摘要
Prof.Eric Mazur is a great influencer over and beyond the optics community.As a physicist,he is a pioneer of ultrafast optics and was one of the inventors of colliding-pulse mode-locked laser.As an educator,he not only gave talks to thousands,but also revolutionized teaching with his globally renowned methodology“Peer Instruction”.As a leader and entrepreneur,he co-founded several companies and was President of Optica(formerly the Optical Society)and currently is the Chair of the Optica Foundation.Here,Light:Science&Applications talked with Prof.Eric Mazur about his opinions on research,education and industry.The full interview video can be found in the Supplementary File.
基金
the support from CAS Youth Innovation Promotion Association Project[No.20211214]
CAST Outstanding Move-Young Talented Editors Project[No.2023ZZ052213]
High Profile Journal Grant of the Society of Scientific and Technological Periodicals of Chinese Academy of Sciences.