Dr. Evans is the Chief Technology Officer and a Founding Partner of PointClear Solutions, a technology, software and user experience consulting company based in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Evans has deep knowledge of enterprise-class architectures and over 15 years devoted to crafting robust software and to designing creative solutions on-time and under-budget. Dr. Evans' passion is for indentifying the best solution for difficult problems in the fast-changing IT arena. Dr. Evans lives with his wife, Finley, and their twin sons, Max and Harry, in Mountain Brook, Alabama.

Contact Information

Dr. Neal C. Evans, Ph.D.
Chief Technology Officer
PointClear Solutions, Inc.
Birmingham, Alabama 35223
(205) 835-5878

Research Interests

• Application of Machine Learning Techniques such as Genetic Algorithms to the Optimization and Solution of Optics Problems
• Construction of a Parallel Genetic Algorithm Code
• Laser Beam Profile Reshaping

Books

• Optimization-Based Techniques for Laser Shaping Optics, N. C. Evans and D. L. Shealy, Chapter 5 of Laser Beam Profile Shaping, edited by Fred M. Dickey and Scott C. Holswade (Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, 2000).
• Genetic Algorithm Optimization Methods in Geometrical Optics, N. C. Evans (Univ. of Ala. at Birmingham, Birmingham, 1999).

Selected Journal Articles

• Design and optimization of an irradiance profile shaping system with genetic algorithm method, N. C. Evans and D. L. Shealy, Applied Optics 37.22 (1998).
• Design of three-mirror telescopes via a differential equation method, S. H. Chao, N. C. Evans, D. L. Shealy and R. B. Johnson, Proc. SPIE 2863-35 (1996). html PostScript LaTeX

Selected Presentations

• SPIE '96 Denver, CO "Design of three-mirror telescopes via a differential equation method" html
• SESAPS '95 Tallahassee, FL "Calculation of Irradiance Profiles for Laser Reshaping Systems Using CODE V" html

Education

• University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama. Ph.D., Physics, 1999.
• University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama. M.S., Physics, 1996.
• Birmingham-Southern College, Birmingham, Alabama.B.S., Physics and Philosophy, 1994.

Fellowships

• U.S. Department of Education Graduate Fellowship in Areas of National Need, 1994-1999.