Person
Eggleton, Benjamin J. (Ben) (1970 - )
FAA FTSE
- Born
- 6 November 1970
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Physicist and University Administrator
Summary
Ben Eggleton is a leader in integrated nanophotonics and nonlinear optical physics. He has made significant contributions to the fields nonlinear optics, waveguides, soliton physics, fundamentals and applications of slow light, and optical communications technology with applications to ultrafast and ultra-broadband and energy efficient information signal processing. Eggleton has been Director of Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS) and the Institute of Photonics and Optical Science at the University of Sydney. In 2018 established the Nano Institute.
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Chronology
- 1992
- Education - BSc, University of Sydney
- 1993 - 1996
- Career position - Research Assistant, University of Sydney and Optical Fibre Technology Centre
- 1996
- Education - PhD, University of Sydney
- 1996 - 1998
- Career position - Postdoctoral member of technical staff, Bell Laboratories Lucent Technologies, U.S.A.
- 1998
- Award - Adolph Lomb Medal, Optical Society of America
- 1998 - 2000
- Career position - Member of technical staff, Optical Fibre Research Department, Bell Laboratories Lucent Technologies, U.S.A.
- 1999 - 2000
- Career position - Technical Manager, Optical Fibre Research Department, Bell Laboratories Lucent Technologies, U.S.A
- 2000 - 2001
- Career position - Director of Research, Specialty Fiber Devices, Bell Laboratories Lucent Technologies, U.S.A
- 2000 - 2002
- Career position - Director, Photonic Devices Research, Photonic Devices Research Department, Bell Laboratories Lucent Technologies, U.S.A.
- 2001 - 2012
- Award - ARC Federation Fellow
- 2002 -
- Career position - Fellow, Optical Society of America
- 2003 -
- Career position - Professor of Physics, University of Sydney
- 2003
- Award - International Commission on Optics Prize
- 2003 - 2017
- Career position - Founding Director, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS), University of Sydney
- 2004
- Award - Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year, Commonwealth of Australia
- 2006 -
- Career position - Member of Council, Australian Optical Society
- 2007
- Award - International Commission on Optics Prize
- 2007
- Award - Pawsey Medal, Australian Academy of Science
- 2007 - 2015
- Career position - Fellow, Optical Society of America
- 2007 - 2015
- Career position - Editor-in-Chief, Optics communications
- 2008
- Award - Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year, Prime Minister's Science Awards
- 2008
- Award - Award for Excellence in Physics and Astronomy, New South Wales Science and Engineering Awards
- 2008 - 2010
- Career position - Founding Director, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS), University of Sydney
- 2008 - 2010
- Career position - President, Australian Optical Society
- 2009
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)
- 2009 - 2018
- Career position - Founding Director, Institute of Photonics and Optical Science, University of Sydney
- 2010
- Career event - Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Photonics
- 2011
- Award - Walter Boas Medal, Australian Institute of Physics
- 2011
- Award - Eureka Prize for Leadership in Science, Australian Museum
- 2013 - 2017
- Award - ARC Laureate Fellow
- 2015 -
- Career position - Editor, APL Photonics
- 2015 - 2017
- Career position - Member, Board of Governors, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Photonics
- 2016 -
- Career position - Co-Director, New South Wales Smart Sensing Network
- 2016
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 2017 -
- Award - Fellow, Royal Society of New South Wales
- 2017
- Award - Vice-Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Research, University of Sydney
- 2018 -
- Career position - Director, Nano Institute, University of Sydney
- 2020
- Award - W. H. (Beattie) Steel Medal, Australian Optical Society
- 2022 -
- Career position - Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research), University of Sydney
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Published resources
Resources
- 'Eggleton, Benjamin J. (Ben) (1970 - )', Recipients [of the Prime Minister's Prizes for Science, 2000 - 2017], Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, 2017, https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20171113014710/http://www.science.gov.au/community/PrimeMinistersPrizesforScience/Recipients/2004/Pages/Professor-Ben-Eggleton.aspx. Details
- Pawsey Medal, Australian Academy of Science, 2022. https://www.science.org.au/supporting-science/awards-and-opportunities/pawsey-medal. Details
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Created: 8 January 2019, Last modified: 16 February 2024