Robert K. Rowe, PhD

Vice President and CTO

Dr. Rowe co-founded Lumidigm in July 2001 and is Vice-President and Chief Technology Officer. He has over 15 years of experience developing novel optical products at both large and small companies in the U.S. and Europe.

Prior to starting Lumidigm, Rob held a variety of technical and managerial positions with companies including Leica, General Motors, and Sandia National Laboratories. He has been a key contributor in a wide range of technology areas including medical imaging using gamma rays, semiconductor process monitoring of high-purity gases, fabrication of precision optics, infrared imaging, and robotics.

Rob earned a PhD in Optics from the University of Arizona and a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Kettering University. He is inventor or co-inventor on more than 40 U.S. and foreign patents and patents pending for both hardware and algorithms related to biometrics, medical measurements, and other technology areas.

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