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Watt's Up College of Optical Sciences News for Thursday, September 14, 2006
Today:
September 14, 2006 -- OSC Colloquium -- 3:30 p.m. -- Meinel
307
Coming Up: September 15, 2006 -- Sports Friday -- 5:00 p.m. -- UA Mall and Bear Down Gym This week brings two sports events: our soccer enthusiasts will meet on the UA Mall in front of the OSC building and our basketball aficionados will meet in Bear Down Gymnasium. (important note: you will need your CatCard to get in)
Coming Up: September 20, 2006 -- Practical Optics Seminar -- 2:00 p.m. -- Meinel 305 Professor Jim Burge will present Tolerancing Optical Systems. Everyone with an interest in the subject is invited to attend. No advance registration is needed.
Coming Up: September 21, 2006 -- OSC Colloquium -- 3:30 p.m. --
Meinel 307
UA Needs 500 Volunteers to Help With Its Day of Caring Project Will Rivera shared this message from Holly Altman and Glory Novak, UA's Day of Caring Co-Chairs. Each year the University of Arizona coordinates a Day of Caring project as part of the United Way's city-wide Days of Caring program. This year we are teaming up with the Community Food Bank on Saturday, October 7 to work on about 40 projects. We need more than 500 volunteers to help with a wide variety of tasks including renovating the volunteer break room, painting walls, murals, signs, and decorating pickup trucks, building educational signage for the vegetable gardens, landscaping and installing irrigation systems, and packing food boxes. Both skilled and unskilled volunteers are needed. In exchange for your volunteerism, you will receive breakfast, lunch, a t-shirt, and entry into a drawing for some terrific gifts. To register, visit www.dayofcaring.arizona.edu and fill out the online registration form. Please register as soon as possible to help our planning and ensure we have enough food and shirts for all. We hope you will be able to join us as we put our hands and hearts together to support the food bank and their important mission of eliminating hunger from our community. If you have any questions please call Holly at 626-4671 or Glory at 621-5148. Warm regards, Holly Altman & Glory Novak, Day of Caring Co-Chairs.
Networking
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September 14, 2006 -- OSC Colloquium -- 3:30 p.m. -- Meinel 307
September 14, 2006 -- AME
Seminar -- 4:00 p.m. -- AME Lecture Hall S212
September 14, 2006 -- AOIA Cross Cluster Mixer -- 5:30 p.m. -- Tempe
September 15, 2006 -- Physics Colloquium -- 2:30 p.m. -- PAS 220 http://www.physics.arizona.edu/physics2006/news-events.php?page=colloquium_series
September 15, 2006 -- OSC Sports Friday -- 5:00 p.m. -- UA Mall and Bear Down Gym
September 16, 2006 -- Mount Graham/Large Binocular Telescope Tour
September 18, 2006 -- Biomedical Engineering Seminar -- 2:00 p.m. -- AHSC 5403 http://www.bme.arizona.edu/Seminar/Schedules/seminar_fall06.php
September 19 and 20, 2006 -- OSC Written Comprehensive Exam
September 20, 2006 -- Practical Optics Seminar -- 2:00 p.m. -- Meinel 305 The seminar is open to everyone and registration is not required.
September 21, 2006 -- OSC Colloquium -- 3:30 p.m. -- Meinel 307
September 21, 2006 -- AME
Seminar -- 4:00 p.m. -- AME Lecture Hall S212
September 22,
2006 -- PhD Final Oral Exam -- 8:00 a.m. -- Radiology 101
September 22,
2006 -- OSC Community Speakers -- 12:00 Noon -- Meinel 307
September 22, 2006 -- Physics Colloquium -- 2:30 p.m. -- PAS 220 http://www.physics.arizona.edu/physics2006/news-events.php?page=colloquium_series
September 22, 2006 -- OSC Sports Friday -- 5:00 p.m. -- Location is TBD
September 25, 2006 -- Biomedical Engineering Seminar -- 2:00 p.m. -- AHSC 5403 http://www.bme.arizona.edu/Seminar/Schedules/seminar_fall06.php
September 27, 2006 -- OSC Fall Faculty Meeting -- 12:30 p.m. -- Meinel 307
September 27, 2006 -- Practical Optics Seminar -- 2:00 p.m. -- Meinel 305 The seminar is open to everyone and registration is not required.
