Dr. Ladan Arissian is Research Associate of the Physics Department of Texas A&M University, performing research in attosecond science at the National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa. She obtained graduate degrees in various physics disciplines, PhD in Optical science and Engineering from University of New Mexico in 2007, MSc in Nuclear Engineering (Medical Imaging) and MSc in Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics. Besides her interest in research she has been involved in teaching from high school level physics to graduate courses in Optics.#60;br#62;She has 30 publications and conference presentations, 3 book chapters and 3 patents (pending) in various areas of laser physics.#60;br#62;#60;br#62;Prof. Jean-Claude Diels is a professor of Physics & EECE at the Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of New Mexico, USA. He has an M.

S. in Physics Engineering and a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Brussels. His research areas span experimental investigation of ultrafast phenomena; development of femtosecond laser sources; optical imaging using femtosecond range gating; nonlinear optics; coherent interactions between light and matter; picosecond and subpicosecond technology; multiphoton excitation of molecules and atoms; laser gyroscopes; study of nonlinear interfaces; multiple quantum wells; laser induced discharges; propagation of intense pulses in air, and adaptive optics.#60;br#62;He has published several books and book chapters including Ultrashort Laser Pulse Phenomenon: Fundamentals, techniques and apllications on a femtosecond time scale (Academic Press, ISBN 0-12-215492-4, Boston, 1996).