SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has awarded Kishore Padmaraju the 2013 John Kiel Scholarship. The John Kiel Scholarship is SPIE's 2nd largest scholarship, and was established to honor SPIE founding member John Kiel, in recognition of his long-standing and significant contributions to the society. The scholarship is awarded annually to an outstanding student that demonstrates exceptional promise in making substantial contributions to the field of optics and engineering.
From 2011-2013, Kishore was the founding member and president of Columbia University's OSA/SPIE student chapter. In 2012, he was the co-director of the IONS-FOCUS student conference, held jointly between Columbia University and the City College of New York.
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