Saulius Juodkazis received his doctorate in experimental physics and material science jointly from Vilnius University (Lithuania) and Lyon-I University (France) in 1997. From then, he held previous faculty positions at the Universities of Tokushima (lecturer and assistant professor) and Hokkaido (associate professor) in Japan. He has contributed to the development of a three-dimensional femtosecond laser micro-fabrication for optofluidic, optical memory, and photonic crystal applications. His current research is focused on applying principles of plasmonic light-field enhancement and its spectral control for applications in sensing, solid-state lighting, and solar energy conversion. He is a Fellow of OSA and SPIE. He organized a series of Australian/Japanese student research conferences, promoted domestic and international student research projects, and initiated the first Australian joint SPIE-OSA student chapter in 2013.