Townsend Awarded Senior Membership in Optical Society

Lee Townsend, assistant professor of mathematics in the College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture, has been awarded senior membership in The Optical Society (OSA). She was one of 142 senior members chosen this year out of a total membership of more than 17,000 individuals from over 100 countries.

The Optical Society’s mission is to promote the generation, application and archiving of knowledge in optics and photonics and to disseminate this knowledge worldwide.

The importance of the senior member distinction is underscored by the dedication and outstanding accomplishments of its recipients. OSA senior members are well-established individuals with a designation that recognizes their experience and professional accomplishments or service within their field that sets them apart from their peers. Senior members have at least 10 years of significant professional experience and are active OSA individual members.

See a complete list of 2012 OSA senior members.

Townsend's CV is available on her University of Hartford website, http://uhaweb.hartford.edu/ltownsend.