1970 – 1974 Ph.D. in Physics, University of California Berkeley, USA
1968 – 1970 M.A. in Physics, University of California Berkeley, USA
1964 – 1968 B.A., in Physics, University of California Berkeley, USA
Work Experience
2006 – Present Director, Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, MIT
1996 – Present Francis Wright Davis Chair Professor of Physics, MIT
1983 – 1996 Professor of Physics, MIT
1978 – 1983 Associate Professor of Physics, MIT
1974 – 1978 Assistant Professor of Physics, MIT
Research Interests
The research of Prof. Joannopoulos has spanned two major directions in the field of Condensed Matter Physics. The first is devoted to creating a realistic and microscopic theoretical description of the properties of material systems. He is responsible for the development of numerous theoretical methods to enable tractable and accurate calculations of elementary excitations in complex many-particle systems. The second major direction, and current major thrust, involves the development of a new class of materials called photonic crystals, which are designed to affect the properties of photons in much the same way that semiconductors effect the properties of electrons. These materials provide new mechanisms in the ability to control and mold the flow of light that are that are impossible with conventional optics.
Awards & Honors
Alfred P. Sloan Fellow, 1976–1980.
John S. Guggenheim Fellow, 1981–1982.
Fellow of American Physical Society, 1983.
School of Science Graduate Council Teaching Award, 1991.
William Buechner Teaching Prize, 1996.
David Adler Award of the American Physical Society, 1997.
American Physical Society Centennial Speaker, 1998–1999.
School of Science Graduate Teaching Award, 2002.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2002.
Thomson Reuters Web of Science Most Highly Cited Researchers List, 2003.
Outstanding Referee of the American Physical Society Journals, 2009.
Election to the National Academy of Sciences, 2009.
Fellow of World Technology Network, 2009.
Chair, Applied Physical Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, 2014 – 2017.
Aneesur Rahman Prize of the American Physical Society, 2015.
Max Born Award of the Optical Society of America, 2015.
Election to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, 2015.
Web of Science Citation Indices
As of 16 December 2020: Citation index: 76,347 h-index: 122
Books
Photonic Crystals: Molding the Flow of Light, J.D. Joannopoulos, S. G. Johnson, R.D. Meade and J. Winn, Princeton University Press, 1st Ed. 1995; 2nd Ed. 2008.
Photonic Crystals: The Road from Theory to Practice, S.G. Johnson and J.D. Joannopoulos, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002.
Quantum Theory of Materials, E. Kaxiras & J. D. Joannopoulos, Cambridge University Press, June 2019
Peer Reviewed Journals: 668 Publications
Technology Transfer & Entrepreneurial Activities
Patents: 125 Issued U.S. Patents
OmniGuide, Inc.: Co-founder 2000. Company has developed the BeamPath CO2 laser fiber for minimally invasive microsurgical cutting and coagulation.
Luminus Devices, Inc.: Co-founder 2002. Company develops and manufactures high performance solid-state light sources for a variety of illumination applications.
WiTricity Corporation : Co-founder 2007.Company explores the development of efficient and safe wireless nonradiative power transmission over medium-range distances.
Typhoon HIL, Inc. : Co-founder 2011.Company develops the world’s fastest Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) Simulators for power electronics systems.
Lux Labs, Inc.: Co-founder 2017.Company develops advanced optical materials using cutting edge nanophotonics and polymer fabrication methods.
Lightelligence, Inc.: Co-founder 2017.Company develops optical chips to empower the next generation of high-performance AI computing tasks.
