Introducing our newest Board Member, Mr. Steve Rummel

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    • The Coherent/II-VI Foundation is proud to announce the addition of a new director to our Board of Directors. By a unanimous vote, Mr. Steve Rummel was appointed to the Coherent/II-VI Foundation Board of Directors. Steve Rummel joined Coherent Corporation in 1988 and has been the Senior Vice President of the Engineered Materials Group since 2019....

    “Materials and Processing Development of Advanced Opto-Electronic and Quantum Devices”

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    • The 26th Mini-Conference Sponsored by the Coherent/II-VI Foundation Hosted Virtually by The University of Rochester November 10, 2025 Conference Moderators – Andy Souzis and Tim Murray, Coherent/II-VI Foundation   8:00 am      Welcome and Introduction: Thomas Anderson, Executive Director Coherent/II-VI Foundation                     Opening Remarks:  Marc Pelaez, Chairman Coherent/II-VI Foundation 8:15 am      Electrically Tunable On-Chip Quantum Entanglement...

    Dr. Andy Souzis, Technical Team Consultant

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    • The Coherent/II-VI Foundation is proud to announce the addition of Dr. Andy Souzis to our Technical Team. Dr. Andy Souzis received his Ph.D. in Physics from Stevens Institute of Technology in 1990 and began his career as a National Research Council Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the U.S. Army Research Lab in Ft. Monmouth, NJ.  That...

    Dr. Timothy F. Murray, Technical Team Consultant

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    • The Coherent/II-VI Foundation is proud to announce the addition of Dr. Tim Murray to our Technical Team. Mr. Murray is the principal consultant and owner of Murray Advisory Services, LLC advising C-level clients and investors on strategy and business development. Prior to establishing MAS, Murray was CEO and Chairman of OFS Fitel LLC a...

    2024-2025 BLOCK-GIFT PROGRAMS

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    • Optics, Lasers and Photonics University of Buffalo, Professor Jonathan Bird, Plasmonic Transistors for Terahertz-Band Communication University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne, Professor John Dallesasse, Long-Wavelength 1550nm VCSELs for Optical Communication University of Rochester, Professor Jannick Rolland and Professor Nick Vamivakas, Establishing and Verifying the Fundamental Optical and Material Capabilities and Limitations of Metasurfaces Quantum University of...

    Engineering Nano-Scale Structures for Advanced Battery, Electronic and Optical Applications

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    • A Mini-Conference Sponsored by The Coherent/II-VI Foundation Hosted Virtually by The University of Michigan May 10, 2024 8:45 am        Welcome and Introduction: Rick Purnell, Executive Director Coherent / II-VI Foundation 8:50 am        Opening Remarks:  Rear Admiral Marc Pelaez, US Navy Retired, Chairman Coherent / II-VI Foundation Additive Manufacturing Session (Moderated by Alan Hedges) 9:00...

    Dr. Alan Hedges, Block-Gift Program Manager

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    • The Coherent/II-VI Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Alan Hedges as Manager of the Block-Gift Program beginning January 1, 2024. Dr. Hedges has served as Associate Block-Gift Manager for the last year. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physics from Southampton University, UK and his PhD from Imperial College, London,...

    INTRODUCING OUR NEWEST BOARD MEMBER, Y.K. CHEN

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    • The Coherent/II-VI Foundation is proud to announce the addition of a new director to our Board of Directors. By a unanimous vote on June 30, 2023, Dr. Young-Kai Chen was appointed to the Coherent/II-VI Foundation Board of Directors. Dr. Young-Kai (Y.K.) Chen is the Deputy Chief Technology Officer at Coherent Corporation. He joined Coherent in...