The Founder of Ocean Optics Receives Prestigious Award

Congratulations to Mike Morris, founder of Ocean Optics, on his 2018 Pittcon Heritage Award!

Morris will receive the 2018 Pittcon Heritage Award on Monday, February 26, 4:45 p.m. during a ceremony in Chapin Theater (W320) at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, USA. If you are at Pittcon this week, please join us to celebrate Mike’s passion for science and his boundless creativity that lead to one of the most fascinating innovations in optical spectral sensing technology. Read more about other distinguished Pittcon Award Recipients

Presentation: Monday, February 26, 4:45 PM

Room: Chapin Theater W320

An oceanographer by training and entrepreneur by nature, Mike Morris is the president of SpectrEcology, a high-tech company that develops new products and applications for optical sensing and spectroscopy. He was also the founder of Ocean Optics, in Dunedin, Florida, and its president from start-up through the sale to Halma in 2004.

At Ocean Optics, Morris has directed the development of over 2,000 new products, including spectrometers currently used on the Mars rover. He also pioneered the use of miniature fiber-optic spectrometers. During his tenure new products were introduced every week, enabling spectrometer use in laboratory, process and industrial control, environmental, space-based, and education settings.