IMRA America promotes Gyu C. Cho to Vice President of the Technology Development and Product Group

ANN ARBOR, Mich., August 1, 2007— IMRA America, Inc. (IMRA), a global leader in the development of ultrafast fiber laser technologies for commercial applications, today announced the promotion of Gyu C. Cho to Vice President of the Technology Development/Product Group and Vice President of Laser Research.

Dr. Cho, who joined IMRA in 1998, was previously the Director of the Technology Development and Product Group. In his new position, he has increased responsibility for IMRA laser product development and production operation as well as for IMRA laser R&D.

Before coming to IMRA, Dr. Cho worked at Lucent Technologies/Agere Systems on high power chip design and Raman fiber amplifier development and also served as a Research professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. His technical publications throughout his career have resulted in a scientific citation index more than 350. He also has been awarded numerous patents.

He received a Master of Science and a Ph.D. in Physics from Aachen University of Technology in Germany. Dr. Cho is a member of the Optical Society of America, the American Physical Society and the International Society for Optical Engineering.

About IMRA America, Inc.
Founded in 1990, IMRA America, Inc., headquartered in Ann Arbor, Mich., is a global-acting company dedicated to being the leader in the development of ultrafast fiber laser technologies for commercial applications. IMRA’s turnkey fiber lasers with their compact size, high stability and maintenance-free operation, are ideal optical pulse sources for: material processing, semiconductor inspection and repair, homeland security, instrumentation, medical diagnostics and therapy, and telecommunications. They are based on IMRA’s proprietary fiber oscillator, fiber amplifier, and advanced pulse compressor technologies, documented in over 80 U.S. patents and patent applications and many more worldwide. In addition to delivering innovation through its products, IMRA America offers its technologies through patent and technology licensing. For information, visit www.imra.com or call (734) 930-2560.

For more information, please contact:
Kiyomi Monro
IMRA America, Inc. 1044 Woodridge Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: (734) 930-2594
e-mail: lasers@imra.com