Interesting hiring by JMAR of Dr. Edmund Turcu, an expert in X-rays. Anyone familiar with his work? Sounds like he could be a good addition to JMAR:
JMAR Technologies Announces Hiring of Dr. Edmond Turcu, World Expert in Laser-Plasma X-Ray Generation
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 27, 1998--JMAR Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq/NM:JMAR - news), a growing provider of precision micro-technology systems and products, announced today that Dr. Edmond Turcu, Ph.D., a world expert in the generation and applications of laser-produced X-rays, has joined JMAR as chief scientist of JMAR Research Inc. (JRI), the company's advanced laser and X-ray source research and development arm.
Prior to joining JMAR, Turcu managed the Laser-Plasma X-Ray Source facility at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom.
Turcu, the author of a recent book on X-ray generation, taught physics at Bucharest Technical University for five years prior to emigrating to the U.K. in 1985 when he joined the staff of Rutherford Laboratory. While at Rutherford he performed pioneering research on X-ray production from laser-produced plasmas and on the application of X-rays in nano-lithography of semiconductor devices, micromachining, microscopy, holography, radiobiology, biochemistry and optics.
A truly world-class scientist, Turcu collaborated his X-ray research with 10 universities in the U.K. and research groups from seven European countries as well as the U.S., Japan and South Korea. He received his doctorate in physics from the University of London and was a visiting lecturer for several years at King's College in London.
He has authored 76 publications in a variety of prestigious scientific journals, given invited talks at more than 70 international conferences and has had his work reviewed by various U.S. and U.K. trade publications on at least 20 occasions.
John S. Martinez, Ph.D., JMAR's chairman and chief executive officer commented, ''Edmond's arrival has created a great deal of excitement here at JMAR, and we're extremely pleased to have him at the vanguard of our research effort. His infectious enthusiasm, wealth of knowledge in leading-edge X-ray technologies and systems, and gift for discovering alternate applications for technologies, will be a tremendous asset to us as we aggressively pursue the broad range of market opportunities we see around the world for X-ray systems for a wide range of advanced applications in the areas of semiconductors, biochemistry, radiobiology, microscopy and holography.''
JMAR Technologies Inc. develops, manufactures and markets precision measurement, process control and laser manufacturing systems, provides custom semiconductor products for the microelectronics industry and is a leading developer of advanced lithography sources for production of future higher performance semiconductors.
Although space limitations preclude the inclusion of Turcu's many works in this news release, listings by title and source for his 269 books, patents, refereed papers, scientific conference presentations, lectures, published reports and trade journal reviews can be ordered from the JMAR Web site: jmar.com (click ''Investor Relations''); by telephone: 619/535-1706; or by facsimile: 619/535-1835.
Pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: The statements regarding JMAR's X-ray products currently under development and the ability of both Turcu and the company to successfully introduce those products into the commercial marketplace or to apply or otherwise transfer those products to alternate applications are forward-looking statements based on current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements, including delays in shipment or cancellation of orders, failure of expected orders to materialize, concentration of sales to certain markets and customers, timing of future orders, customer reorganizations, failure of advanced technology to perform as predicted, uncertainties associated with the timing of the funding of government contracts, fluctuations in demand, delays in development, introduction and acceptance of new products, changing business and economic conditions in various geographic regions and the other risks detailed from time-to-time in the company's reports which are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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