Congratulations to Prof. Jun Dong on his being a Senior Member of the Optical Society of America (OSA). OSA Senior Members are well-established individuals with a designation that recognizes their experience and professional accomplishments or service within their field that sets them apart from their peers. Senior Members have at least 10 years of significant professional experience and are active OSA Individual Members. Prof. Dong was awarded as an OSA Senior Member for his achieves and contributions to the solid-state lasers and properties of optical materials. He was the first OSA Senior Member in School of Information Science and Technology, Xiamen University. 

Founded in 1916, the Optical Society of America (OSA) was organized to increase and diffuse the knowledge of optics, pure and applied; to promote the common interests of investigators of optical problems, of designers and of users of optical apparatus of all kinds; and to encourage cooperation among them. The purposes of the Society are scientific, technical and educational. The Optical Society brings together optics and photonics scientists, engineers, educators, and business leaders. OSA's membership totals more than 18,000 individuals from over 100 countries.

http://www.osa.org/en-us/membership/member_categories/senior/2013_osa_senior_members/