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BIPOC in STEM

Anthony M. Johnson

Anthony M. Johnson

  • Born 1954, Brooklyn, NY
  • 1975, Graduates magna cum laude from Polytechnic Institute of New York with B.S. in physics
  • 1981, Earns Ph.D. in physics from City College of New York; Is hired at Bell Labs
  • 1995, Joins faculty at New Jersey Institute of Technology
  • 2002, Serves as President of the Optical Society of America (OSA, now OPTICA)
  • 2003 to present
    • Serves as director of CASPR (Center for Advanced Studies in Photonics Research)
    • Holds professorship of physics, computer science, and electrical engineering at University of Maryland-Baltimore County

* Biographical information compiled by Jeffery Jones, 2022

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