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Nancy L.
Swanson
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Education
Ph.D.
Physics (Optics) 1995, Florida State University
M.S.
Physics (Optics) 1989, University of Oregon
B.S.
Physics/Math 1986, Magna cum Laude, Western Washington
University
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Professional Experience
August
2002 - Present, President, Abacus Enterprises
2002 - 2006, Research Associate and Adjunct Professor, WWU, Bellingham, WA.
January
2001- November 2001, Technical Director, SPIE, Bellingham,
WA
Develop
technical programs for SPIE conferences.
Develop
short course programs for SPIE conferences.
Organize conferences and recruit chairpersons.
Provide
technical input to a multidisciplinary team.
1996
- 2001, Senior Research Scientist, Naval Surface Warfare
Center, Dahlgren, VA
Developed
and procured funding for three new research projects on the
propagation of laser radiation in turbid media.
Started
an optics research laboratory.
Manage
a research team made up of Ph.D. and Bachelor scientists.
Provided
technical expertise in the evaluation of optical systems and
their applications: remote sensing, laser eye protection, mine
detection, and ultra-fast photography.
1990
- 1996, Research Physicist, Coastal Systems Station, Panama City, FL
Initiated
and procured funding for two research projects involving
temporal pulse stretching and loss of coherence due to
scattering of laser radiation.
Co-investigator
of optical phase conjugation project.
Director,
Underwater visibility test: project planning, data acquisition,
numerical and theoretical analyses.
Task
leader: underwater LIDAR mine sensing.
1986
- 1990, Research Assistant, U. Oregon, Eugene, OR
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