Associate Dean of Education and New Initiatives in the Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Science 2011-present

Director 2001-2011, The Institute of Optics at The University of Rochester

Professor of Optics, The Institute of Optics          

Professor of Vision Science in the Center for Visual Science  

OSA Board Profile October 2004

2004 Goergen Award for Undergraduate Teaching

Live WebCam OPT-BME Building

Contact Information :

Goergen 507

275 Hutchison Road

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY 14627

585-273-5520

585-273-1072 (fax)

wknox@optics.rochester.edu

Department Assistant Gina Kern   585-275-4722

Supported by a Distinguished Professor Award by:

WHKConsulting:     see www.whknox.com

Research interests include:

Femtosecond Micromachining and applications in Vision Science

Dispersion Micromanagement in Holey and Photonic Crystal Fibers

Ultra-short pulse lasers

Novel fiber components based on fiber tapering

Dispersion compensation devices
High nonlinearity fiber devices

Ultrafast Mid-Infrared Sources

Dispersion - limits, measurements, compensation schemes
Biomedical Optics

Ultrafast laser physics and prototyping

Stare at the cross - do you see green ?