Peter C. Schultz

Peter C. Schultz (born December 3, 1942 in Brooklyn ) is an American materials scientist who was a pioneer in fiber optics .

Schultz, whose father was German-American, studied at Rutgers University with a bachelor's degree in 1964 and a doctorate in 1967 on ceramic materials. He then went to the Corning Glass Works , where at the end of the 1960s, together with Robert D. Maurer and Donald Keck, he developed the first optical glass fibers suitable for long-range communications, with losses below 20 decibels per kilometer. They were doped with titanium and manufactured in a special heating process.

From 1988 to 2001 he was President of the US subsidiary of Heraeus . He also works as a consultant, including expertise in patent litigation. In 1997 he was president of a start-up company for non-invasive measurement of blood sugar with glass fibers (BioSensor).

In 2000 he received the National Medal of Technology with Maurer and Keck and in 1993 all three were inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame . He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering .

From 1978 to 1984 Schultz was visiting professor of materials science at Cornell University , from 1976 to 1994 at George Washington University and from 1988 to 1998 visiting professor at the University of Virginia .

He holds 26 patents (2013).

Web links

• National Inventors Hall of Fame