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Benjamin Snavely
Dr. Snavely received his B.S. degree from Swarthmore College, M.S. degree in electrical engineering from Princeton University, and Ph.D. in engineering physics from Cornell University. Following graduate studies he joined the research laboratories of the Eastman Kodak Company where his research interests included the physics of solid-state imaging devices and quantum electronics. He was the leader of the Kodak group that invented the tunable continuous wave (CW) dye laser. Dr. Snavely joined “Y” (Laser) Division of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in 1972, becoming Associate “Y” Division Director in 1973. Dr. Snavely established the Laser Isotope Separation Program at Livermore and led the group that conducted the first laser macroscopic separation of uranium isotopes (AVLIS). He returned to Kodak in 1976. Dr. Snavely was a visiting Professor and Humboldt Scholar at the University of Marburg, Germany during the ’68 – ’69 academic year. Following retirement from the Eastman Kodak Company in 1991 Dr. Snavely became the Program Director for Advanced Technologies and Instrumentation and Program Officer for the National Optical Astronomy Observatories at the National Science Foundation. While at the NSF he also served for two years in the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in the Executive Office of the President as an NSF agency representative. Dr. Snavely has served on review committees for the National Science Foundation, The National Academy of Sciences, and Department of Energy. He is a member of the American Physical Society, American Astronomical Society, IEEE, and a Fellow of the American Optical Society. |
Benjamin Snavely has served as Corporate Secretary of the American Institute of Physics since May 1999. The Office of the Secretary is responsible for maintaining the corporate records of the AIP, and preparing the agendas and arrangements for meetings of the Governing Board and the Executive Committee. The office, including the Corporate Secretary and the Assistant to the Corporate Secretary, also manages the Tate and Compton Awards, and communication with the ten Member Societies.