{"id":27879,"date":"2021-02-12T11:29:51","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T16:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciencescosmaincms.cm.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=27879"},"modified":"2021-02-12T11:41:14","modified_gmt":"2021-02-12T16:41:14","slug":"pegasus-professor-accepted-into-national-academy-of-engineering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/pegasus-professor-accepted-into-national-academy-of-engineering\/","title":{"rendered":"Pegasus Professor Accepted Into National Academy of Engineering"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-27880 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/02\/ucf_71954564_preview_cropped-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/02\/ucf_71954564_preview_cropped-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/02\/ucf_71954564_preview_cropped-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/02\/ucf_71954564_preview_cropped-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/02\/ucf_71954564_preview_cropped-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/02\/ucf_71954564_preview_cropped-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/02\/ucf_71954564_preview_cropped-299x199.jpg 299w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/02\/ucf_71954564_preview_cropped-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>More than 30 years in the lab advancing our understanding of lasers recently earned Pegasus Professor Peter Delfyett, Ph.D., one of the highest recognitions in his industry: membership in the National Academy of Engineering.<\/p>\n<p>While there are other NAE members on UCF\u2019s faculty, this is the first membership earned from work completed at the university \u2014 a distinction Delfyett is proud to claim.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the top of the mountain in some sense,\u201d said Delfyett, who teaches in CREOL, the College of Optics and Photonics. \u201cUCF has given me so many opportunities, so I\u2019m glad to represent them with this honor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Delfyett joins 105 others as the newest members of the NAE, bringing total U.S. membership to just 2,355. In a statement, NAE said membership honors those who have made \u201coutstanding contributions to \u2018engineering research, practice, or education\u2026\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Delfyett began his career at Bell Communication Research after earning his Ph.D. from The Graduate School &amp; University Center of the City University of New York in 1988. His honors since joining UCF faculty in 1993 include more 800 articles in refereed journals; 44 U.S. patents; and media appearances on C-SPAN and PBS. His company, Raydiance, Inc., develops high power, ultrafast laser systems based on his research.<\/p>\n<p>His official induction as a member is in October, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 30 years in the lab advancing our understanding of lasers recently earned Pegasus Professor Peter Delfyett, Ph.D., one of the highest recognitions in his industry: membership in the National Academy of Engineering. 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