Background

Michael Paesler was born on April 19, 1946, in Elgin, Illinois, United States. He is a son of Arthur Paesler and Helen Paesler.

Education

In 1968, Michael received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Beloit College. Later, in 1975, he got his Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Chicago.

Career

In his early career, Michael worked on optical experimental studies of amorphous semiconductors, the work, which later morphed into spectroscopic studies of microscopic phenomena of interest to mechanical engineers. In the subsequent years, together with his team, he accomplished many experiments in near-field optics (NFO) research and designed and built near-field microscopes, that provided sub-wavelength optical resolution.

In 1976, Michael was appointed a Guest Scientist at Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, where he worked with Professor Hans Queisser on the Photo-Hall effect in crystalline gallium arsenide. Thereafter, he assumed a position as a postdoctoral research fellow in the Division of Applied Sciences at Harvard University, working with Professor William Paul and studying hydrogenated amorphous silicon.

Since 1980, Paesler has been holding a post of a professor of physics at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. Also, during the period from 1997 till 2005, he served as a Director of Graduate Programs at the same university. Between 2005-2012, Michael worked as a head of the Department of Physics at North Carolina State University.

Moreover, being a member of North Carolina State physics education research team, he helped to introduce electronic technologies, including smartphones, into instruction laboratories.

Achievements

• Michael Paesler is mostly known as a Professor of Physics. He gained prominence for his research on near-field optics. Michael designed and built near-field microscopes, that provided sub-wavelength optical resolution.

Works

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  • Near-Field Optics: Theory, Instrumentation and Applications

    (A complete guide to one of the most revolutionary technol...)

    1996

Membership

Michael is a member of American Physical Society, Optical Society of America, American Society for Precision Engineering, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi and North Carolina State Academy of Outstanding Teachers.

Connections

Michael married Christine Kennedy on May 17, 1980. Their marriage produced three children — Natasha, Clark and Liliana.

Father:

Arthur Paesler

Mother:

Helen Paesler

child:

Natasha Paesler

child:

Clark Paesler

child:

Liliana Paesler

Wife:

Christine Kennedy