Background
Akhavan, Farhad was born on December 30, 1967 in Tehran, Iran. Came to the United States, 1989. Son of Akbar Akhavan and Shahpar Karimi.
Akhavan, Farhad was born on December 30, 1967 in Tehran, Iran. Came to the United States, 1989. Son of Akbar Akhavan and Shahpar Karimi.
Master of Science in Physics, Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, University Missouri, Rolla, 1992. Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering, University Missouri, Rolla, 1998.
Postdoctoral research associate Optical Sciences Center University Arizona, Tucson, 1998-2000, assistant research scientist Optical Sciences Center, 2000. Senior optical engineer Nortel Networks Inc., Wilmington, Massachusetts, 2000—2001, JDSU, San Jose, California, 2004—2007, Lightfleet, Camas, Washington, 2007—2008, Alcon Laboratories, Irvine, California, since 2008. Advisor National Security Agency, Maryland, 1998-2000.
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior ), Optical Society of America, Society Optical Engineers, American Society Quality(senior ).