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Professor Emeritus
Dr. Mikkelson has published research in a number of physics areas, including designs for special-purpose optical fibers and their applications in fiber optic sensors. He is co-inventor on two optical fiber patents with colleagues at the 3M Company Fiber Optics Laboratory.
PhD: Physics, University of Illinois