Faculty

Chester S. Gardner

Chester S. Gardner

Vice President for Academic Affairs

Professor
377 Henry Administration Bldg, MC-254
506 S. Wright
Urbana, Illinois 61801
(217) 333-2211
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PhD Electrical Engineering Northwestern University August l973

Research Interests:

  • Optical Communication, Laser Altimetry, Laser Remote Sensing and Ranging, Laser Guide Stars and Adaptive Optics

For more information:
Electro-Optic Systems Laboratory

Honors, Recognition, and Outstanding Achievements

  • American Men and Women in Science
  • Who's Who in Engineering
  • Who's Who in America
  • Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, Eta Kappa Nu
  • Graduated with Honor, B.S., Michigan State University
  • Walter P. Murphy Fellow, Northwestern University
  • Beckman Associate - Center for Advance Study, University of Illinois, 1981-82
  • 1985 Summer Fellow - Air Force Geophysics Laboratory
  • Plenary Lecture, APS/OSA 8th Interdisciplinary Laser Science Conference, 1992
  • 1991 R. V. Poole Memorial Plenary Lecture, OSA/IEEE 1991 Conf. on Lasers and Electro-Optics
  • Plenary Lecture, 1998 Annual Meeting IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society
  • Fellow - American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • Fellow - Optical Society of America
  • Fellow - Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers

Honors, Recognition, and Outstanding Achievements for Research

  • Who's Who In Engineering
  • Who's Who in America
  • American Men and Women of Science
  • Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, Eta Kappa Nu
  • BS EE with Honor, Michigan State University 1969
  • Walter P. Murphy Fellowship, Northwestern University, 1971-73
  • Bell Telephone, Graduate Study Program
  • 1985 Summer Fellow-Air Force Geophysics Laboratory
  • Beckman Associate, Center for Advanced Study - l98l to 1982
  • Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science - 1996
  • Fellow, Optical Society of America - 1983
  • Fellow, Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers - 1987
  • Plenary Lecture, APS/OSA 8th Interdisciplinary Laser Science Conference, 1992
  • Plenary Lecture, 1998 Annual Meeting IEEE Laser and Electro-Optics Society
  • 1991 R. V. Pole Memorial Plenary Lecture, OSA/IEEE Conf. Lasers and Electro-Optics
  • 1996 NSF CEDAR Prize Lecture, Annual NSF CEDAR Conference