Prior to joining Rose-Hulman in 2011, Dr. Leisher served as the manager of advanced technology at nLight Corporation in Vancouver, Washington, where he worked for over four years. He received a B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Bradley University (Peoria, Ill.) in 2002 and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 2004 and 2007, respectively. Dr. Leisher’s research interests include the design, fabrication, characterization, and analysis of high power semiconductor lasers and other photonic devices. He has authored more than 160 technical journal articles and conference presentations. Dr. Leisher is a member of SPIE and the IEEE Photonics Society.