Nan M. Jokerst

Dr. Nan Marie Jokerst is the J.A. Jones Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University and the Executive Director of the Duke Shared Materials Instrumentation Facility (SMIF), which is a shared cleanroom and characterization facility at Duke. Her research focuses on chip-scale optical sources for optical sensing systems, such as portable medical diagnostics and environmental monitoring. She specializes in optical system design, optoelectronic device and system design, photonic materials and devices, and semiconductor device fabrication. Her current research interests include chip-scale photonic sensing systems, III-V thin-film lasers integrated onto silicon, integrated optoelectronics, metamaterials, integrated plasmonics, and optical interconnects. Dr. Jokerst is a Fellow of the IEEE and has held various leadership roles within the IEEE LEOS, including serving on the Board of Governors and as VP for Conferences and VP for Technical Affairs. She is also a Fellow of the Optical Society of America and has served as Chair of the OSA Engineering Council. Her honors include the NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award, the IEEE Third Millennium Medal, the IEEE/HP Harriet B. Rigas Medal, and the Alumni in Academia Award from the University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering. Dr. Jokerst serves on the National Academies Board on Global Science and Technology. She has authored over 200 refereed publications and holds 6 patents. She earned her BS in Physics from Creighton University in 1982 and her MS and PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California in 1984 and 1989, respectively.