VINSE Colloquium: Dr. Judson Ryckman "Silicon and Porous Silicon Nanophotonics: Subwavelength Structuring for Sensing and Flat-Optics"

Dr. Judson RyckmanPrincipal Engineer, Silicon Photonics Design, IntelAdjunct Associate Professor, Clemson University'Silicon and Porous Silicon Nanophotonics: Subwavelength Structuring for Sensing and Flat-Optics' Dr. Judson Ryckman earned his PhD in Electrical Engineering from Vanderbilt University in 2013 under Prof. Sharon Weiss. He began his career at Intel as a research scientist and photonic design engineer, contributing to the development and commercial release of Intel's first silicon photonics products. In 2016, he joined Clemson University, where his research focused on nanophotonic devices and materials for sensing, imaging, security, light-matter interactions, and nanomanufacturing. In 2026, he returned to Intel, where he is currently a Principal Engineer in Silicon Photonics Design, while maintaining an appointment as Adjunct Associate Professor at Clemson University. He is a recipient of the AFOSR Young Investigator Program and NSF CAREER awards, a Senior Member of IEEE and Optica, and an inventor on more than 10 issued patents.