September 28, 2006 -- OSC Colloquium -- 3:30 p.m. -- Meinel 307
September 28, 2006 -- AME
Seminar -- 4:00 p.m. -- AME Lecture Hall S212
September 29,
2006 -- PhD Final Oral Exam -- 10:00 a.m. -- Meinel 701
September 29, 2006 -- PhD Final Oral Exam -- 2:00
p.m. -- Meinel 701
September 29, 2006 -- Physics Colloquium -- 2:30 p.m. -- PAS 220 http://www.physics.arizona.edu/physics2006/news-events.php?page=colloquium_series
September 29, 2006 -- OSC Sports Friday -- 5:00 p.m. -- Location is TBD
Employment Opportunities in Optics
more at http://www.optics.arizona.edu/employment/nationalopenings.htm
Optical Engineer. JPL. Job Description: As a member of the Interferometry and Advanced Optical Systems, you will perform component tests, assist integration and testing of interferometer prototypes. Will perform work including laser and fiber optics system setup, alignment, and design, environmental test of developed hardware, optical component selection and procurement, and lab report writing. Requirements: BS/MS/PhD in optical sciences or optical engineering. Ability to perform optical experiments and optical system analysis. Familiar with lasers, fiber optics, and optical devices. Coursework in optics, nonlinear optics and photonics. Ability to learn new programming languages and environments. Mastery of at least one programming language for lab instrument control. Able to work in a team environment with good communication skills to peers. Familiarity with standard optical design tools, i.e. Code V highly desirable, but not required. Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, California 91109. www.jpl.nasa.gov OSC students who are interested in applying, please email your resume to cmartinez@optics.arizona.edu. Deadline to apply is October 12, 2006. Summer intern positions are also available. If you are interested, please specify intern in the subject line when submitting your resume. Thank you.
Opto-Mechanical Engineer. JPL. Job Description. As an Opto-Mechanical Engineer, you will provide engineering support to senior engineers in the design and development of space and surface opto-mechanical assemblies in support of NASA flight missions. Will be a member of a team comprised of mechanical designers, analysts and technicians to configure, design, build, test and deliver interfaces for the SIM project. Requirements: BS/MS in Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering or Optical Sciences. Familiarity with optomechanical design (optic mounts, optical benches, critical alignments, positioners, etc.). Familiarity with and keen interest to understand and solve optomechanical design problems, perform trade studies, develop design requirements, establish and implement mechanical interface agreements, perform detailed piece-part design and analysis, coordinate fabrication assembly and qualification of spaceflight hardware. Must possess strong communication and interpersonal skills. Working knowledge of control systems and familiarity with a high-end CAD package with stress and thermal analysis tools as applicable to opto-mechanical design desired, but not required. Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, California 91109. www.jpl.nasa.gov OSC students who are interested in applying, please email your resume to cmartinez@optics.arizona.edu. Deadline to apply is October 12, 2006. Summer intern positions are also available. If you are interested, please specify intern in the subject line when submitting your resume. Thank you.
Post-Doc. University of Florida. Professor Xie in the ECE department at the University of Florida in Gainesville is looking for a short-term (~6 month) post-doc for an OCT project. He would like a candidate with excellent skills in optical design and instrumentation as well as knowledge in infrared detector and fiber optics. More information about Professor Xie's research can be found at www.mems.ece.ufl.edu/bml If you are interested in this position, please send your inquiry to Professor Xie directly by email: hkxie@ece.ufl.edu
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