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Watt's Up
College of Optical Sciences News for
Thursday, February 23, 2006
Today's Colloquium --
February 23, 2006 -- 3:45 p.m. -- Meinel 408/410
Eric Van Stryland, OSC alumnus and Dean of the University of Central
Florida's College of Optics and Photonics, will present Nonlinear
Optical Spectroscopy: Absorption and Refraction.
More information
February 24, 2006 -- OSC Community Speakers -- Noon -- Meinel 408/410
(1) Boris Glebov, OSC PhD candidate, will present Photodarkening and
Optical Damage in Organic Materials: Blasting Holes for Science and Art
and Jeremy Dobler, OSC Research Associate, will present Opposites
Attract: Passive Meets Active at the Remote Sensing Group.
More information
Next Week's Colloquium -- March 2, 2006 -- 3:45 p.m.
-- Meinel 408/410
Daniel Lopez, Bell Labs Lucent Technologies, will present
MEMS Based Spatial Light Modulators -- Technology and
Applications.
Degree Certification Deadlines for May 2006 Graduates
April 14, 2006 -- PhD graduates must complete their final oral exam.
May 1, 2006 -- PhD graduates must submit their dissertation and signed
completion documents.
May 12, 2006 -- M.S. graduates must complete their final oral exam and
submit signed completion documents.
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OSC Student Awards
Yuan Luo Receives OSC's 2006 Christopher Karl Schultz Memorial Scholarship
The scholarship is awarded to a second year PhD student with outstanding
scholastic ability and research promise in applied optics.
Congratulations Yuan.
Three OSC Students are Recognized at UA's Second Annual International
Hall of Fame
ISA, The International Student Association, is dedicated to assisting
international students with their transition into a new culture.
One of ISA's missions is the recognition of graduate and undergraduate
international students for exceptional leadership, academic excellence,
and extensive community outreach. This year, three Optical
Sciences students were selected for special recognition. PhD
candidate Sang-Ki Park received ASI's prestigious International
Teaching Assistant Award. The award is based on undergraduate
student nominations for outstanding teaching. PhD candidate
Pouria Valley, nominated by Nasser Peyghambarian, and BS student
Yinying Xiao-Li, nominated by Didi Lawson, were recognized by the
International Student Association as well-rounded individuals, whose
contributions through academics, leadership, community service, and
extra-curricular activities has been exemplary. Congratulations
Sang-Ki, Pouria and Yinying.
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Yuan Luo |
Sang-Ki Park |
Pouria Valley |
Yinying Xiao-Li |
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Twenty-Seventh
Annual Workshop
Industrial Affiliates in Optical Sciences
February 28 and March 1, 2006
University of Arizona College of Optical Sciences
Everyone at Optical Sciences is asked to join in welcoming
representatives of our Industrial Affiliate companies to our annual two-day workshop.
Our schedule of events is listed below and two items are of particular
interest. First, everyone is invited to attend the reception at the
Stadium Club on Tuesday evening -- it's an excellent opportunity to
visit with our Affiliates in an informal setting. Second,
students, the panel discussion on Wednesday morning is designed to
appeal specifically to you, so please try to make room in your schedule
to attend.
Our Industrial Affiliates program represents
many of the most positive aspects of the symbiotic relationship between
academia and industry, with revenues from the program making a significant difference in the quality of
the opportunities and assistance that we are able
to offer our students. For example, Affiliate memberships fees
provide funds for recruiting the best students, travel funds for
students to attend scientific meetings, twenty-four student assistantships, new equipment for teaching
laboratories, optical design software, scholarships, and -- because we
all need a break occasionally -- our spring and fall picnics. Again, please join in
welcoming our Affiliates.
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Tuesday, February
28
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8:30 a.m
Room 424
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Coffee and refreshments |
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8:45 a.m.
Room 410
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Welcome
Dr. James Wyant and Dr. Richard Shoemaker |
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9:00 a.m.
Room 410 |
Faculty and student
research presentations
Dr. Stanley Pau: “MEMS for Optics, Sensing and
Chemistry”
MS Student Melanie Freed: “Adaptive SPECT
Imaging”
PhD Student Alexander Polynkine: “Ultrafast
Lasers Based on Phosphate Glass Fibers”
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10:00 a.m.
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Group Photo |
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10:05 a.m.
Room 424
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Coffee break |
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10:20 a.m.
Room 410 |
Faculty and student
research presentations
Dr. James Burge: TBA
PhD Student Muhsin Eralp: “Novel
Photorefractive Polymers and their Emerging
Applications”
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11:00 a.m.
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Laboratory visits |
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Lunch |
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1:30 p.m.
Room 410
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Our Seniors present their optical design projects |
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2:30 p.m.
Room 424
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Coffee break |
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2:45 p.m.
Room 410 |
Faculty and student
research presentations
PhD Student Nathan Hagan: “Grating Designs for
High-Resolution Spectrometry: Insights from the CTIS
Imaging Spectrometer”
Dr. John Greivenkamp: New Building Tour
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3:30 p.m.
