Bernard Kippelen

Bernard Kippelen studied at the University Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg where he received a Maitrise in Solid-State Physics in 1985, and a Ph.D. in Nonlinear Optics in 1990. From 1990 to 1997 he was Chargé de Recherches at the CNRS, France. In 1994, he joined the faculty of the Optical Sciences Center at the University of Arizona and in 2003 became a professor at the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His research interests range from fundamental physical processes (nonlinear optical activity, charge transport, light harvesting and emission) in organic-based nanostructured thin films, to the design, fabrication and testing of light-weight flexible optoelectronic devices based on hybrid printable materials. He serves as Associate Director of the Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics and as Associate Director of the NSF Science and Technology Center MDITR.  He holds ten patents and has co-authored over 125 refereed journal publications and eleven book chapters. He has also co-founded several spin-off companies. He is a Fellow of the Optical Society of America and of SPIE.

The growing cost of energy to the economy and ecology is a critical challenge for the current generation. The Ann Arbor Chapter of the Optical Society of America supports the investigation and discovery new energy sources and emerging technologies that potentially solve these problems. Therefore AAOSA is seeking to increase public awareness of the vital role that local companies, educational institutions and individuals are playing in finding energy solutions. We do this through invited seminars, industrial tours, and through an annual corporate presentation night.