Jean M. Bennett

Jean M. Bennett (1930–2008) was the first woman president of The Optical Society in 1986.[1]

Jean M. Bennett
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
Not to be confused with Jean Bennett.

She died on July 18, 2008 in Ridgecrest, CA after a long illness. She was 78. Bennett received her PhD in physics from Pennsylvania State University in 1955, and spent most of her career at the Naval Weapons Center (now the Naval Air Warfare Center) at China Lake, CA.

Bennett was an editor for Applied Optics and Optics Express.[2]

Awards & Recognition
  • In 1994 she was named a Distinguished Fellow of the Naval Weapons Center.
  • She received the David Richardson Medal from The Optical Society (OSA) in 1990 for her "sustained contributions to the studies of optical surfaces that have provided the optics community with a more thorough understanding of optical surface phenomenology and a meticulous methodology for surface characterization."[3]
  • In 1988 the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology established the Jean Bennett Award, given annually to a senior for excellence in optics.
  • She received the SPIE Technology Achievement Award in 1983 for "the development of practical instrumentation for optical surface quality metrology, and for dedicated service and guidance to the optics industry."[4]

See also
  • Optical Society of America#Past Presidents of the OSA

References
  1. "Past Presidents of the Optical Society of America". Optic Society of America. Archived from the original on 2009-01-20.
  2. "Jean M. Bennett". OSA Living History. 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  3. "David Richardson Medal - The Optical Society osa.org Retrieved 24 September 2019".
  4. "Aden and Marjorie Meinel Technology Achievement Award - SPIE". spie.org. Retrieved 2019-09-24.


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