A new LIA Website is coming soon!

Exciting News—A New LIA Website Launches Soon!

We’re thrilled to announce our new website will go live on Sunday, November 24, 2024! Experience a fresh design, enhanced usability, and improved accessibility.

Planned Outage: To ensure a smooth launch, our website will be offline from 8 PM (EST) on Saturday, November 23, 2024, until 12 PM (EST) on Sunday, November 24, 2024. Click here for a sneak peek of what’s coming!

Our Board of Trustees

A Diverse Gathering of Industry Leaders

Officers of the Board of Trustees

  • President
    Prof. Aravinda Kar
    University of Central Florida; CREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics
  • Past President
    Dr. Henrikki Pantsar
    TRUMPF Inc. Laser Technology Center
  • Vice President
    Dr. Sam Salama
    Hyperion Technologies
  • Treasurer
    Dr. Bo Gu, Ph.D.
    BOS Photonics
  • Secretary
    Klaus Löffler
    Precitec, Inc.
Trustee Affiliation
Neil Ball Directed Light Inc.
Robert Braunschweig B-Lasers, LLC.
Dr. Hongqiang Chen
Dr. Constantin Haefner Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT
Jamie King Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Michael Lander Skyward LTD
Dr. Yongfeng Lu University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Eric Mottay Amplitude Laser Group
Dr. Rajesh Patel, Ph.D. NKT Photonics
Dr. Koji Sugioka RIKEN