SPIE Fellows represent the highest level of professional recognition in optics and photonics. This distinction honors individuals whose exceptional technical achievements and leadership have made a significant impact on the field and the broader scientific community. Fellows are recognized not only for their expertise, but it also for advancing innovation, mentoring others, and shaping the future of optics and photonics through their influence and service. Since 1955, more than 1,800 Members have joined this elite group.
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Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Kyoto Institute of Technology
Illinois Institute of Technology
DEVCOM Army Research Lab.
Lawrence Livermore National Lab.
Research Ctr. for Applied Sciences - Academia Sinica
Univ. of Illinois
Southwest Research Institute
Univ. of Birmingham
CREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics, Univ. of Central Florida
Univ. de Aveiro
asphericon GmbH
Univ. of Michigan
Tektonex Ltd.
Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, CAS
Edmund Optics GmbH
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
SCHOTT AG
Univ. of California, Santa Cruz
Corning Incorporated
Peking Univ.
Research Ctr. for Applied Sciences - Academia Sinica
Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore County
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate Univ.
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate Univ.
Northeastern Univ.
Wilmer Eye Institute
imec
Illuminatio Solutions GmbH
Lions Eye Institute
Haynes Beffel & Wolfeld LLP
Schneider Optics, Inc.
The Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong
ALITECS Co., Ltd.
Univ. of Science and Technology of China
Univ. of California, Irvine
National Cheng Kung Univ.
Zhejiang Univ.
The Winship Cancer Institute of Emory Univ.
The Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong