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DOI 10.1515/aot-2013-0038Adv. Opt. Techn. 2013; 2(4): 277279 Community After the resignation of the former Executive Director in the Hannover (Germany) based office, the European Optical Society worked on a strategic re-orientation of its office. As a result, the office has moved to the campus of the University of Eastern Finland. Recently, the Board of the EOS appointed Jyrki Saarinen as the new Executive Director of the society. Andreas Thoss, Publisher of Advanced Optical Technologies, spoke with Jyrki Saarinen about his decisions and ambitions. AOT: You have worked more than a decade in industry. Why did you return to academia? Jyrki Saarinen: I really enjoyed my work in building a high-tech company: from a one-man startup to international large corporation with thousand employees. But it was time for change and to do something new. Academia was a kind of dream among several other, more realistic options in or close to industry. AOT: With your startup, you moved to Silicon Valley and lived there for many years. Why did you return to Finland? Jyrki Saarinen: When considering various options I got an invitation for a new professorship in photonics applications and commercialization at UEF in Finland. Knowing the high quality
Advanced Optical Technologies – de Gruyter
Published: Aug 1, 2013
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