Adolph Lomb was OSA's treasurer from its founding until his death in 1932. In recognition of his devotion to OSA and the advancement of optics, the Adolph Lomb Medal, established in 1940, is presented to a person who has made a noteworthy contribution to optics at an early age. The candidate cannot be older than the age of 35 in the calendar year of presentation.

Winners

2006	John Charles Howell
2005	Marin Soljacic
2004	Randy A.Bartels
2003	Alexei Vladimirovich Sokolov
2002	Susana Marcos Celestino
2001	Barbara A. Paldus
2000	Mikhail Lukin
1999	Jun Ye
1998	Benjamin J. Eggleton
1997	Ekmel Ozbay
1996	Frederick A. Kish, Jr.
1995	Turan Erdogan
1994	Robert W. Schoenlein
1993	Henry C. Kapteyn
1992	Mohammed N. Islam
1991	David F. Welch
1990	Andrew M. Weiner
1988	Janis A. Valdmanis
1986	David A. B. Miller
1984	Edward H. Adelson
1982	Won T. Tsang
1980	David M. Bloom
1978	Eli Yablonovitch
1976	Marc D. Levenson
1974	James Forsyth
1972	Robert L. Byer
1970	Marlan O. Scully
1968	Douglas C. Sinclair
1966	C. Kumar Patel
1964	Gordon H. Spencer
1962	Jean-Pierre Barrat
1960	Ian Mills
1958	Edward L. O'Neill
1956	Walter R. J. Brown
1954	William Sinton
1952	Aden B. Meinel
1950	H. Richard Blackwell
1948	David S. Grey
1946	Wayne C. Norton
1944	R. Clark Jones
1942	James G. Baker
1940	David L. MacAdam

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