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James G. Fujimoto Elected
to the National Academy of Sciences
For Immediate Release
WEDNESDAY, 26 April 2006
Contact: William Smith, Assistant
Director for Finance and Sponsor Relations
Phone: +1.617.253.5621
Email: whs@mit.edu
CAMBRIDGE, MA. 04.26.2006
The Research Laboratory of Electronics (RLE) at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announces
that Professor
James G. Fujimoto, a principal investigator
in RLE and a member of MIT's Department of Electrical
Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), was elected
to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) yesterday
for his distinguished and continuing achievements in
original research. Professor Fujimoto was elected to
the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in 2001.
Professor Fujimoto's area of research involves the
development and application of femtosecond laser technology,
studies of ultrafast phenomena, and laser medicine
and surgery. His research group in RLE and collaborators
invented optical coherence tomography (OCT), and pioneered
its development into innovative diagnostic and treatment
strategies in medicine.
Said Jeffrey
H. Shapiro, RLE Director and Julius A.
Stratton Professor of Electrical Engineering, "Professor
Fujimoto's career has been marked by extraordinary
research achievements and scholarship, and I congratulate
him for earning yet another distinguished honor. His
work has been, and continues to be, ground-breaking.
Professor Fujimoto represents the best distinctive
qualities of RLE research: on one hand, he has made
fundamental discoveries unlocking our understanding
of basic phenomena; on the other, he has been a leader
and innovator in taking these discoveries into the
realm of real engineering applications that change
the way people live and work."
The NAS is an honorific society of distinguished scholars
engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated
to the furtherance of science and technology and to
their use for the general welfare. The election was
held yesterday morning during the business session
of the NAS's 143rd annual meeting.
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