He received his B.S. degree from RIT in Electrical Engineering (2002), and Ph. D. in Electrical & Computer Engineering from Cornell University (2007). His research is focused on novel Silicon Photonic devices with the goal of realizing high performance computing, communication and sensing systems that leverage the high speed, bandwidth and sensitivity of light. Professor Preble has received numerous awards recognizing his work, including a DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) Young Faculty Award and an AFOSR (Air Force Office of Scientific Research) Young Investigator Award. Pre-talk dinner with guest speaker Stefan Preble will be held at 5:00 PM at Tandoor of India, 376, Jefferson Road, Rochester, NY, 14623, prior to the talk. Contact the House Committee by