Michael Stephen S. Feld

Background

Feld, Michael Stephen was born on November 11, 1940 in New York City. Son of Albert and Lillian R. Norwalk.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Humanities and Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1963; Master of Science in Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1967.

Career

He remained at Massachusetts Institute of Technology throughout his career, becoming faculty member in 1968 and, since 1976, director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology George R. Harrison Spectroscopy Laboratory. He was well known in the field of quantum optics for his first observation of optical superradiance, experimental demonstrations of cavity-enhanced and cavity-suppressed spontaneous emission and the experimental demonstration of the first single atom laser. In the later part of his career he turned his attention to the field of biomedical optics, where he developed methods for in-tissue spectroscopy and imaging.

Feld directed the Laser Biomedical Research Center at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he worked on fluorescence and Raman spectroscopy to measure in-vivo levels of biomarker molecules and image disease via endoscopy and optical tomography.

Professor Feld strongly valued a scientific environment without ethnic or cultural prejudice, and many of his co-workers and Doctor of Philosophy students were from minority groups. Notably, he was the Doctor of Philosophy advisor of astronaut Ronald McNair, who died in the Challenger disaster.

Achievements

• Michael Stephen Feld has been listed as a noteworthy physics professor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Optical Society, American Physical Society, American Society Laser Medicine and Surgery (board directors), Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Frances Aschheim, March 2, 1980. Children: David A., Jonathan R., Alexandra A.

Father:

Albert Norwalk

Mother:

Lillian R. Norwalk

Spouse:

Frances Aschheim

child:

David A. Feld

child:

Alexandra A. Feld

child:

Jonathan R. Feld