26 - 30 April 2026
National Harbor, Maryland, US
Technical Event
Panel Discussion: Fiber Optic Gyros Memorial and Early Pioneers
27 April 2026 • 4:10 PM - 5:30 PM EDT | National Harbor 4 

The Memorial and Early Pioneer panel will consist of short presentations by panelists of pioneers of fiber optic gyro development who have passed or for other reasons are not able to attend the FOG 50th Anniversary Conference. The short presentations will be followed by a moderated question and answer period associated with early fiber optic gyro history.

Moderator:
Eric Udd, Columbia Gorge Research, LLC (United States)

Panelists:
Herve Lefevre, Exail SAS (France)
George Pavlath, Northrop Grumman Corp. (United States)
Glen Sanders, Honeywell Aerospace Technologies (United States)
Kazuo Hotate, Toyota Technological Institute (Japan) and The Univ. of Tokyo (Japan)
Byoung Yoon Kim, KAIST (Korea, Republic of)

 



This panel is part of the Fiber Optic Gyros: 50th Anniversary Conference.

 


Event Details

FORMAT: Panel discussion followed by audience Q&A.
MENU: Coffee, decaf, and tea will be available outside the presentation room.
SETUP: Classroom and theater style seating.