From OLEG
Contact Information for Dr. Michael Escuti
| Office:
| MRC room 322-A
Montieth Research Engineering Center
(Map) on Centennial Campus
|
| Email:
| mjescuti@ncsu.edu
|
| Phone:
| +1 (919) 513-7363
|
| Fax:
| +1 (919) 515-1450
|
| Address:
| Contact Us Page
|
| Resume:
| PDF Format (updated on September 2011)
|
| Research Interests:
| photonics, optoelectronics, liquid crystals, functional polymers, diffractive optics, computational electromagnetics, optical remote sensing, optofluidics
|
Professional Biography
Dr. Michael Escuti, OLEG Director
Prior to joining NCSU in 2004, he spent two years with the functional-polymers group at Eindhoven University of Technology (the Netherlands) as a post-doctoral fellow. His PhD research at Brown University on organic electro-optical materials and their use in photonics and flat-panel displays has been recognized by the International Liquid Crystal Society (ILCS) with the Glenn H. Brown Award (2004) and by the Optical Society of America with the OSA/New Focus Student Award (2002) at the CLEO/QELS Conference. He continues to pursue interdisciplinary research topics in photonics, organic electronics, optics, biophotonics, and flat-panel displays.
Professional Background
- (2002-2004) Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Eindhoven Univ of Technology (the Netherlands), Functional Polymers Group
- (2002) PhD, Brown University, Electrical Engineering, Providence, RI
- (1999) MSc, Brown University, Electrical Engineering, Providence, RI
- (1997) BSc, Drexel University, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Philadelphia, PA
Fun Facts About Dr. Escuti
- Completed the Honolulu Marathon
- Has lived inside the USA only slightly more than half his life
- First language was Lingala, later replaced with some English and later Spanish
- Online since 1989
Awards
- Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers PECASE (2010)
- Alcoa Foundation Engineering Research Achievement Award, NC State University (2011)
- Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award, National Science Foundation (2010)
- Glenn H. Brown Prize for Outstanding PhD Dissertation, Intern. Liquid Crystal Soc. (2004)
- OSA/New Focus Student Award, Top Winner, CLEO/QELS Conference (2002)
- Graduate Student Award, Mater. Research Soc. (MRS) Fall Meeting (2001)
- Sigma Xi Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award, Brown University (2001)
- Best Student Paper Award, Soc. Information Display (SID), International Symposium (1999)
- NASA GSRP Fellowship, Glenn Research Center (2000-2001)
- NASA Rhode Island Space Grant Fellowship (1999)
- GAANN Fellowship, US Department of Education (1997-1998)
- Citation of Excellence in Engineering Design, Drexel University (1997)
- Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America (1988)
Sponsored Research Projects
- ... needs updating ...
- (2007-2009, Air Force Research Laboratory, SBIR Phase II)
Wide-Angle Nonmechanical Beam-Steering Development (with Boulder Nonlinear Systems, CO)
- (2007-2008, The Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology & Science, NCSU Centennial Campus)
Ultra-efficient Microdisplays Using LC Polarization Gratings and Reflective Silicon Backplanes
- (2007-2009, National Science Foundation, Course/Curriculum/Lab Improvement, DUE Div)
Modular Laboratory Experiments on Organic Electronics and Liquid Crystal Displays for Undergraduates
- (2006-2007, Air Force Research Laboratory, SBIR Phase I)
Thin Wide-Angle Beam Steerer that Operates in Transmission (with Boulder Nonlinear Systems, CO)
- (2006-2009, National Science Foundation, Unsolicited, ECCS Div)
Liquid Crystal Polarization Gratings for Photonics Applications
- (2005-2006, National Science Foundation, STTR Phase I, IIP Div)
High Light Efficiency Liquid Crystal Microdisplay Systems (with Southeast TechInventures, NC)
