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Edward Whittaker is a Professor at the Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science, Department of Physics, Stevens Institute of Technology. He joined Stevens in 1984 after a post-doc at IBM Research. His academic roles include directing the Pinnacle Scholars summer research program and serving on major university committees like the Faculty Senate. He has held visiting scientist positions at IBM, Bell Labs, and the Pacific Northwest National Lab.
- Education: PhD (1982) Columbia University (Physics), MA (1977), BS (1976) Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Research focuses on semiconductor lasers for molecular detection and free-space optical communications, with contributions to quantum optics and transient spectroscopy. His work spans over 50 publications and 13 supervised PhD students. Key innovations include patents on laser spectroscopy methods (e.g., US Patent #5,267,019).
His articles explore topics like quantum cascade lasers and frequency modulation techniques. Awards include the 2003-2004 AIP State Department Science Fellowship and 2018 Fellow of Optica.
- Grants: NSF, Army Research Office, Department of Energy.
- Advising: Pinnacle Scholars program founder and director.
- Labs: Established a high-sensitivity laser spectroscopy lab.
