![]() He works with students and faculty to foster innovation and entrepreneurial thinking at Dartmouth and with the NIHF Camp Invention program.Įstablished in 1992, the Edwin H. At Dartmouth, he developed the QIS technology with his students and co-founded Gigajot. He later invented the photon-counting Quanta Image Sensor. He further developed and commercialized the technology with colleagues at their startup, Photobit. He is an OSA and IEEE Fellow, NAE member, NIHF inductee and Queen Elizabeth Prize Laureate.įossum invented the CMOS active pixel image sensor with intra-pixel charge transfer while at JPL, the basis for all modern CMOS image sensors. He has published over 300 technical papers and holds over 170 US patents. ![]() He is currently the Krehbiel Professor for Emerging Technologies at the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth. After working at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at Caltech, USA, he co-founded several startups and served as CEO. Fossum is a solid-state image sensor device physicist and engineer. “CMOS image sensors are now found in nearly all camera phones and other electronic imaging devices-making it an enabling ground-breaking contribution to digital imaging technology.”Įric R. Fantone, founder and president of Optikos Corporation. “As the inventor of the CMOS image sensor as well as an entrepreneur and educator, Eric Fossum truly deserves recognition as this year’s Edwin Land Medalist,” said 2020 OSA President Stephen D. Fossum is recognized for the invention and commercialization of advanced CMOS optical sensor imaging technology and the Quanta Image Sensor, and for university entrepreneurial and national young inventor training activities. Fossum, Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth, USA, the 2020 Edwin H. WASHINGTON - The Optical Society ( OSA) and the Society for Imaging Science and Technology ( IS&T) are pleased to name Eric R. The Optical Society and Society for Imaging Science and Technology honor solid-state image sensor device physicist Fossum on his latest accolade and thank him for continuing to be a part of our community. We here at DPReview would like to both congratulate Dr. They have helped shape my thoughts on what photographers need in the future, as well as inform me in digital photography science and technology that are adjacent to my expertise.’ ‘It has been fun over the years, and informative to me, to interact with some of the techies and users on the DPR forums. ![]() Not only is he a regular in the forums, he’s also contributed to many articles over the years. Fossum also wanted to share his excitement and gratitude for interacting with the DPReview community. ‘Today, in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak, and the need to flatten the curve by working from home, I am proud that the ubiquitous CMOS image sensor is at the heart of every remote visual interaction that helps connect our communities,’ he said.ĭr. Fossum serves as the Director of PhD Innovation Programs and Associate Provost for Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer, is partaking in remote education amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. ‘I want to thank the thousands of engineers around the globe that further developed CMOS image sensor technology and made it so much better than the first devices we made at JPL more than 25 years ago!’Īs with so many universities around the world, Dartmouth, where Dr. Fossum also wanted to thank those who have helped push his creation above and beyond what it started as: I am especially pleased that the medal citation includes my recent research work at Dartmouth on the Quanta Image Sensor, as well as my work with students of all ages in invention and entrepreneurial thinking.’ĭr. ‘I feel honored and grateful to the OSA for this wonderful recognition. On being selected for the award, Fossum says: Fossum, who is ‘being honored specifically for the invention and commercialization of advanced CMOS optical sensor imaging technology and the Quanta Image Sensor, and for university entrepreneurial and national young inventor training activities,’ was kind enough to share a few thoughts on being selected for the prestigious accolade. To help us celebrate his achievement, Dr. Land, ‘recognizes pioneering work empowered by scientific research to create inventions, technologies and products,’ according to OSA’s press release. The award, which was created in 1992 by The Optical Society (OSA) and the Society for Imaging Science and Technology (IS&T) in honor of Edwin H. The Optical Society (OSA), has announced that Eric Fossum, PhD, inventor of CMOS sensors as we know them, has been selected as the 2020 recipient of its Edwin Land Medal. ![]() Eric Fossum, provided by The Optical Society.
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