2025 Award Winners Announced!

The Laser Institute (LIA) is proud to announce the distinguished recipients of its 2025 Arthur L. Schawlow and William M. Steen awards as well as the induction of a new LIA Fellow, as formally resolved by unanimous vote of the LIA Board of Trustees.

These awards recognizing exceptional contributions to the fields of lasers, laser applications, and laser safety worldwide will be formally presented during the 44th International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics (ICALEO®) on October 15, 2025, in Orlando, Florida.

Arthur L. Schawlow Award – Professor William (Bill) O’Neill

William M. Steen Award – Seurat Technologies

Induction to the Grade of LIA Fellow – Professor Antti Salminen

Join us in celebrating these winners during the Awards Ceremony at ICALEO!

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