Scientist retires but leaves big research impact Published Sept. 10, 2007 By Connie Rankin 377th Air Base Wing Public Affairs KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, New Mexico -- He had a short career with the Air Force Research Laboratory, but made a significant impact in relay mirror research, software applications and as an inventor and co-inventor of five U.S. patents. Dr. Concetto R. Giuliano is retiring this month after 12 years of service with the Air Force. Dr. Giuliano, a senior executive and senior scientist for Nonlinear Optics with AFRL's Directed Energy Directorate, also serves as the director of the High Performance Computing Software Applications Institute for Space Situational Awareness at the Maui High Performance Computing Center, Hawaii. He started his career with AFRL in August 1995, in what was then named Phillips Laboratory. Dr. Giuliano considers the first two years with the Software Applications Institute as one of his most significant efforts when he worked on computer code used by Air Force Space Command to model the performance of the Space Surveillance Network. Dr. Giuliano was cited as having a big influence with the Air Force and Department of Defense in the science and technology investment strategy from his experimental studies in nonlinear optics and lasers. Prior to joining AFRL, he worked at The University of New Mexico as director of the Alliance for Photonic Technology. Most of his career was spent at Hughes Research Laboratories, where he conducted basic and applied research in the fields of lasers and nonlinear optics. Dr. Giuliano earned a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from the University of Southern California, and a doctor of philosophy in chemical physics from the California Institute of Technology. Some of his awards include the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Life-Fellow Status Award, the IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Distinguished Service Award and the IEEE Millennium Medal.