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Stephen R. Forrest

Stephen R. Forrest also holds concurrent appointments as Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science as well as Professor of Physics. He has conducted pioneering research on fundamental issues surrounding photonic materials, devices, and systems, focusing on semiconductor optoelectronic integrated devices and organic thin film optical devices.

He first investigated photodetectors for optical communications at Bell Labs, and then joined the faculty at the University of Southern California, continuing on to the faculty at Princeton University. At Princeton, he served as Director of the National Center for Integrated Photonic Technology, and of the Center for Photonics and Optoelectronic Materials. Prof. Forrest also was Chair of the Electrical Engineering Department at Princeton.

Forrest has authored 385 papers in refereed journals, and has 135 patents. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and OSA, and a member of the National Academy of Engineering. He is co-founder or founding participant in several companies, including Sensors Unlimited, Epitaxx, Inc., Global Photonic Energy Corp., Universal Display Corp., and Apogee Photonics, Inc.