James G. Fujimoto is the Elihu Thomson Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He also teaches as a guest professor in the field of ophthalmology at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts.
He earned his M.Sc. and Ph.D. from MIT in 1981 and 1984. He has been a member of the MIT faculty since 1985 and currently holds the title of Elihu Thomson Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT. Additionally, he serves as an adjunct professor of ophthalmology at Tufts University School of Medicine. Fujimoto played a key role in the invention of optical coherence tomography (OCT). He also helped develop femtosecond lasers.
In 2001, he was elected as a member of the National Academy of Engineering. He is also a fellow of the American Physical Society, the National Academy of Sciences, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He has written more than 400 articles for scientific journals.
Awards and honors
- In 2001, the individual was a member of the National Academy of Engineering.
- In 2001, the individual became a fellow of the American Physical Society.
- In 2001, the individual received the Rank Prize in Optoelectronics [ru].
- In 2011, the individual was awarded the Zeiss Research Award [de].
- In 2012, the individual received the Champalimaud Vision Award.
- In 2013, the individual was awarded the SPIE Britton Chance Biomedical Optics Award.
- In 2014, the individual received the IEEE Photonics Award.
- In 2015, the individual was awarded the Frederic Ives Medal.
- In 2017, the individual received the Russ Prize.
- In 2023, the individual was awarded the Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award.
- In 2023, the individual received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation (2023).
- In 2024, the individual was awarded the Honda Prize.
- In 2025, the individual was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.