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Professor Buck is originally from Los Angeles, California. He completed his B.S. in engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles in 1975 and received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 1977 and 1982, respectively. His thesis work focused on nonlinear optical four-wave mixing. During his tenure at Georgia Tech from 1982 to 2015, Professor Buck conducted research in ultrafast switching, radiation of short electrical pulses, nonlinear optical materials characterization, fiber amplifier modeling, and optical soliton propagation with applications in optical communications. He has developed courses and textbooks in fiber optics, nonlinear optics, and electromagnetics. In addition to his academic contributions, he enjoys music and photography.
Department of Computer Science: GRE scores are optional for Fall 2026.