Professor Michael Damzen, founder of Midaz Lasers Ltd and professor of experimental laser physics at Imperial College London, has been elected as a fellow of the Optical Society of America.

Aculight has appointed two new senior scientists. Dr Shawn Redmond joins Aculight from Northrop Grumman, and will specialise in high-power laser technology. Dr Dan Hu was previously an optical engineer at Spectra-Physics, and he will help to develop Aculight’s line of high-power fibre laser modules.

J P Sercel Associates has appointed Larry Roberts as director of engineering. Larry brings nearly 40 years of engineering and management experience to the position. For the past 15 years he has been engineering manager of Laurier, a semiconductor manufacturer.