Amy C. Foster

Amy Carole Foster (née Turner) is an American engineer who is an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. Her work considers nonlinear optics and silicon-based photonic devices.

Early life and education Foster studied electrical engineering at the University at Buffalo. She moved to Cornell University for her graduate studies, where she worked with Michal Lipson. Her doctoral research looked at nonlinear optics in silicon waveguides. After earning her doctorate, Foster worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Cornell University. Her research considers the development of silicon-based photonic devices for new technologies.

Such devices are almost impossible to clone, and reliably generate a large number of keys for the secure transmission of data. and was appointed The Optical Society Siegman International Summer School lecturer in 2018. 2016 Johns Hopkins University Catalyst Award

Selected publications