Endowed Chair Emeritus in Electrical and Computer Engineering. In 2013, he joined the University of Texas at Dallas as the Erik Jonsson School Distinguished Chair in Electrical Engineering. Coleman has had significant involvement in the publications, conference, and leadership activities of the major professional societies associated with the field of photonics (IEEE, OSA, SPIE, APS, and AAAS). He has served the IEEE Photonics Society (formerly the IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society) as an Associate Editor of IEEE Photonics Technology Letters (9 years), a Distinguished Lecturer, an elected member of the Board of Governors, and as Vice-President for Publications. He completed a five-year commitment to the leadership of the society having served as President-Elect, President and Past-President. The society awarded him the Distinguished Service Award in 2008. Honors Member, National Academy of Engineering (2012) for contributions to semiconductor lasers and photonic materials. Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (2014) John Tyndall Award, IEEE Photonics Society and Optical Society of America (2013) SPIE Technical Achievement Award (2011) "for contributions to the methods, designs, and demonstrations of selectivity grown discrete and monolithically integrated compound semiconductor lasers and photonic devices" IEEE David Sarnoff Award (2008) "for leadership in the development of highly reliable strained-layer lasers" Nick Holonyak, Jr. Award, Optical Society of America (2006) "for a career of contributions to quantum well and strained-layer semiconductor lasers through innovative epitaxial growth methods and novel device designs" ISCS Heinrich Welker Award (2004) "for the demonstration of reliable strained layer lasers leading to 980 nm Er fiber pumps" William Streifer Scientific Achievement Award, IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society (2000) "for pioneering research in high reliability strained layer semiconductor lasers" References 1950 births Living people American electrical engineers Scientists from Chicago Grainger College of Engineering alumni Scientists at Bell Labs University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign faculty University of Texas at Dallas faculty Fellows of Optica (society) Fellow Members of the IEEE Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows of the American Physical Society Members of the United States National Academy of Engineering Engineers from Illinois