Biography

Ronald C. Lasky, Ph.D., P.E.

Ronald Lasky is currently a Consulting Director in Cookson Performance Solutions. In this role he is a world recognized expert in electronic and optoelectronic packaging. In his over twenty years in this industry he has co-edited three textbooks on these topics. Most notably he was the lead editor on the textbook, Optoelectronics for Data Communication (Academic Press 1995) the first in this field. Dr. Lasky is also the founder and president emeritus of The Institute for Optical Data Communication.

Ronald has authored numerous technical papers in these and related fields and has published twelve patent publications. He is the inventor of a packaging design for vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs) when used in optoelectronics.

A gifted and entertaining speaker he as lectured over 100 times at Cornell, Dartmouth, Cal Tech, Princeton, West Point and other institutions on numerous occasions. The topics of these talks have range from the technical to the spiritual. He has also been an adjunct professor at several colleges and has taught over 20 different courses on topics ranging from materials science, physics, and mechanical engineering.

In the Spring of 2000 Ron published his first popular book Beyond A Reasonable Doubt: Evidence for a Designed Universe. He gives frequent lectures on the topics covered in this book and his follow on book, scheduled to be published in 2001, A Scientist’s Path to Christ. He also speaks on self improvement from a spiritual perspective.

Dr. Lasky owns four earned degrees including a Ph.D. from Cornell University. He is also a licensed professional engineer. He lives with his wife and three college aged children in Massachusetts.