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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2019-01-08 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-03-17 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006180b.htm person Eggleton Benjamin J. FAA FTSE AACR2 6 November 1970 Place of Birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Physicist University Administrator Ben Eggleton is a leader in integrated nanophotonics and nonlinear optical physics. He has made significant contributions to the fields nonlinear optics, waveguides, soliton physics, fundamentals and applications of slow light, and optical communications technology with applications to ultrafast and ultra-broadband and energy efficient information signal processing. Eggleton has been Director of Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS) and the Institute of Photonics and Optical Science at the University of Sydney. In 2018 established the Nano Institute. 1992 1992 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney 1993 1996 Career position - Research Assistant, University of Sydney and Optical Fibre Technology Centre 1996 1996 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Sydney 1996 1998 Career position - Postdoctoral member of technical staff, Bell Laboratories Lucent Technologies, U.S.A. 1998 1998 Award - Adolph Lomb Medal, Optical Society of America 1998 2000 Career position - Member of technical staff, Optical Fibre Research Department, Bell Laboratories Lucent Technologies, U.S.A. 1999 2000 Career position - Technical Manager, Optical Fibre Research Department, Bell Laboratories Lucent Technologies, U.S.A 2000 2001 Career position - Director of Research, Specialty Fiber Devices, Bell Laboratories Lucent Technologies, U.S.A 2000 2002 Career position - Director, Photonic Devices Research, Photonic Devices Research Department, Bell Laboratories Lucent Technologies, U.S.A. 2001 2012 Award - ARC Federation Fellow 2002 Career position - Fellow, Optical Society of America 2003 Career position - Professor of Physics, University of Sydney 2003 2003 Award - International Commission on Optics Prize 2003 2017 Career position - Founding Director, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS), University of Sydney 2004 2004 Award - Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year, Commonwealth of Australia 2006 Career position - Member of Council, Australian Optical Society 2007 2007 Award - International Commission on Optics Prize 2007 2007 Award - Pawsey Medal, Australian Academy of Science 2007 2015 Career position - Editor-in-Chief, Optics communications 2007 2015 Career position - Fellow, Optical Society of America 2008 2008 Award - Award for Excellence in Physics and Astronomy, New South Wales Science and Engineering Awards 2008 2008 Award - Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year, Prime Minister's Science Awards 2008 2010 Career position - President, Australian Optical Society 2008 2010 Career position - Founding Director, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS), University of Sydney 2009 2009 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) 2009 2018 Career position - Founding Director, Institute of Photonics and Optical Science, University of Sydney 2010 2010 Career event - Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers - For contributions to the development and applications of Bragg gratings and other periodic structures in optical fibers 2011 2011 Award - Eureka Prize for Leadership in Science, Australian Museum 2011 2011 Award - Walter Boas Medal, Australian Institute of Physics 2013 2017 Award - ARC Laureate Fellow 2015 Career position - Editor, APL Photonics 2015 2017 Career position - Member, Board of Governors, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Photonics 2016 Career position - Co-Director, New South Wales Smart Sensing Network 2016 2016 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 2017 Award - Fellow, Royal Society of New South Wales 2017 2017 Award - Vice-Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Research, University of Sydney 2018 Career position - Director, Nano Institute, University of Sydney 2020 2020 Award - Eureka Prize for Outstanding Science in Safeguarding Australia, Australian Museum 2020 2020 Award - W. H. (Beattie) Steel Medal, Australian Optical Society 2022 Career position - Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research), University of Sydney Walter Boas Medal, Australian Institute of Physics (1984 - )

Awarded the Medal 2011

 Australian Optical Society (1983 - )

President 2008 - 2010

 Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year, Commonwealth of Australia (2000 - )

Awarded the Prize 2004

 The University of Sydney (1850 - )

Professor of Physics 2003 - ; Director, Institute of Photonics and Optical Science 2009 - 2018; Director, Nano Institute 2018 - ; Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research)2022 -

 Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (1987 - )

Elected Fellow 2009

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Elected Fellow 2016

 Pawsey Medal, Australian Academy of Science (1967 - )

Awarded the Medal 2007

 Royal Society of New South Wales (1866 - )

Fellow 2017 -

 W. H. (Beattie) Steel Medal, Australian Optical Society (1995 - )

Awarded the Medal 2020

 New South Wales Science and Engineering Awards (2008 - 2014)

Received the Award for Excellence in Physics and Astronomy 2008

 'Eggleton, Benjamin J. (Ben)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Eggleton, Benjamin J. (Ben) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Fellows of the Academy Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Fellows of the Academy 2024 Resource: Recipients [of the Prime Minister's Prizes for Science, 2000 - 2017] Recipients [of the Prime Minister's Prizes for Science, 2000 - 2017] Department of Industry, Innovation and Science 2017 Resource: Pawsey Medal Australian Academy of Science Pawsey Medal Australian Academy of Science 2022