{"id":486,"date":"2019-05-23T17:26:55","date_gmt":"2019-05-23T17:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labsites.wdev.rochester.edu\/agrawal\/?page_id=486"},"modified":"2026-07-08T14:34:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T14:34:50","slug":"group-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.rochester.edu\/agrawal\/people\/group-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Current Group Members"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Current Group Members<\/h1>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"356\" height=\"498\" class=\"wp-image-496\" style=\"width: 313px; height: 438px;\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.rochester.edu\/agrawal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Agrawal-Govind.jpg\" alt=\" Govind Agrawal\r\nProfessor and Head of the Group\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rochester.edu\/agrawal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Agrawal-Govind.jpg 356w, https:\/\/sites.rochester.edu\/agrawal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Agrawal-Govind-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.rochester.edu\/agrawal\/people\/group-members\/govind-agrawal\/\">Govind Agrawal<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Professor and Head of the Group<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Research interests:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Nonlinear fiber optics<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Optical communications<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Silicon photonics<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Semiconductor and fiber lasers<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<p>I became Professor Emeritus starting on July 1, 2026. 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