Background
Wyant, James Clair was born on July 31, 1943 in Morenci, Michigan, United States. Son of Clair William and Idah May (Burroughs) Wyant.
engineering and optical sciences educator
Wyant, James Clair was born on July 31, 1943 in Morenci, Michigan, United States. Son of Clair William and Idah May (Burroughs) Wyant.
Bachelor of Science, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, 1965. Master of Science in Optics, University Rochester, New York, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy in Optics, University Rochester, New York, 1968.
Optical engineer Itek Corporation, Lexington, Massachusetts, 1968-1974, manager optical engineering, 1974. Lecturer physics Lowell Technological Institute, Massachusetts, 1969—1972, instructor mathematics and physics, 1970—1974. Assistant professor optical science University Arizona, Tucson, 1974—1976, associate professor, 1976—1979, professor, since 1979, professor electrical and computer engineering, since 1985, director optical science, 1999—2005, dean College Optical Sciences, since 2005.
Visiting professor University Rochester, 1983. Chairman Gordon Conference Holography, Plymouth State College, New Hampshire, 1984. President, chairman board directors WYKO Corporation, Tucson, 1984—1997.
Board directors ILX Lightwave, since 1988, Veeco, 1997—1999, Optics 1, since 1999, DMetrix, since 2001. Board chairman 4D Technology Corporation, since 2002. Visiting professor Changchun University, China, since 2005.
Fellow: Optical Society America (board directors 1979-1981, president-elect since 2009, president 2010, Technology Achievement award 1988, Joseph Fraunhofer award 1992, Research and Development 100 award 1993, International Society for Optical Engineering Vikram award 2010), International Society Optical Engineering 1986, (Gold medal 2003). Member: National Academy of Engineering, American Institute Physics.
Married Louise Doherty, November 20, 1971. 1 child Clair Frederick.