Sterling Backus Email & Phone Number

Dr. Sterling Backus is well known as a pioneering developer of new ultrafast laser technologies. He ran the research department as Chief Scientific Officer for KMLabs Inc. (Ultrafast laser manufacturer) for 16 years. Part of the business was acquired by Thorlabs in Oct 2019 where he now works as a research scientist. Sterling is also an Adjunct Professor in the ECE Department at Colorado State University. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees, in Physics and a PhD in Engineering Science from Washington State University in 1996. His work is in the area of high peak-and-average power ultrafast Ti:sapphire lasers, and the use of cryogenic cooling for ultrafast laser systems. He is also an expert in ultrafast non-linear optics, high harmonic generation, and laser design. Sterling is a Fellow of Optica, a U.S. Army infantry veteran, an Edgerton Award recipient, and has served on program committees for numerous conferences in the field. He is also a #STEAM promoter in K-12 to seed the future of science, technology, engineering, art, and math!

Listed skills include Laser Physics, Mechanics, Ultrafast Lasers, Optical Engineering, and 23 others.