David C. Black

Auxora, Inc. produces and supplies optical thin film filters. The firm's filters can be used in optical telecommunication, data communication, CATV, bio-technology, high power lasers, instruments and other different markets. Its products include filters, packaged device and module. The company was founded by Xinxiong Zhang in January 2000 and is headquartered in Duarte, CA.

Credit Sesame, Inc. engages in the design and development of personal financial management tools. The firm operates an online credit and loans analytics engine. It provides a complete picture of its credit and loans in one place, including its credit score, credit monitoring, personalized financing analysis, and pre-qualified loan and savings recommendations. The company was founded by Adrian A. Nazari and Sean Donn in 2010 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

National Academy of Sciences operates as a private, nongovernmental institution that advises on issues related to science and technology. It provides independent, objective analysis and advice and conducts other activities to solve complex problems and inform public policy decisions. The firm also encourages education and research, recognize outstanding contributions to knowledge, and increase public understanding in matters of science. The company was founded on March 3, 1863 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Part of The National Academies of Science, the National Academy of Engineering operates as a professional membership organization. The company is based in Washington.

California Institute of Technology provides education focusing on science, engineering, academia, business, and public service. The company was founded in 1891 and it is headquartered in Pasadena, CA.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Part of Corning, Inc., Lasertron, Inc. is a company that makes optical components. The company is based in Burlington, MA. The company was founded by Jorge M. Fernandes. Lasertron was acquired by Oak Industries, Inc. on September 07, 1995 for $112 million.

Versawave Technologies, Inc. provides modulation components for data and bandwidth optical transmission applications. Its products include amplitude modulators and polarization modulators. The company was founded by Nicolas August Fleming Jaeger, Jeffrey D. Bull and Alan Guest in 2011 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

E-Tek Dynamics, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells fiber optic components and communication devices. Its products include WDM components and modules, isolators, couplers, and micro optic integrated components. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

WaveSplitter Technologies, Inc. is an independent provider of high-performance optical components and modules for system manufacturers worldwide seeking flexible, scalable technology platforms, advanced design capabilities, and extensive production capacity. The company develops, manufactures, and distributes fused fiber and planar lightguide circuit products, including pump laser combiners, optical channel interleavers, arrayed waveguide gratings, couplers, WDMs, and add/drop thin-film filters. Its technology platforms are designed to enable optical systems manufacturers and service providers to increase the capacity and reliability of their optical networks, extend the reach of optical signals in core networks and build flexible, scalable, and cost-effective metropolitan area networks. WaveSplitter was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Fremont, California with offices and manufacturing facilities in Taipei, Taiwan, and Shenzhen, China.

Denselight Semiconductors Pte Ltd. designs, manufactures and delivers photonic optical light source products and solutions to the communications, medical, instrumentations, industrial, defense and security industries. Its products include broadband light sources, narrow linewidth laser and active and passive components. The company was founded by Yee-Loy Lam and Yuen-Chuen Chan in 2000 and is headquartered in Singapore.

Part of Trask (Spencer) Securities, Neptec, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and markets switches and other devices for communications networks. The company is based in Jefferson City, TN.

Institute for Defense Analyses provides technical analyses of weapons systems and programs to federal agencies. It is a federally funded research organization that works primarily for the US Government's defense agencies. Its research areas include systems evaluations, technology assessments, resource & support analyses, and strategy assessments. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.