Doron Barness

MKS Spectra-Physics Lasers, Israel

Lecture Title: Advanced Fiber Laser Technology for Next Generation Airborne Lidar Applications

Dr. Doron Barness has been Director of R&D and Engineering at V-Gen Ltd., Spectra-Physics Lasers Tel-Aviv (now under MKS instruments) since July 2016, after serving as project manager and laser physicist since 2013. V-Gen is one of the leading providers of innovative fiber lasers for a wide range of industrial applications and was acquired in October 2014 by Newport Corp. Prior to joining V-Gen, Doron served as a senior physicist at Elbit Systems Electro-optics Elop since 2009. Dr. Barness graduated with a PhD degree from the Bar-Ilan University where he conducted research in the fields of Nano-magnetism, superconductivity and high speed laser imaging. Dr. Barness holds a B.Sc and M.Sc degrees in physics, also from the Bar-Ilan University.