Our Board of Trustees

A Diverse Gathering of Industry Leaders

Officers of the Board of Trustees

  • President
    Dr. Henrikki Pantsar
    TRUMPF Inc.
  • President Elect
    Prof. Aravinda Kar
    University of Central Florida; CREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics
  • Past President
    Gilbert Haas
    Haas Laser Technologies, Inc.
  • Treasurer
    Dr. Sam Salama
    Hyperion Technologies
  • Secretary
    Dr. Bo Gu, Ph.D.
    BOS Photonics
Trustee Affiliation
Neil Ball Directed Light Inc.
Prof. Milan Brandt RMIT University
Robert Braunschweig LASEA
Dr. Hongqiang Chen Amada Weld Tech Inc.
Jamie King Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Michael Lander Skyward LTD
Klaus Löffler Precitec, Inc.
Dr. Yongfeng Lu University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Eric Mottay Amplitude Laser Group
Dr. Robert Thomas US Air Force Research Laboratory