Johnnie Chan and Aleksandr Biberman have both been selected as semi-finalists in the 2011 Corning Outstanding Student Paper Competition for their submissions to the Optical Fiber Communication (OFC) conference entitled "Data Transmission Using Wavelength-Selective Spatial Routing for Photonic Interconnection Networks" and "CMOS-Compatible Scalable Photonic Switch Architecture Using 3D-Integrated Deposited Silicon Materials for High-Performance Data Center Networks", respectively
Caroline Lai was also selected as a semi-finalist in the 2011 Corning Outstanding Student Paper Competition for her submission entitled "20-Gb/s Power-Efficient CMOS-Driven Multimode Links", based on her work at IBM Research, T. J. Watson Research Center.
The Corning Outstanding Student Paper Competition recognizes innovation, research excellence and presentation abilities skills in optical communications. The award is endowed by a grant from Corning and administered by the OSA Foundation.