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| Olav Solgaard | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Norwegian Institute of Technology; Stanford University |
| Scientific career | |
| Doctoral advisor | David M. Bloom |
Olav Solgaard is a Professor in the Stanford Department of Electrical Engineering. He was the Director of the Ginzton Lab from 2008 until 2014.
Education
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).
Prior to joining Stanford’s Department of Electrical Engineering in 1999, 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.
Research
Solgaard's research is in the areas of semiconductor fabrication techniques; specifically, microfabrication and integration of optical devices and systems.
As of 2019, Olav Solgaard has been issued more than 70 patents.
Awards and honors
- 2008 - Fellow of the Optical Society of America
- 2008 - Member of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters
- 2010 - Fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences
- 2017 - Fellow of the IEEE
See also
References
- "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
- Stanford profile, Olav Solgaard
- Google Scholar, Olav Solgaard
- 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