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Abstract: |
The College of Optical Sciences at the University
of Arizona is a great place to do research and to study and
learn optics and photonics. This talk will give a short history
of the Optical Sciences Center, now the College of Optical
Sciences, describing some of the decisions and actions that have
shaped the college. The current status of the college and
future plans of the college will be presented.
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Bio: |
James C. Wyant, Dean and Professor at the College
of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona, received a
B.S. in physics from Case Western Reserve University and M.S.
and Ph.D. in optics from the University of Rochester. Wyant is
a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of
OSA, SPIE, and the Optical Society of India. He was the 1986
president of SPIE and he is currently president-elect of OSA.
Wyant has received several awards including the SPIE Gold Medal,
the SPIE Technology Achievement Award, the OSA Joseph Fraunhofer
Award, and the Optical Society of India Lifetime Achievement
Award. In 2008 he received a Doctorado Honoris Causa from the
Instituto Nacional de Astrofisica, Optica y Electronica in
Puebla, Mexico. He was a founder of the WYKO Corporation and
served as its president and board chairman from 1984 to 1997 and
he was a founder of the 4D Technology Corporation and currently
serves as its board chairman. |