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Peter C. Schultz, Ph.D., is retired President (1988 to 2001) of Heraeus Tenevo Inc., a $200 million technical glass manufacturer specializing in fiber optics and semiconductor markets, and Chief Technical Officer North America for Heraeus Holding GmbH (the $8 billion German parent company). Following graduation from Rutgers University (BS 1964, Ph.D. 1967), he co-developed the world's first practical glass optical fiber for communications in 1970 as a scientist at Corning, Inc. He is co-inventor of the fiber optics now used worldwide for telecommunications. In 1993 he was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame and in 2000 received the National Medal of Technology from President Clinton for this accomplishment. Until 1984 he managed glass materials research at Corning, Inc., after which he attended MIT Sloan Business School.

Peter Schultz holds 26 patents, has written over 20 research papers and is an expert in fused silica glasses. He is the recipient of numerous other awards including the International Glass Science Award (1977), SPIE Technology Achievement Award (1981), ASM Engineering Materials Achievement Award (1983), First American Innovators Award (US Dept. of Commerce 1995), Rutgers University Distinguished Alumni (2000), Fellow of the American Ceramic Society and elected to the National Academy of Engineering (2001). He has taught at Cornell University (Visiting Professor Materials Science 1978-1984), George Washington University (Continuing Engineering Program Professor 1976-1994) and University of Virginia (Visiting Professor of Darden School 1988-present). He has extensive legal experience as an expert witness in patent defense. He is also Chairman of a start-up company (BioSensor Inc.) developing a non-invasive fiber optic sensor to measure blood glucose for diabetics.

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