David Hagan, Dean and Pegasus Professor at CREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics, Will Serve as Vice President of SPIE

David Hagan, Dean and Pegasus Professor at CREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics, Will Serve as Vice President of SPIE

Newly elected SPIE board members bring distinct backgrounds to optics and photonics community

David Hagan has been elected to serve as the 2027 Vice President of SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics. He will serve as President-Elect in 2028, and as the Society’s President in 2029. The SPIE Board of Directors is influential in the scientific community, establishing policy and strategy and conducting activities of interest to SPIE Members.

This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260825934622/en/ Top row, from left to right: David Hagan, Jim McNally, Mark Clampin. Bottom row, from left to right: Marla Dowell, Jana Kainerstorfer, Katie Schwertz

The 2026 SPIE President, Julie Bentley, professor of optics at the University of Rochester, made the new electees announcement at the Annual General Meeting of the Society on 25 August during SPIE Optics + Photonics. Terms begin on 1 January 2027.