Sergio R. Restaino

Sergio R. Restaino received the Laurea degree (equivalent to an M.S. degree) in physics from the University of Naples, Naples, Italy, in 1986 and the Ph.D. degree in physics, majoring in optics, from the University of Florence, Florence, Italy, in 1989. He is the Principle Investigator for the Naval Research Laboratory, Albuquerque, NM, developing light-weight telescopes equipped with adaptive optics for use at the Naval Prototype Optical Interferometer, Flagstaff, AZ. He is currently an Adjunct Professor at three universities, where he lectures on various optics and imaging topics. He also serves as an adviser for several students for their M.S. and Ph.D. thesis. He has research interest in the field of high-angular resolution imaging through the use of adaptive optics and optical interferometry. His main research over the past decade has been focused on novel wavefront sensor and new technologies, such as liquid crystals and microelectromachined mirrors, for adaptive optics.