John Ballato

John Ballato is a professor of materials science and engineering at Clemson University, where he also holds the J. E. Sirrine Endowed Chair in Optical Fiber. He has published nearly 500 technical papers and holds 34 U.S. and foreign patents. Among numerous other honors, he is a Fellow of the American Ceramic Society (ACerS), the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the American Physical Society (APS), the Optical Society of America (OSA), and the International Society of Optical Engineering (SPIE), as well as an elected member of the World Academy of Ceramics and the U.S. National Academy of Inventors. He previously served as the Vice President for Research and the Vice President for Economic Development at Clemson as well as a Director of the AVX Corporation.