Connie Chang-Hasnain, Founder and Chief Technologist, has nearly 3 decades of experience in semiconductor lasers, optoelectronic devices and materials. She is the Whinnery Chair Professor of EECS at UC Berkeley and a member of the CIAN ERC. She is a recognized expert in VCSELs and tunable VCSELs. Her research group pioneered the key HCG VCSEL technology that BW10 will manufacture and market.