In his 25-year career with AT&T, Mark Melliar-Smith has worked in a wide variety of assignments including fundamental research, electronic and photonic device development, and manufacturing and business unit management. In 1970 Melliar-Smith joined AT&T Bell Laboratories as a member of the technical research staff, conducting materials research for advanced silicon integrated circuits with particular emphasis on reduced design rules and increased scales of integration. Named head of the Semiconductor Laser Department in 1982, he managed final development of semiconductor lasers used in optical fiber communications and rapid scale-up of laser production. Melliar-Smith became the director of Lightwave Device Laboratory in 1983, overseeing the development of all optoelectronic devices used for lightwave communications systems. In 1984 he transferred to AT&T Technology Systems where, as Director of Engineering, he managed the overall development, manufacturing, and factory engineering, including silicon IC manufacturing lines that produced 256K and one-megabit computer memory chips. Melliar-Smith returned to Bell Laboratories in 1987 as Executive Director of the Electronic and Photonic Devices Division. In 1989 he assumed the position of Vice President, Lightwave Strategic Business Unit (SBU) with AT&T Microelectronics--acting as the Chief Operations Officer of the Lightwave SBU. His responsibility for the unit covered manufacturing, research and development, marketing, strategic planning, and financial results. Melliar-Smith served on the SEMATECH and SRC (Semiconductor Research Corporation) boards of directors from 1990 through 1996. Mark Melliar-Smith was born in England in 1945. He earned B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in chemistry from Southampton University in 1967 and 1970 respectively. In 1986, he obtained an MBA from Rockhurst College, Kansas City, Missouri.

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