STEPHEN M. CURRY
EDUCATION:
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2001 - Present RETIRED
1987 - 2001 DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING
Dallas Semiconductor - Dallas, TX.
Director of software engineering.
1985 - 1987 PRESIDENT
Sound Decisions - Cupertino, CA.
An engineering consulting company specializing in engineering physics, laser technology, mathematical modeling, and various business applications of computer hardware and software.
1983 - 1985 SENIOR LASER ENGINEER
Cooper LaserSonics - Santa Clara, CA.
Responsible for the design of an extremely high precision laser wavemeter, and construction of an operational engineering prototype. Project Engineer for scientific pulsed dye laser products.
1981 - 1983 LASER ENGINEER
Molectron Corporation - Sunnyvale, CA.
Responsible for initial design and all programming of a microprocessor controlled treatment report generator for the Molectron Model 8000 medical YAG laser. Responsible for engineering of the Molectron TUV dye laser wavelength extension accessory. (Molectron Corp. was acquired by Cooper LaserSonics in 1983.)
1980 ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
Southern Methodist University - Dallas, TX.
Department of Physics.
1978 - 1979 SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST
Vought Corporation - Advanced Technology Center, Dallas, TX.
Analysis of optical properties of thin film materials. Responsible for a successfully funded proposal to the U.S. Air Force for development of an advanced military laser system. Formulated detailed design and did all microprocessor programming for a high-resolution image digitizing and processing system for use in a military pattern recognition project.
1977 - 1978 SENIOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
Columbia University - Columbia Radiation Laboratory, New York, NY.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship. Basic research in optical pumping of high density alkali metal vapors. Coauthored five publications. Participated in discovery of two new physical phenomena, both reported in Physical Review Letters.
1973 - 1977 ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS
University of Texas at Dallas, TX.
Taught six different graduate courses in quantum electronics and related fields. Research on multiphoton absorption of alkalis and laser plasma diagnostics. Supervised Ph.D. dissertation research.
1972 - 1973 RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
Stanford University - Physics Department, Stanford, CA.
Ultrahigh-resolution laser spectroscopy in research group headed by Prof. Arthur L. Schawlow (Nobel Laureate 1981) and Prof. Theodor W. Hänsch (Nobel Laureate 2005). Worked on precision Rydberg constant measurement, reported in Physical Review Letters.
PUBLICATIONS:
Numerous papers published in refereed physics journals, primarily in the fields of quantum electronics and dye laser spectroscopy. See Publication List for details.
PATENTS:
Numerous patents, primarily in the fields of modern cryptography, security, and electronic commerce. See Patent List for details.
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
- American Physical Society
- Optical Society of America
SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS
- Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship (1975-1978)
- Columbia Radiation Laboratory Research Associateship (1977-1978)
- National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship (1967-1970)
- Argonne National Laboratory Honors Study Scholarship (1967)
- Four-year Undergraduate Scholarship at S.M.U. (1963-1967)
HONORS:
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Phi Eta Sigma
- Who's Who in the South and Southwest (17th Edition)
- Who's Who in Frontiers of Science and Technology (2nd Edition)