Iam-Choon Khoo

Prof. Iam-Choon Khoo received the B.Sc with First Class Honours in Physics from the University of Malaya in 1971, and the M.A. and Ph. D. degree in Physics from the University of Rochester in 1973, and 1976 respectively. He joined Penn State in1984 as an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, becoming a Full Professor in 1987. In 2000, he was awarded the title of Distinguished Professor.

Prof. Khoo is internationally known for his pioneering and leading work in liquid crystals, and in nonlinear optical phenomena and applications. Since joining Penn State in 1984, he has established and directed the Nonlinear Optics and Liquid Crystal Research Laboratory in the Electrical Engineering Department. Over the years, his laboratory has received research funding from various Government agencies including:- the National Science Foundation, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Navy Air Development/Joint Services Program, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Air Force Phillips Laboratory, and the Army Research Office. He is a co- Principle Investigator in a Multi-University Research Initiative [MURI] beginning June 2001, and a senior investigator in the National Science Foundation Material Research Science and Engineering Center at Penn State.

He is the principal author of over 390 technical publications [175 refereed journal publications/proceedings and 215 technical conference presentations], 11 invited book chapters, and the author, co-author or co-editor of 6 books. He has also served as the Editor-in-Chief for the journal Nonlinear Optical Physics and Materials since its inception in 1991. Among the awards and honors he received are:- the Pennsylvania State Engineering Society PSES Outstanding Research Faculty Award in l987, the Penn State University Faculty Scholar Medal for Outstanding Achievements in Science and Engineering in 1988, the Fellow award of the Optical Society of America in l988, the PSES Premier Research Award in 1995, the IEEE Fellow award in 1998, and the United Kingdom Institute of Physics Fellow award in 1999.