SPIE Elects Marina Leite as Fellow
SPIE, an international society that brings academics and business professionals together to advance light-based science and technology, has elected Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Marina Leite to the status of fellow.
In becoming a fellow, the society recognizes Leite, who researches novel materials for energy harvesting and storage, photonics and optoelectronics, for her outstanding scientific and technical achievements and service. Leite was previously honored by SPIE with the advancement to a senior member in 2021 and was named Community Champion in 2019 and 2020.
Leite joins 46 others in becoming fellows in 2025, including Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Jeremy Munday.
“It’s a pleasure to honor their technical achievements, their commitment to SPIE as well as to the wider optics and photonics community,” said Peter E. Andersen, chair of the SPIE Fellows Committee. “I join my colleagues in the SPIE Fellows Committee in recognizing these new SPIE Fellow Members, their high-level achievements across optics and photonics, and their impactful contributions to SPIE.”