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Greg A. Smith

College of Optical Sciences

University of Arizona

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Tucson, AZ 85721

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Objective: Utilize technical software development skills in a research-oriented environment.

Education:

Ph.D.

College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

Dissertation Advisor - Dr. Poul S. Jessen

Dissertation title = "Continuous Optical Measurement of Cold Atomic Spins"

June 2006

M.S.

Optical Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

December 2002

B.S.

Physics Department, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

Graduated with Honors (with Optics concentration)

March 1997

Honors:

Rolyn Optics Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award - 2001 and 1999Navy Unit Commendation Award (Naval Research Lab.) - 1996Presidential Scholarship (R.I.T.) - 1992

Professional Activities:

Member of the Optical Society of America (since 1999)Sigma Pi Sigma National Honor Society member (since 1996)

Work Experience:

Research Scientist

College of Optical Sciences (Univ. of Az)

9/11 - present

Development of optical engineering software in MATLAB for manufacturing and testing of large optics. Lead software developer of SAGUARO data analysis and visualization software for optical engineering.

Lecturer

College of Optical Sciences (Univ. of Az)

Fall 2011, Fall 2012

Teach Polarization in Optical Design Laboratory class. Interactive class employs Mathematica software for practice with and investigation of polarization phenomena. Class includes local and distance learning students.

Research Scientist

College of Optical Sciences (Univ. of Az)

6/06 - 9/11

Lead developer in polarization ray tracing software design. Implemented professional design process including written specifications, source control and formal certification. Performed polarization modeling and measurement related projects for industrial and government partners. Specialties: stress birefringence & polarized light scattering.

Research Associate

College of Optical Sciences (Univ. of Az)

9/97 - 6/06

Work in group setting to design, implement, and analyze results for experiments involving optical physics within an ultra-cold atomic vapor. Primary responsibility for experiment in one lab room within our group.

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Optical Sciences Center (Univ. of Az)

Spring Semester, 2001

Grading for undergraduate class titled: "Optical Systems Analysis", setting up class web page, answering questions during office hours as well as occasional lecturing. Received Rolyn Optics Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award.

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Optical Sciences Center (Univ. of Az)

Spring Semester, 1999

Set up experiments and guided graduate students for a "Laser and Solid State Device" lab class. Topics included mode-locking, second-harmonic generation, laser cooling, and use of many kinds of lasers. Received Rolyn Optics Outstanding Teaching Assistant award.

Physical Science Aide

Naval Research Laboratory

6/96 - 9/96, 12/96 - 3/97

Built apparatus to recoat stripped sections of fiber optics with a polyimide material. Assisted in modification of excimer laser to be used in creation of fiber Bragg sensors. Received Navy Unit Commendation Award.

Publications:"Open Source Data Analysis and Visualization Software for Optical Engineering"", Greg A. Smith, Benjamin J. Lewis, Michael Palmer, Dae Wook Kim, Adrian R. Loeff, James H. Burge, Proceedings of the SPIE: Novel Optical Systems Design and Optimization XV 8487 October 19, 2012, pp. 84870F. []"Optimization of Dynamic Structured Illumination for Surface Slope Measurements", Guillaume P. Butel, Greg A. Smith, James H. Burge, Proceedings of the SPIE: Interferometry XVI: Techniques and Analysis 8493 September 13, 2012, pp. 84930S. []"SAGUARO: Data Analysis Software for Optical Engineering", Greg A. Smith, Benjamin J. Lewis, Dae Wook Kim, Michael Palmer, Adrian R. Loeff, James H. Burge, submitted to Optical Fabrication and Testing, OSA Technical Digest (June 25, 2012). []"Ray Tracing in Biaxial Materials", Wai Sze Tiffany Lam, Stephen McClain, Gregory Smith, Russell Chipman, submitted to International Optical Design Conference, Polarization in Optical Design (June 13, 2010). []"Polarization Imaging Light Scattering Facility", Hannah Noble, Greg A. Smith, Wai Sze Lam, Steve McClain, Russell Chipman, Proceedings of the SPIE: Polarization Science and Remote Sensing III 6682 September 13, 2007, pp. 66820U. []"Polarization scattering from a Spectralon calibration sample", Hannah Noble, Wai-Sze Tiffany Lam, Greg Smith, Stephen McClain, Russell A. Chipman, Proceedings of the SPIE: Polarization Science and Remote Sensing III 6682 September 13, 2007, pp. 668219. []"Efficient Quantum State Estimation by Continuous Weak Measurement and Dynamical Control", Greg A. Smith, Andrew Silberfarb, Ivan H. Deutsch, Poul S. Jessen, Physical Review Letters 97 (18) November 3, 2006, pp. 180403. [] []"Continuous Nondemolition Measurement of the Cs Clock Transition Pseudospin", Souma Chaudhury, Greg A. Smith, Kevin Schulz, Poul S. Jessen, Physical Review Letters 96 (4) February 3, 2006, pp. 043001. [] []"Continuous Weak Measurement and Nonlinear Dynamics in a Cold Spin Ensemble", Greg A. Smith, Souma Chaudhury, Andrew Silberfarb, Ivan H. Deutsch, Poul S. Jessen, Physical Review Letters 93 (16) October 15, 2004, pp. 163602. [] []"Faraday Spectroscopy in an Optical Lattice: A continuous probe of atom dynamics", Greg A. Smith, Souma Chaudhury, Poul S. Jessen, Journal of Optics B: Quantum and Semiclassical Optics 5 (4) June 12, 2003, pp. 323-329. [] []"Probing the Motion of Cold Atoms by Faraday Spectroscopy", Greg A. Smith, Souma Chaudhury, Poul S. Jessen, Proceedings of SPIE 5111 (1) June 02, 2003, pp. 396-400. []"Measuring the Quantum State of a Large Angular Momentum", G. Klose, G. Smith, P. S. Jessen, Physical Review Letters 86 (21) May 21, 2001, pp. 4721-4724. [] []"Method for recoating optical fibres with polyimide", E.J. Friebele, M.A. Putnam, C.G. Askins, Z.J. Homrighaus, W.D. Mack, G.A. Smith, Electronics Letters 34 (12) June 11, 1998, pp. 1249-1250. []"Method for recoating fiber Bragg gratings with polyimide", Martin A. Putnam, Charles G. Askins, G. Smith, E. J. Friebele, Proceedings of SPIE 3044 (1) May, 1997, pp. 359-362. []Personal web page cited in Nature 420 (6915) December 5, 2002, pp. 476. []

Skills:

Polarization Simulation and Measurement

Mueller matrix BRDF measurementsrigorous coupled wave analysis (RCWA)

Computer Skills

Solidworks certified (CSWA - August 2009 - #C-93URMTLMYW)ASAP & Photon Engineering tutorialsMatLab / Mathematica / MathCadLabView hardware (GPIB, NI-DAQ) & user-interface improvementsPCs / Linux / Macintosh

Complex Laser Cooling Experiment

over 200 optical componentsmachined grating stabilized diode laser mounts (near-infrared wavelength)acousto-optical and electro-optical componentsfiber optics (polarization maintaining single-mode as well as standard single-mode)

Miscellaneous

experience with lasers from 10 micron CO2 laser to 248nm KrF excimer lasermachine work (milling, lathe, etc.)

References:

References available upon request.

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