[6] In 2022, Lipson was a co-founder of Xscape photonics to accelerate AI, ML, and simulation hardware.
She went on to obtain a PhD in physics from the same university in 1998, with the thesis topic "Coupled Exciton-Photon Modes in Semiconductor Optical Microcavities."
Lipson spent 2 years as a postdoctoral associate with Lionel Kimerling at MIT, and then accepted a position at Cornell University in 2001.
Lipson's McArthur fellowship [1] citation mentions her work in ring modulators (circular waveguides) as the key contribution of Lipson via the continued refinement of both opto-electronic and purely optical circuits for smaller size,[11] increased efficiency, and accelerated switching speed [12] The resulting silicon-based photonic integrated circuits have the potential to improve signal transmission and processing dramatically.
Lipson has received numerous honors, including being the recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship[13] and an National Science Foundation CAREER Award.