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Laboratory visits |
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5:00 p.m.
Stadium
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Reception at the Stadium Club
OSC students, faculty members, and staff are all
invited and encouraged to attend the annual
reception for our Affiliate representatives.
See you at the Stadium Club! |
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Wednesday, March 1
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8:15 a.m.
Room 424
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Coffee and
refreshments |
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8:30 a.m.
Room 410 |
Faculty
and student research presentations
Dr. Russell Chipman: "Polarization
Engineering"
PhD Student Greg Smith: "Quantum Measurement:
Looking at Things in the Right Light"
PhD Student Brad Kimbrough: "Path-Matched
Vibration Insensitive Fizeau Interferometer"
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9:30 a.m.
Room 410 |
Program
Review
Dr. James Wyant and Dr. Richard Shoemaker host a
discussion of the Industrial Affiliates Program,
graduate and undergraduate educational programs, and
distance learning programs
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10:30 a.m.
Room 424
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Coffee break |
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10:45 a.m.
Room 410 |
Panel
Discussion
“What Attributes and Skills are Companies Looking
for During
an Interview?” All OSC students are welcome.
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End of
formal activities
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Afternoon |
Individually arranged meetings
with faculty and students, laboratory visits, and
employment interviews.
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Thursday, March 2
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All Day |
Individually arranged
meetings with faculty and students, laboratory
visits, and employment interviews.
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Around Campus
February 23, 2006 --
AME Seminar -- 4:00 p.m. -- AME Lecture Hall, S212
Dr. Anatoli Tumin, University of Arizona Department of Aerospace
and Mechanical Engineering, will present Can We Squeeze Something
Else from CFD Results? Abstract: The progress being made
in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) provides an opportunity for
reliable simulation of such complex phenomena as laminar-turbulent
transition. The dynamics of flow transition depends on the
instability of small perturbations excited by external sources. In
addition to experimental observations, CFD provides complete
information about the flow field that could not be measured in real
experiments. However, this increase in available information does
not furnish a physical insight of the transition because the leading
mechanisms still remain hidden behind a messy disturbance field.
Sometimes, a flow possesses several instability modes that are
equally significant in the transition process, and it might be
desirable to distinguish the dynamics of each mode in the complex
non-steady flow field. Consequently, the problem of flow fields
decomposing into normal modes arises. The present talk
illustrates how theory can expose the details of the flow dynamics
that have been hidden in the past. A theoretical model of the
perturbation flow field projection onto normal modes of the discrete
and continuous spectra has been developed for the case of
compressible boundary layers. The discrete modes are localized in
the boundary layer, whereas modes of the continuous spectrum are
associated with free-stream perturbations (acoustics, free-stream
turbulence and entropy perturbations). Because the linear operator
of the problem is not self-adjoint, the eigenfunctions are
non-orthogonal and one has to utilize eigenfunctions of the adjoint
operator that provide the coefficients in the eigenfunction
expansion. The theory is applied to analysis of CFD results in
a hypersonic boundary layer to illustrate that today we can squeeze
from CFD information that has been beyond our horizon through the
years.
February 24, 2006 -- Physics Colloquium
-- 2:45 p.m. -- PAS 220
Dr. Venkat Chandrasekhar, Northwestern University, will present
Thermal Transport in Metallic Nanostructures. Abstract: As the size scale of electronic devices continues to decrease, the
dissipation of heat generated in device operation becomes a critical problem,
and understanding the mechanism of heat transport in nanostructures becomes of
increasing importance. This aspect of the physics of nanostructures is only
beginning to be explored. In this talk, I will outline the techniques we have
developed to perform thermal measurements on nanostructures, and the results of
our experiments on thermal transport in devices incorporating normal- metals and
superconductors, where a number of new and interesting effects are observed.
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 Emeritus
News
Steve Jacobs returned from a trip to Seattle where he visited Murray
Sargent and attended the wedding of Murray's daughter Christina to
Daniel McManus, a systems engineer at Microsoft.
Happy Birthday
Watt's Happening
February 23, 2006 -- Optical Sciences Colloquium -- 3:45 p.m. --
Meinel 408/410
February 24, 2006 -- OSC Community Speakers -- Noon -- Meinel
408/410
February 27, 2006 -- Biomedical Engineering Seminar -- 2:00 p.m. --
AHSC 5403
February 27 - March 3, 2006 -- Vote For Your Favorite OSC T-Shirt
Design
We like to limit this to one vote per person.
February 28, 2006 -- UA Library Reference Consultations at OSC --
3:00 to 4:00 p.m.
No appointment needed. Maliaca Oxnam will assist with research
assignments, questions about journals, indexes, books, and the UA
Library.
