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Ryszard J. Pryputniewicz, educated both in Poland and the United States, is Professor of Mechanical Engineering and founding Director of the Center for Holographic Studies and Laser μmecha-Tronics (CHSLT) at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Worcester, Massachusetts, since 1978; previously, a faculty member and Director of the Laser Research Laboratory at the School of Engineering and the Health Center of the University of Connecticut (6 years); member of the Aerospace technical staff (4 years). His research interests concentrate on theoretical and applied aspects of microelectromechanical systems, smart sensors and structures, and, in particular, holographic interferometry. In this work, he emphasizes unification of analytical, computational, and experimental solution (ACES) methodologies, especially when they can be merged to provide solutions where none would be obtainable otherwise, to ease the solution procedure, or to attain improvements in the results. SPIE Fellow, SPIE Dennis Gabor Award, Ralph R. Teetor National Educational Award of SAE, Young Engineer of the Year National Award, Admiral Earle Award, Outstanding Young Man of America, Who's Who in the East, Who's Who in Technology Today, Member, Kappa Mu - Engineering Honor Society, Pi Tau Sigma, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi. Participated in SPIE and SPIE related activities since 1972; initiator and Co-chair of a series of SPIE Conferences; author or co-author of over 120 publications, editor or co-editor of 12 SPIE Proceedings.
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