Freeform optics: applications and challenges (Plenary Presentation)

Dr. Nelson E. Claytor is president of Fresnel Technologies, Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of precision molded plastic optics located in Fort Worth, TX. Dr. Claytor also serves as a director of Ascentia Imaging, Inc. of Boulder, CO and as the founding vice president of his local Optica chapter, The Optical Society of North Texas. Dr. Claytor received his BA in Physics from the Univ. of California at Berkeley, and his MA and PhD degrees in Physics from the Univ. of Notre Dame. He is an SPIE Fellow and a Senior Member of Optica. In 2017 Dr. Claytor received the inaugural Legacy Award for significant contributions to the Startup Realm, presented by TechFortWorth, a technology Accelerator and Incubator in Fort Worth. He is a 2019 recipient of the Fort Worth Business Press C-Suite Award for Outstanding Leadership in the Community as a C- Level Executive. When not working on optics, he is a Motorsport Safety Foundation Level 2 certified high performance track driving instructor.