The Optical Sciences Center at the
University of Arizona is located in Tucson, a city of
750,000 inhabitants, 45 miles from the U.S. border with
Mexico, a growing economic and recreational center with a
multicultural population that reflects the richness of the
Southwest. The city shares common borders with the Tohono
O'odam and the Pasqua Yaqui Indian Nations, and is
surrounded by majestic desert and rugged mountains rising
to more than 9,000 feet. Southern Arizona has more than
three hundred days of sunshine per year, more than any
other region in the US.
