Dan Kominsky Email & Phone Number

Blacksburg, Virginia

Research and Development in fiber optic sensing technologies, particularly fiber optic shape sensing for lengths over 30 meters. This shape sensing technology can track the position (location) of an optical fiber along its entire length. This “smart fiber” is minimally intrusive, virtually weightless, and can be used to monitor the dynamic 3D shape of a structure to which it conforms. It can also be embedded or attached to a surface to monitor the dynamic 3D shape independent of temperature or load from the environment. Specific areas of focus include: algorithm development and refinement, developing and acquiring funding for new concepts and technologies.

Blacksburg, Virginia

Fiber optic sensor technologies for extreme environment applications. Prime continues to push the envelope in applying fiber optic technology to energy, aerospace, industrial and military sensor applications that traditional sensors cannot touch.

Blacksburg, Virginia

Prime Research, LC is the R&D subsidiary of Prime Photonics, LC

Blacksburg, Virginia

Development of harsh environment sensing technologies , based on fiber optics. Emphasis on turbine engine sensing (secondary role was as Turbine Instrumentation Business Unit Manager). Responsibilities included system design, optical engineering, signal processing/algorithm development, and project management.

Phd, Waveguide Optics

Ms, Optics

Masters student specializing in glass photonics, especially optical nonlinearity in poled silica.

Ba, Physics, Astronomy