Dr. Chad A. Husko

Chad is a scientist turned entrepreneur, and the Founder/CEO of Iris Light Technologies, Inc. Our vision is to transform the silicon photonics industry by leveraging cutting edge research in photonics and nanomaterials to solve ‘the silicon laser problem’. Iris’s laser technology is an essential element enabling applications in optical sensors, communications, and biophotonics in integrated photonic chips (miniaturized light-based circuits). Iris is participating in the Chain Reaction Innovations program based at Argonne National Lab (Chicago, IL). Chad actively promotes the optics and photonics industries through professional service and public outreach.

Chad holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Applied Physics from Columbia University (New York, USA), and B.S. degrees in Physics and Mathematics from Loyola University Chicago. While a Fulbright Scholar, he was a researcher in the industrial R&D lab of Thales in Paris, France. Chad’s love of languages led him to complete an M.A. and B.A. in Spanish from New York University and Loyola alongside his technical studies.

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