Donnell Walton

Donnell Walton (born November 8, 1966) is an American physicist who works at Corning West Technology Center (CWTC). He studied Physics at North Carolina State University, graduating with a BSc in Physics. He continued his education at the University of Michigan, receiving a PhD in applied physics. He is an outspoken advocate for encouraging diversity in Physics and he is a board member for the National Society of Black Physicists.

Early life and education Walton was born in Mount Clemens, Michigan on November 8, 1966. Walton was awarded a post postdoctoral fellowship with AT&T Bell Laboratories from its Creative Research Fellowship Program and in 2019 he would he would complete the Executive Program at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. After he graduated with his PhD he would work an assistant professor and one would be one of the founding members of the fiber laser and amplifier lab at Howard University. Walton won the Outstanding Technical Contribution to Industry Award from U.S. Black Engineer and Information Technology in 2013. Publications

Haynes, Marcus & McGowan, Matthew & Morton, Timothy & Tompkins, Paul & Walton, Donnell. (2014). Semitransparent electronic device. Kimball, Ronald & Knowlton, Robert & McCarthy, Joseph & Wang, Ji & Walton, Donnell & Zenteno, Luis. (2013). Optical fiber and method for making such fiber. Li, Ming-Jun & Chen, Xin & Liu, Anping & Gray, Stuart & Wang, Ji & Walton, Donnell & Zenteno, Luis. (2009). Limit of Effective Area for Single-Mode Operation in Step-Index Large Mode Area Laser Fibers. Journal of Lightwave Technology. 27. 3010–3016. 10.1109/JLT.2009.2020682. Liu, Anping & Chen, Xin & Li, Ming-Jun & Wang, Ji & Walton, Donnell & Zenteno, Luis. (2009). Comprehensive Modeling of Single Frequency Fiber Amplifiers for Mitigating Stimulated Brillouin Scattering. Journal of Lightwave Technology. 27. 2189–2198. 10.1109/JLT.2008.2005427.