Leslie Kolodziejski

Leslie Ann Kolodziejski (born July 31, 1958) is an American professor of electrical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She works on fabricating novel photonic devices after synthesizing the constituent material via molecular-beam epitaxy. She is a recipient of the Presidential Young Investigator Award from the National Science Foundation and is a fellow of The Optical Society.

Leslie Ann Kolodziejski
Born (1958-07-31) July 31, 1958
Alma materPurdue University
Known forPhotonics
Molecular-beam epitaxy
AwardsPresidential Young Investigator Award
Scientific career
InstitutionsPurdue University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Early life and education

Kolodziejski earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees at Purdue University, completing her bachelor's degree in 1983 and Master's in 1984.[1] She received her Ph.D. from Purdue University in 1986, where she worked on molecular-beam epitaxy.[2][3]

Research and career

Kolodziejski joined the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Purdue University as an assistant professor in 1986.[4] She was awarded the National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award from 1987 to 1993 for researching potential uses of molecular-beam epitaxy with photo-excitation, for designing more efficient doping processes of zinc selenide and for studying the resulting product's properties.[5][6] A simultaneous United States Naval Research Laboratory Fellowship was awarded in 1989 to determine the optimum growth parameters for the chemical beam epitaxy of zinc selenide and comparing the product specifications with that obtained via molecular beam epitaxy.[7][8]

She moved to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1988 to continue to work on epitaxial deposition.[9][10] In 1992, Kolodziejski was appointed to the Karl van Tassel Career Development Chair and in 1993, to the Esther and Harold E. Edgerton Career Development Chair.[11] Kolodziejski was made full Professor in the faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) in 1999, where she currently teaches at both undergraduate and postgraduate level while leading the Integrated Photonic Devices and Materials Group and the Nanoprecision Deposition Laboratory.[12][13]

Academic service

Kolodziejski has served on the editorial boards of Applied Physics Letters and the Journal of Applied Physics.[13] She is a member of the Truth Values Community, which looks to create a better community for women graduate students at MIT through a pairing of science and arts.[14] She is also the founder of Leaders in Life, an organization which works to foster leadership among women graduate students.[12]

In 2015, Kolodziejsk was awarded an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation award to create a University Centre of Exemplary Mentoring.[15] She is also a mentor for the Minority PhD program (MPhD).[16][17]

Awards and honors

In 2011, Kolodziejski was elected as a fellow of The Optical Society.[13][18] She was the recipient of the Faculty Ambassador Award, which recognizes "enhancing the experience for students at MIT that transcends the boundaries of the classroom" as well as enthusiastic support for multiculturalism and diversity.[19] Other awards and recognition include:

  • Office of Naval Research, Young Investigator Award
  • National Science Foundation, Presidential Young Investigator Award[3]

Selected publications
  • Magden, Emir Salih; Li, Nanxi; Raval, Manan; Poulton, Christopher V.; Ruocco, Alfonso; Singh, Neetesh; Vermeulen, Diedrik; Ippen, Erich P.; Kolodziejski, Leslie A.; Watts, Michael R. (1 August 2018). "Transmissive silicon photonic dichroic filters with spectrally selective waveguides". Nature Communications. 9 (1): 3009. Bibcode:2018NatCo...9.3009M. doi:10.1038/s41467-018-05287-1. PMC 6070617. PMID 30068975.

See also

References
  1. "Alumni with University Careers". Materials Engineering - Purdue University. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  2. Kolodziejski, L. A.; Bonsett, T. C.; Gunshor, R. L.; Datta, S.; Bylsma, R. B.; Becker, W. M.; Otsuka, N. (1984-08-15). "Molecular beam epitaxy of diluted magnetic semiconductor (Cd1−xMnxTe) superlattices". Applied Physics Letters. 45 (4): 440–442. Bibcode:1984ApPhL..45..440K. doi:10.1063/1.95223. ISSN 0003-6951.
  3. Institute of Medicine; National Academy of Engineering; National Academy of Sciences (28 January 2007). Advanced Research Instrumentation and Facilities. National Academies Press. p. 103. ISBN 978-0-309-09701-7.
  4. "General Staff Directory | RLE at MIT". Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  5. "NSF Award Search: Award#8657556 - PYI: N-and P-type Doping of ZnSe". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  6. "NSF Award Search: Award#8846919 - PYI: N-and P-type Doping of ZnSe". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  7. "NSF 92-55 Directory of Awards, Engineering Directorate". National Science Foundation. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  8. "Chemical Beam Epitaxy of ZnSe" (PDF). MIT. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  9. "Bright Switch". Wired. September 1, 2000. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  10. "Leslie Kolodziejski | Office of Graduate Education". Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  11. "Kolodziejski named for SoE Capers and Marion McDonald Award | MIT EECS". www.eecs.mit.edu. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
  12. "Women in Science and Engineering Workshop". Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility. November 16, 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  13. "EECS head Chandrakasan announces new leadership team". MIT News. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  14. "The People of Truth Values Community". Truth Values Community. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  15. "Alfred P. Sloan Foundation awards grant to create a University Center of Exemplary Mentoring at MIT". MIT News. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  16. Kernis, Rachida. "Leslie Kolodziejski". EECS Rising Stars 2018. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  17. "Alfred P. Sloan Foundation". sloanphds.org. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  18. "OSA Fellows 2011". The Optical Society. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
  19. "UCEM Leaders win MIT Diversity Awards". Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
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