David L. Windt received a B.S. degree in physics from the University of Connecticut (1982), and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in physics from the University of Colorado, Boulder (1985 and 1987). He has held research positions at Columbia University, Bell Labs, and the Lockheed Palo Alto Research Laboratory. His research has focused on the development of X-ray optics for a variety of scientific, technological, and medical applications, including astronomy, solar physics, EUV lithography, and X-ray mammography.