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Duncan T. Moore was president of the Optical Society of America in 1996 and was awarded the Edwin H. Land Medal in 2009 .. Optical Society of America. The Optical Society. Dr. Moore is the Rudolf and Hilda Kingslake Professor of Optical Engineering and Professor of Biomedical Engineering , as well as Professor of Business Administration in the William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration , and the Vice Provost for Entrepreneurship , all at the University of Rochester .. Biomedical Engineering. Biomedical engineering. William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration. William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration. University of Rochester. University of Rochester. From 2002 until 2004 , he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Infotonics Technology Center Inc. , an industry , academia , and government partnership to foster cutting-edge research , prototyping of new technology , and economic development in Upstate New York , with an operating budget of $ 15 million and a capital budget of $ 25 million in 2004 .. Prior to this , from 1995 until the end of 1997 , he served as Dean of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University of Rochester .. University of Rochester. University of Rochester. He also served as President of the Optical Society of America -LRB- OSA -RRB- , a professional organization with more than 12,000 members throughout the world , in 1996 .. Optical Society of America. The Optical Society. Dr. Moore was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in the fall of 1997 for the position of Associate Director for Technology in The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy -LRB- OSTP -RRB- .. Office of Science and Technology Policy. Office of Science and Technology Policy. In this position , which ended in December 2000 , he worked with Dr. Neal Lane , President Clinton 's Science Advisor , to advise the President on U.S. technology policy , including the Next Generation Internet , Clean Car Initiative , National Nanotechnology Initiative , ElderTech , and CrimeTech .. Dr. Neal Lane. Neal Francis Lane. Next Generation Internet. Next Generation Internet Program. National Nanotechnology Initiative. National Nanotechnology Initiative. From January through May 2001 , Dr. Moore served as Special Advisor to the Acting Director of OSTP .. Since the summer of 2005 , Dr. Moore has been a Consulting Professor at Stanford University , where he has worked on its Center for Longevity to create an international , interdisciplinary research and teaching network focused on solving fundamental physical and social problems associated with extended life expectancy .. Stanford University. Stanford University. The PhD degree in Optics was awarded to Dr. Moore in 1974 from the University of Rochester .. University of Rochester. University of Rochester. He had previously earned a master 's degree in Optics at Rochester and a bachelor 's degree in Physics from the University of Maine .. Physics. Physics. University of Maine. University of Maine. Dr. Moore has extensive experience in the academic , research , business , and government arenas of science and technology .. He is an expert in gradient-index optics , computer-aided design , and the manufacture of optical systems .. gradient-index optics. gradient-index optics. computer-aided design. computer-aided design. He has advised more than 50 graduate thesis students .. In 1993 , Dr. Moore began a one-year appointment as Science Advisor to Senator John D. Rockefeller IV of West Virginia .. Senator John D. Rockefeller IV. John D. Rockefeller IV. He also chaired the successful Hubble Independent Optical Review Panel organized in 1990 to determine the correct prescription of the Hubble Space Telescope .. Hubble Space Telescope. Hubble Space Telescope. He currently chairs the Product-Integrity-Team for the James Webb Space Telescope , the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope .. Hubble Space Telescope. Hubble Space Telescope. James Webb Space Telescope. James Webb Space Telescope. In addition , Dr. Moore is the founder and former president of Gradient Lens Corporation of Rochester , New York , the manufacturer of the Hawkeye boroscope .. Dr. Moore was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in February 1998 .. National Academy of Engineering. National Academy of Engineering