Rate Professor Michal Lipson

Academic Profile

Academic Background: Ph.D. in Physics, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 1998; B.S. in Physics, Technion, 1992.

Research Interests: Silicon photonics, nanophotonics, and optical communication systems.

Appointments: Eugene Higgins Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Columbia University (formerly at Cornell until 2015); Adjunct Professor, Cornell University.

Awards: MacArthur Fellowship (2010); National Academy of Sciences member (2019); OSA R.W. Wood Prize (2014).

Publications:

• Over 200 articles in Nature Photonics, Optics Express, and Physical Review Letters.
• Co-author, Photonics: Optical Electronics in Modern Communications (Oxford, 2006).

Additional Contributions: Holds multiple patents in photonics; advises tech startups on optical technologies.