Primary Job Title Founder and Vice President Primary Organization Fresnel Optics
Location Fort Worth, Texas, United States Regions Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, Southern US Gender Male
Richard Claytor started Fresnel Technologies in 1986 and served as company president for 14 years. He holds around 30 patents, said nominator Oscar Lechuga, who currently works at Fresnel. These, along with copyrights and trademarks, constitute many of the company’s developed optical materials and products. “The optical products that the company
manufactures are used in medical, defense, security and many other commercial applications throughout the world,” wrote Lechuga.
Although he nominated Claytor based on a lifetime of product innovation and commercialization of optical products, Lechuga also pointed out that an endowed chair had been named for the prolific inventor at the University of Texas at Arlington: the Richard N. Claytor Distinguished Professor in Optics endowed Chair in the department of physics.
Richard Claytor earned his own Ph.D. in physics from Rice University. He began his career in the 1960s with Texas Instruments, where he worked in research and development of optics and microwave systems.
