Please answer the following question: What type of details about robert l. byer can be gathered from the following bio? Bio: robert l. byer was president of the optical society of america in 1994 . he currently is the william r. kenan , jr. . professor of applied physics at stanford university . he has conducted research and taught classes in lasers and nonlinear optics at stanford university since 1969 . he has made numerous contributions to laser science and technology including the demonstration of the first tunable visible parametric oscillator , the development of the q-switched unstable resonator nd : yag laser , remote sensing using tunable infrared sources and precision spectroscopy using coherent anti stokes raman scattering -lrb- cars -rrb- . current research includes the development of nonlinear optical materials and laser diode pumped solid state laser sources for applications to gravitational wave detection and to laser particle acceleration . he served as chair of the applied physics department from 1980 to 1983 and 1999 to 2002 . he served as associate dean of humanities and sciences from 1984 to 1986 and served as vice provost and dean of research at stanford university from 1987 through 1992 . he served as the director of edward l. ginzton laboratory from 2006-2008 after serving as director of hansen experimental physics laboratory from 1997 through 2006 . professor byer is a fellow of the optical society of america , the institute of electrical and electronics engineers -lrb- ieee -rrb- , the american physical society and the american association for the advancement of science and the laser institute of america . in 1985 professor byer served as president of the ieee lasers and electro-optics society . he was elected president of the optical society of america and served in 1994 . he is a founding member of the california council on science and technology and served as chair from 1995 - 1999 . he was a member of the air force science advisory board from 2002 -- 2006 and has been a member of the national ignition facility advisory committee since 2000 . in 1996 , professor byer received the quantum electronics...
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