Olav Solgaard
 | This biographical article is written like a résumé. (July 2023) |
Olav Solgaard | |
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| Alma mater | Norwegian Institute of Technology; Stanford University |
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| Doctoral advisor | David M. Bloom[1] |
Olav Solgaard is a Professor in the Stanford Department of Electrical Engineering. He was the Director of the Ginzton Lab from 2008 until 2014.[2]
Education[edit]
Olav Solgaard completed a B. S. Electrical Engineering, from the Norwegian Institute of Technology, Norway in 1981. He completed degrees in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 1987 (MS) and 1992 (PhD).[citation needed]
Prior to joining Stanford’s Department of Electrical Engineering in 1999,[3] Olav was a faculty member at the University of California, Davis. His work at UC Davis led to the invention of the multi-wavelength, fiber-optical switch.[4]
Research[edit]
Solgaard's research is in the areas of semiconductor fabrication techniques; specifically, microfabrication and integration of optical devices and systems.[5]
As of 2019, Olav Solgaard has been issued more than 70 patents.[6]
Awards and honors[edit]
- 2008 - Fellow of the Optical Society of America[7]
- 2008 - Member of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters
- 2010 - Fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences[8]
- 2017 - Fellow of the IEEE
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Academic Tree, Olav Solgaard". Retrieved 2019-10-10.
- ^ "Stanford faculty profile". Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- ^ "Report of the President to the Board of Trustees, Stanford Report, June 16, 1999". Retrieved 2019-10-10.
- ^ "Connecting the Future: How a UC Davis Invention Helped Build Broadband Communications". Retrieved 2019-10-10.
- ^ "Eighteen scholars named Terman Fellows, Stanford Report, Oct. 20, 1999". Retrieved 2019-10-10.
- ^ "Patents.Justia.com". Retrieved 2019-10-10.
- ^ "Optical Society of America Fellows, 2008". Retrieved 2019-10-10.
- ^ "Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences". Retrieved 2019-10-10.
External links[edit]
- Stanford profile, Olav Solgaard
- Google Scholar, Olav Solgaard
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- Stanford University Department of Electrical Engineering faculty
- Living people
- American electrical engineers
- Stanford University School of Engineering faculty
- Stanford University alumni
- Electrical engineering academics
- Stanford University faculty
- Members of the Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences
- Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters