Eustace L. Dereniak

Additional Affiliations

• Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Employment

• Professor Emeritus:The University of Arizona, Optical Sciences Center/College of Optical Sciences, 2014
• Professor: The University of Arizona, Optical Sciences Center/College of Optical Sciences, 1991-2014
• Professor: The University of Arizona, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1991-present
• Visiting Professor: United States Military Academy, Department of Physics, Fall of 2009
• Associate Professor: The University of Arizona, Optical Sciences Center, 1983-1991
• Assistant Professor: The University of Arizona, Optical Sciences Center, 1978-1983
• Research Associate: The University of Arizona, Department of Radiology, 1976-1978
• Graduate Research Assistant: The University of Arizona, Optical Sciences Center, 1973-1975
• Technical Staff: Ball Brothers Research Corp., 1972-1973
• Research Associate: University of Michigan, 1964-1965
• Associate Engineer: Raytheon, 1963-1964

Professional Affiliations and Activities

• The Optical Society (OSA): Adolph Lomb Medal Committee
• SPIE: Awards Committee
• SPIE: Conference on Imaging Spectrometry, Program Committee
• SPIE: Multiple Conference Committees, Chair
• SPIE: Short Courses on Imaging Spectrometry, Infrared Focal Plane Arrays and Imaging Polarimetry; Instructor
• University of Michigan: Short Courses on Imaging Spectrometry, Infrared Focal Plane Arrays and Imaging Polarimetry; Instructor

Awards and Honors

• SPIE: President's Award, 2015
• The University of Arizona: College of Optical Sciences, Alumnus of the Year, 2013
• OSA: Fellow
• OSA: Esther Hoffman Beller Medal, 2010
• Michigan Technological University: Award for Outstanding Alumni, 1999
• NASA: Certificate of Recognition, 2001
• SPIE: Fellow
• United States Department of the Army: Commander's Award for Public Service, 2009
• The University of Arizona: College of Optical Sciences, Award of Distinction for Undergraduate Teaching, 2006

Specific Research Interests

• Development of infrared-radiation detection.
• Infrared development of imaging spectrometer.
• Applied research in imaging spectrometers, primarily in the infrared.
• Hyperspectral imaging.
• Cryogenically cooled detector-electronics technology.
• CCD and CMOS devices.
• Investigation of infrared detectors using charge transfer concepts.
• Image processing of infrared sensors.