Duncan T Moore

Duncan T. Moore is a prominent figure in the field of optical engineering with significant academic, business, and government experience. He served as president of the Optical Society of America (OSA) in 1996 and was awarded the Robert E. Hopkins Leadership Award in 2001, the Edwin H. Land Medal in 2009, and became a Fellow member of OSA. Moore holds multiple professorships at the University of Rochester, including Rudolf and Hilda Kingslake Professor of Optical Engineering, professor of biomedical engineering, and professor of business administration, as well as serving as vice provost for entrepreneurship. From 2002 to 2004, he was president and CEO of Infotonics Technology Center Inc., a research and economic development organization in Upstate New York with substantial budgets. Earlier, from 1995 to 1997, he served as dean of engineering at the University of Rochester. He also led OSA, which has over 12,000 members globally. Moore was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 1997 for the position of associate director for technology at The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), where he advised on major tech initiatives until December 2000. He later served as a special advisor to OSTP's acting director from January to May 2001. Since 2005, Moore has been a consulting professor at Stanford University, working on the Center for Longevity. He earned his PhD in optics from the University of Rochester and earlier degrees in physics and optics. His expertise includes gradient-index optics and optical systems design, with extensive experience advising graduate ...