...
  
  
• 1958 Irving C. Gardner
  Irving C. Gardner
  -External links:* Journal of the Optical Society of America-See also:*Optical Society of America#Past Presidents of the OSA...
  
  
• 1955-1957 Ralph A. Sawyer
  Ralph A. Sawyer
  Ralph A. Sawyer was president of the Optical Society of America from 1955–57 and was awarded the in 1963. He was also the vice president in charge of research at the University of Michigan.-External links:* Journal of the Optical Society of America...
  
  
• 1953-1954 Deane B. Judd
  Deane B. Judd
  Deane Brewster Judd was an American physicist who made important contributions to the fields of colorimetry, color discrimination, color order, and color vision.-Education:...
  
  
• 1951-1952 Brian O'Brien
• 1949-1950 William F. Meggers
• 1947-1948 Rudolf Kingslake
  Rudolf Kingslake
  Rudolf Kingslake was an eminent academician, lens designer, and engineer.Rudolf Kingslake was born in London, England in 1903. He studied optical design at the Imperial College of Science and Technology, under eminent optical designer and theoretician Alexander Eugen Conrady, and earned a Masters...
  
  
• 1945-1946 George R. Harrison
  George R. Harrison
  George Russell Harrison was an American physicist.Harrison became Professor of Experimental Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1930, and was appointed the school's Dean of Science in 1942; he also headed MIT's Spectroscopy Laboratory...
  
  
• 1943-1944 August H. Pfund
  August H. Pfund
  August H. Pfund was president of the Optical Society of America from 1943-44 and was awarded the in 1939.-External links:* Journal of the Optical Society of America-See also:*Optical Society of America#Past Presidents of the OSA...
  
  
• 1941-1942 Archie G. Worthing
  Archie G. Worthing
  -External links:* Journal of the Optical Society of America...
  
  
• 1939-1940 Kasson S. Gibson
  Kasson S. Gibson
  -External links:* Journal of the Optical Society of America-See also:*Optical Society of America#Past Presidents of the OSA...
  
  
• 1937-1938 Roswell Clifton Gibbs
  Roswell Clifton Gibbs
  -External links:* Journal of the Optical Society of America-See also:*Optical Society of America#Past Presidents of the OSA...
  
  
• 1935-1936 Arthur C. Hardy
  Arthur C. Hardy
  Arthur C. Hardy was president of the Optical Society of America from 1935-36. He was awarded the Edward Longstreth Medal from the Franklin Institute in 1939 and the in 1957.-External links:* Journal of the Optical Society of America-See also:...
  
  
• 1933-1934 Wilbur B. Rayton
  Wilbur B. Rayton
  -External links:* Journal of the Optical Society of America-See also:*Optical Society of America#Past Presidents of the OSA...
  
  
• 1932 Eugene C. Crittenden
  Eugene C. Crittenden
  -External links:* Journal of the Optical Society of America-See also:*Optical Society of America#Past Presidents of the OSA...
  
  
• 1930-1931 Loyd A. Jones
  Loyd A. Jones
  Loyd A. Jones was an American scientist who worked for Eastman Kodak Company, where he was head of its physics department for many years. During World War I, he was also a major contributor to the development of naval camouflage....
  
  
• 1928-1929 Irwin G. Priest
  Irwin G. Priest
  Irwin G. Priest was born on the 27th January 1886. He received his bachelors degree in 1907 from the University of Ohio. He went to work for the Bureau of Standards straight from college and after just 6 years was promoted to Chief of Colorimetry Section of the Optics division...
  
  
• 1926-1927 William E. Forsythe
  William E. Forsythe
  William E. Forsythe was born on 22 August 1881 in Muskington County, Ohio. He received his bachelors degree from Denison University and went on to do his masters and PhD at the University of Wisconsin. He was awarded the honorary degree of doctor of science from Kenyon College in 1926. In 1924...
  
  
• 1924-1925 Herbert E. Ives
  Herbert E. Ives
  Herbert Eugene Ives was a scientist and engineer who headed the development of facsimile and television systems at AT&T in the first half of the twentieth century. He was also a critic of the special theory of relativity, and attempted to disprove the theory by means of logical arguments and...
  
  
• 1922-1923 Leonard T. Troland
  Leonard T. Troland
  Leonard T. Troland was an American physicist.He graduated in 1912 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a degree in biochemistry. He then studied psychology at Harvard, where he obtained a Ph.D. in 1915. He worked for a year as a Harvard Travelling fellow at the General Electric...
  
  
• 1921 James P. C. Southall
  James P. C. Southall
  James P. C. Southall was born in Norfolk, Va., on April 4, 1871. He attendedRichmond College from 1886 to 1888 and obtained an A.B. in 1891 and an M.A. in 1893 at the University of Virginia. He was an instructor in physics at the University of Virginia between 1891 and 1893, and he taught physics...
  
  
• 1920 Floyd K. Richtmyer
  Floyd K. Richtmyer
  Floyd Karker Richtmyer was a physicist and educator in the United States.-Biography:Richtmyer was born October 12, 1881, in the rural community of Cobleskill, New York....
  
  
• 1918-1919 Frederick Eugene Wright
  Frederick Eugene Wright
  Dr. Frederick Eugene Wright was an American optician and geophysicist. He was the second president of the Optical Society of America from 1918-1919....
  
  
• 1916-1917 Perley G. Nutting
  Perley G. Nutting
  Perley Gilman Nutting was the founder of the Optical Society of America and served as its first president from 1916-1917.A graduate of Stanford University and Cornell University, Nutting joined the U.S. Bureau of Standards as a physicist in 1903...
  
  

See also

• American Institute of Physics
  American Institute of Physics
  The American Institute of Physics promotes science, the profession of physics, publishes physics journals, and produces publications for scientific and engineering societies. The AIP is made up of various member societies...
  
  
• American Physical Society
  American Physical Society
  The American Physical Society is the world's second largest organization of physicists, behind the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft. The Society publishes more than a dozen scientific journals, including the world renowned Physical Review and Physical Review Letters, and organizes more than 20...
  
  
• European Photonics Industry Consortium
  European Photonics Industry Consortium
  The European Photonics Industry Consortium is a not-for-profit association with headquarters in Paris, France. EPIC serves the photonics community through a regular series of workshops, market studies and partnering...
  
  
• International Commission for Optics
  International Commission for Optics
  The International Commission for Optics was created in 1947 with the objective to contribute to the progress and dissemination of knowledge in optics....
  
  
• Optics Classification and Indexing Scheme
  Optics Classification and Indexing Scheme
  Optics Classification and Indexing Scheme is a categorization scheme used to encode the topic of an article or presentation in a 7-digit code. The system is used by the Optical Society of America in the organization of conferences and for journal publications. Authors are required to choose one or...
  
  
• Society for Imaging Science and Technology