Pioneering UCSB Laser Expert John Bowers Is Set to Retire

After thirty-eight years as a professor at UC Santa Barbara, John Bowers is retiring. Bowers, a pioneer in lasers, photonics, and photonic integrated circuits (PICs), has served as director of the Institute for Energy Efficiency (IEE) at UCSB since it was founded in 2008 and is also a Distinguished Professor in the Departments of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Materials, and Technology Management at UCSB. 

As an emeritus professor, Bowers will have far fewer administrative responsibilities and will not teach, but don’t expect to see less of the Fred Kavli Chair in Nanotechnology around campus, for in his view, much remains for him to do. 

Bowers will be succeeded as IEE director by his longtime colleague, materials professor Steven DenBaars, who is also co-director of the Solid State Lighting and Energy Electronics Center (SSLEEC) at UCSB....

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