February 28 - March 1, 2006 -- Industrial Affiliates Workshop
March
2, 2006 -- Optical Sciences Colloquium -- 3:45 p.m. -- Meinel
408/410
March
6, 2006 -- Biomedical Engineering Seminar -- 2:00 p.m. -- AHSC 5403
March
9, 2006 -- Optical Sciences Colloquium -- 3:45 p.m. -- Meinel
408/410
March
10, 2006 -- PhD Final Oral -- 10:00 a.m. -- Meinel 701
Bradley Kimbrough will present Path Matched Vibration Insensitive
Fizeau Interferometer.
Employment Openings
Electro-Optical Systems Engineers.
Lockheed Martin. Lockheed Martin Corporation’s Missiles
and Fire Control business unit located in Orlando, Florida, one of
the most desirable places to live in the U.S., currently has several
needs for Electro-Optical Systems Engineers. Lockheed Martin’s
vision is to be the world's best systems integrator in aerospace,
defense and technology services. We pursue this vision as a team
because we know the most powerful success comes only through the
collective contribution and innovation of our employees. That means
we must continue to attract and retain the best and brightest people
with a job experience that offers a full range of challenges and
rewards. Come join our team at Orlando’s Missiles and Fire Control
business unit. Description: Required skills:
Electro-Optics design, I2R subsystem design, Infrared (IR) design
requirements. Desired Skills: Fire control design
concepts. Education required: Bachelors degree from an
accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent
experience/combined education, with 9+ years of professional
experience; or 7+ years of professional experience with a related
Masters degree. Considered an emerging authority. Specific job
description: The EO systems engineer will complete IIR
subsystem DRSs and oversee technical development of hardware either
inside LMMFC or at outside vendors. Should have experience with
hardware similar to Joint Common Missile, JASSM, or IIR Fire Control
systems and should understand system level concepts of incorporating
the IIR hardware within a multi-mode seeker system. Should have the
ability to verify IIR specific code when implemented using either
hardware/firmware or software. Standard job description:
Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and
validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness
analyses for total systems. Analyses are performed at all levels of
total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test,
installation, operation, maintenance and disposal. Ensures the
logical and systematic conversion of customer or product
requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge
technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Performs functional
analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements
allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer
requirements into hardware and software specifications.
Department Name: Electro-Optics System Design. To apply for
this position, please apply online at:
www.lockheedmartin.com/careers and click on “Experienced
Professionals” and apply to requisition#: 669695. Be sure to enter
this requisition#: 669695 to be properly considered for this
position. Lockheed Martin Corporation is an Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Optical Engineer I. Oceanit.
Maui, Hawaii. Responsible for testing and characterization
of optical components and systems. Metrology and characterization
of optical flats, spheres, aspheres, telescope systems, and
coatings. Experience with phase shifting interferometers a must,
preferably Zygo GPI and 4D interferometers. Communicates with
optical/mechanical fabrication team to ensure quality of components
and systems. Assists opticians with set-up and interpretation of
tests. Experience with integration and alignment of telescopes
a plus. Tests optical coatings using a spectrophotometer. Some
optical design using Zemax required to model test set-ups.
Bachelors or Masters level graduate. Some travel required.
Oceanit employment includes the following benefits:
Competitive Salaries. Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Personal
Time Off. Medical, Prescription, Vision, and Dental Insurance.
401K Profit Sharing Plan. Cafeteria Program (optional, pre-tax
plans) Stock Appreciation Rights Program. Short & Long
Term Disability Coverage. Life Insurance. Submit resume
at:
www.oceanit.com
Optical Designer. Oceanit.
Maui, Hawaii. Responsible for the optical design of novel,
high performance telescopes on the 1/2 meter scale. Must be
experienced in Zemax or Code V, and be proficient tolerancing and
optimizing optical systems. Works with an optical / mechanical
fabrication team in the production of optical components and optical
systems. Effective communication skills required for customer
interface and guidance in the development of optical systems.
Masters or PhD level graduate. Some travel required. Oceanit
employment includes the following benefits: Competitive
Salaries. Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Personal Time Off.
Medical, Prescription, Vision, and Dental Insurance. 401K
Profit Sharing Plan. Cafeteria Program (optional, pre-tax
plans) Stock Appreciation Rights Program. Short & Long
Term Disability Coverage. Life Insurance. Submit resume
at:
www.oceanit.com
Master Optician. Oceanit. Maui
Hawaii. Responsible for fabrication of precision mirrors
and lenses. Must have a proven experience demonstrating
proficiency in the fabrication of precision aspheric optics.
Experience with 1 meter scale optics is a plus. Skills include
all aspects of optics fabrication; generating, grinding polishing
and fine figuring of optical components. Will generally work
with parts 9-16 inches in diameter and occasionally as fast as F2.
Work is on a prototype/limited production basis. Oceanit
employment includes the following benefits: Competitive
Salaries. Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Personal Time Off.
Medical, Prescription, Vision, and Dental Insurance. 401K
Profit Sharing Plan. Cafeteria Program (optional, pre-tax
plans) Stock Appreciation Rights Program. Short & Long
Term Disability Coverage. Life Insurance. Submit resume
at:
www.oceanit.com
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