Nova Photonics

Fred is the founder and president of Nova Photonics, Inc. He is a fellow of the American Physical Society, and recipient of their Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics (1997). He invented the motional Stark effect diagnostic in 1989, and is an author of over 100 refereed publications. He received his Ph.D. in physics from Columbia University in 1983. Email:flevinton@novaphotonics.com

Jill is Vice President of Nova Photonics. She has extensive experience leading scientific research for DOE, Navy, and DARPA programs in magnetic sensing. She received her Ph.D. from Princeton University's Program in Plasma Physics in 2005. Email:foley@novaphotonics.com

Matthew is a Research Physicist with Nova Photonics. He received his Ph.D. from West Virginia University in 2013. Prior to joining Nova he was a Post Doctoral Research associate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 2013-2015. Email:mgalante@novaphotonics.com

Ilker is a Research Physicist with Nova Photonics. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Iowa. She worked as a Research Associate at the UMD-College Park, later she joined the plasma diagnostics group at UW-Madison and became an Assistant Scientist. Before joining Nova Photonics she was a tenured Associate Professor at the Middle East Technical University (ODTU/METU) in Ankara, Turkey. Her expertise is in photonics, spectroscopy, plasma sources and laser/beam aided diagnostics. ORCID Email:uzunkaymak@novaphotonics.com

Darrell specializes in electronics and software systems at Nova Photonics. He holds a degree in physics from Drexel University.

Dave is a mechanical engineering specialist. He designs and creates biomimetic aircraft and other robotic systems. He also has extensive experience in spectroscopic plasma diagnostics.

Kelvin is a Sr. Optical Engineer with Nova Photonics. He holds a Masters degree in Electrical Engineering for the University of Texas at Dallas. Email:kzhang@novaphotonics.com

Rahat is a mechanical engineer with Nova Photonics. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering from Rutgers University. Email:rahat@novaphotonics.com

Yei Wo is a Sr. Optical Engineer with Nova Photonics. He has a Ph.D. in physics from Old Dominion University and did an NRC postdoc at JPL Caltech. Before joining Nova Photonics he worked at Perspecta Labs and Booz Allen Hamilton on optical research projects for the Dept. of Defense and other government agencies.

Georgy is a Sr. Optical Engineer with Nova Photonics. He has a Ph. D. in physics and mathematics from MIPT (Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Russia). Before, he worked in IPG Photonics Corp. as Transceiver Test Engineer and previously in CREOL, the College of Optics and Photonics and the University of Central Florida. Email:gpolyakov@novaphotonics.com

Nick is a mechanical engineer at Nova Photonics. He received his degree in mechanical engineering from Rowan University in 2021. He specializes in Solidworks, CAD modelling, assemblies, and simulations. Email:nsancilio@novaphotonics.com