Carol A. Tomczyk, Ph.D., CLSO

Carol A. Tomczyk, Ph.D., CLSO has over 35 years of experience working with various types of lasers, optics, and detectors in very diverse environments and a wide range of disciplines.

Most recently, she was the site LSO at a company developing and manufacturing laser-based portable and handheld chemical analysis devices for use by Emergency Responders. Carol also spent 10.5 years at a leading-edge manufacturer of semiconductor lithography equipment where, she developed high power UV lasers for use in microlithography applications in Class 1 clean room environments. While there, she also conducted laser damage and materials outgassing studies. Before that, she managed the Facility for Laser Spectroscopy in the Chemistry Department at Cornell University, where she coordinated laser use and safety training for six research groups engaged in a wide variety of Physical Chemistry and Biophysical Chemistry research projects.

Her Ph.D.in Physical Chemistry is from The Pennsylvania State University, her M.S. in Physical Chemistry is from New York University, and her A.B. in Biochemistry is from Smith College.