Paul F. Forman Engineering Excellence Awards

To increase the visibility of the optical engineer, OSA annually presents the Engineering Excellence Awards. Now named in honor of Paul F. Forman, these awards recognize technical achievements in optical engineering by individual(s) or teams. Nominations are solicited in: products, engineering publication, process, software, patents, engineering education, contributions to society, engineering management and furthering public appreciation of optical engineering. The Paul F. Forman Engineering Excellence Awards are sponsored by Zygo Corporation, Optical Research Associates, Cambridge Research & Instrumentation, Inc, Canon Inc, and individual contributors, Gary and Carolyn Bjorklund, G. Michael Morris and Barbara Marks Forman.

The OSA Foundation is accepting donations in memory of Dr. Forman to support the endowment of the Paul F. Forman Engineering Excellence Awards. To make a donation online please click here and select “Annual Campaign and/or Award/Medal Endowments”. If you would prefer to receive a donation form by mail or fax please email foundation@osa.org.

You may download the form below or, for Word files of the forms or printed copies, please email awards@osa.org.

Engineering Excellence Awards Form - Deadline July 2

Engineering Excellence Awards Form ( PDF, 25 KB)

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