Timothy J. Karle

T. J. Karle (S'03) received the M.Phys. (Hons.) degree in physics (with study in Europe) from the University of Manchester, U.K., in 1999 with the degree of with Study in Europe. In 2000 he received the M.Sc. degree in optoelectronic and laser devices with distinction, jointly from Heriot Watt and St. Andrews Universities. He then worked as a design engineer with Renishaw Plc, conditioning diode laser light for Raman spectroscopy. He joined the Photonic Crystal Research Group at St. Andrews University in 2001 and is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree while researching the dispersive properties of 2-D photonic bandgap structures for integrated optics. Mr. Karle was the recipient of the Neil Forbes/Scottish Enterprise Prize for Excellence in Optoelectronics.