Olav Solgaard
Norwegian-American electrical engineer
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Olav Solgaard is a Professor in the Stanford Department of Electrical Engineering. He was the Director of the Ginzton Lab from 2008 until 2014.[2]
AlmamaterNorwegian Institute of Technology; Stanford University
Doctoral advisorDavid M. Bloom[1]
Olav Solgaard | |
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| Alma mater | Norwegian Institute of Technology; Stanford University |
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| Doctoral advisor | David M. Bloom[1] |
Education
Olav Solgaard completed a B. S. Electrical Engineering, from the Norwegian Institute of Technology, Norway in 1981. He completed degrees in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 1987 (MS) and 1992 (PhD).[citation needed]
Prior to joining Stanford’s Department of Electrical Engineering in 1999,[3] Olav was a faculty member at the University of California, Davis. His work at UC Davis led to the invention of the multi-wavelength, fiber-optical switch.[4]
Research
Awards and honors
- 2008 - Fellow of the Optical Society of America[7]
- 2008 - Member of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters
- 2010 - Fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences[8]
- 2017 - Fellow of the IEEE