Dr. Marko Lončar

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Biography

Marko Lončar is the Tiantsai Lin Professor of Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics at Harvard University's John Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. He received his Diploma from the University of Belgrade in 1997 and earned his PhD from California Institute of Technology in 2003, where he worked under the supervision of Axel Scherer. After completing postdoctoral studies at Harvard with Federico Capasso, he joined the SEAS faculty in 2006. His research expertise lies in nanophotonics and nanofabrication, with current interests including quantum nonlinear nanophotonics, quantum optomechanics, and high-power optics. Lončar has received several prestigious awards including the NSF CAREER Award in 2009 and the Sloan Fellowship in 2010. He is recognized for his teaching excellence, receiving the Levenson Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching in 2012 and being named Harvard College Professor in 2017. He is a fellow of the Optical Society of America and a Senior Member of IEEE and SPIE.

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Professor

— Present

Harvard University • Cambridge, MA

Tiantsai Lin Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics at Harvard University's John Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

Awards

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NSF CAREER Award

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Sloan Fellowship

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Levenson Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching

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Harvard College Professor

Requirements for Harvard University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in a technical or quantitative field
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Specialization Notes

Administered by the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS).