Prof. Eric Mazur is a great influencer over and beyond the optics community. As a physicist, he is a pioneer of ultrafast optics and was one of the inventors of colliding-pulse mode-locked laser. As an educator, he not only gave talks to thousands, but also revolutionized teaching with his globally renowned methodology “Peer Instruction”. As a leader and entrepreneur, he co-founded several companies and was President of Optica (formerly the Optical Society) and currently is the Chair of the Optica Foundation. Here, Light: Science & Applications talked with Prof. Eric Mazur about his opinions on research, education and industry. The full interview video can be found in the Supplementary File.

Eric Mazur 教授是光学界内外的一位巨大影响者。作为一名物理学家，他是超快光学的先驱，也是碰撞脉冲锁模激光器的发明者之一。作为一名教育家，他不仅向数千人发表演讲，还以其享誉全球的“同伴指导”方法彻底改变了教学。作为一名领导者和企业家，他联合创办了多家公司，并曾担任 Optica（前身为光学协会）的主席，目前担任 Optica 基金会的主席。在这里，《光：科学与应用》与Eric Mazur教授谈论了他对研究、教育和工业的看法。完整的采访视频可以在补充文件中找到。