Background
Jewell, Jack Lee was born on January 7, 1954 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Son of Downing Lee and Peggy Jean (Hart) Jewell.
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Jack Lee Jewell
Edit Profileentrpreneur Optoelectric scientist
Jack Lee Jewell, American Optoelectric scientist, entrpreneur. Achievements include demonstration of 1 million semiconductor lasers on chip size of fingernail; research in vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers. Recipient Distinguished Inventor award Intellectual Property Owners Inc., Washington, 1991.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Physics, U. Florida, 1975; Master of Science, Florida Institute Technology, 1977; Doctor of Philosophy in Optical Sciences, U. Arizona, 1984.
Career
Senior research assistant, Kitt Peak National Observatory, Tucson, 1978-1980; distinguished member technical staff, American Telephone & Telegraph Company Bell laboratories, Holmdel, New Jersey, 1984-1991; vice president, co-founder, Vixel Corporation, Broomfield, Colorado, 1991-1995; president, founder, Picolight Inc., Boulder, Colorado, since 1995. Director Photonics Research Inc., Boulder, 1991-1993.
Achievements
Membership
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (distinguished lecturer), Optical Society American, American Physical Society, Society Photo-optical & Instrumentation Engineers.
Connections
Married Tatiana Emelyanovna Dmitrieva, December 30, 1983. 1 child, Katrina Lee.
