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Watt's Up College of Optical Sciences News for June 7, 2007
Roger Angel Receives OSA's Fraunhofer Award
OSA has announced that Astronomy/OSC professor Roger Angel is the recipient of their 2007 Joseph Fraunhofer Award/Robert M. Burley Prize. He is being recognized for "innovation in optical systems development, including large astronomical telescope and mirror technology, methods for observing extrasolar planets, fiber-fed spectroscopy, adaptive optics, and a possible optical solution for global warming". OSA established the Fraunhofer Award in 1982 to recognize significant accomplishments in the field of optical engineering and established the accompanying prize in 1992 to honor the memory of Robert M. Burley, who exemplified many of the highest attributes of the optical engineer and was the first recipient of the Fraunhofer Award. Only one other OSC faculty member has received the Fraunhofer award: Jim Wyant in 1992.
Company is Coming
In the next few days, we will welcome two groups of visitors to Optical Sciences: On Friday, a large group from the Optical Interference Coatings conference will tour our building and then next week, we will host our annual optics summer camp. Here's what to expect:
June 8: 2:00 p.m. At the conclusion of the Optical Interference Coatings conference held in Tucson this week, a group of about 50 guests will visit us to learn about our college and tour several of our labs -- primarily on the first, second, and fifth floors. The tours will be self-guided and the room numbers in our building can be confusing, so if you meet a guest in need of directions, please do what you can to help. By the way, there is still time to add additional labs to the tour list, so if you're interested in hosting an open lab for our guests, please contact Will Rivera.
June 11 - 15: afternoons. Once again, our students and faculty members will host Optics -- Lighting the Way to the Future, a segment of the Arizona Youth University. And once again, the camp is filled to capacity with 20 students. Activities will be held primarily on the 8th floor of the West Wing, but a few workshops are scheduled to be held in the 4th floor teaching labs, so please be aware that groups of students will be going back and forth occasionally.
Baby News
OSC PhD candidates Hua Wei and Xiushan Zhu are the proud parents of a new daughter, Emma. She was born on May 20 and weighed in at 7 pounds, 12 ounces. Congratulations, Hua and Xiushan. We wish you joy, wonder, and some sleep.
2007 - 2008 Notice of Appointments Are Now Online
From Stella Hostetler. If you are planning on being a graduate teaching/research assistant or associate for the upcoming academic year, please download the new, updated Notice of Appointment form from the OSC Payroll Office website at http://www.optics.arizona.edu/payroll/Grad.htm.
T-Shirts
This year's student-designed OSC t-shirts have arrived and are for sale in our Academic Programs office. The black cotton shirts were designed by two of our Bachelor's degree students, Kyle Fuerschbach and Byron Cocilovo, and in the pictures below are being modeled by two of our PhD candidates, Corrie Vandervlugt and Tyler Neely. The shirts cost $18 each and are available in unisex sizes small through xxxlarge while supplies last. Out-of-towners, please contact Cynthia Martinez at cmartinez@optics.arizona.edu to see if it might be possible to have a shirt mailed to you.
For a closer look at the shirts, please click on the thumbnails below.
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Employment Opportunities in Optics
more at http://www.optics.arizona.edu/employment/nationalopenings.htm
Senior Technology Engineer. Energizer. Description: Energizer is seeking a Sr. Technology Engineer to work in our R & D Department. Candidate will be responsible for Research and Development of Lighting Products. The candidate will become the Technology Steward for Optical Designs and LED research within the Lighting Products Strategic business unit. This includes researching optical and LED technology to suggest creative uses for existing and new to the world optical and lighting products. Additional duties will include helping to design standard testing methods and protocol for measuring and categorizing light output and flashlight runtime, as well as formulating standard protocol for evaluating competitive products. Provides regular written documentation and oral presentations that both assess and record the progress of the work. Develops training material and documentation. Collaborates with coworkers in technology, Sales and marketing worldwide to help meet the SBU's goals and objectives. Supervises, trains and develops nonexempt employees and provides annual appraisals of their performance. Travel 10-20%. Requirements: BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering, Science, or Physics curriculum. Demonstrated performance for 5 + years in similar position. Extensive knowledge of Optics is a must. Candidates must be authorized to work full time in the US. Preferred Skills: A degree in Optical Science, Applied Optics, Optical Physics, or Optical Engineering. Work experience or education with Non-imaging optics with LED's including Collimating reflectors, TIR Lensing, and Fresenel Lensing. To apply for this job, please email your resume to mary@uniquestaffingconcepts.com Energizer is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. EOE M/F/D/V
Post-Doctoral Position. University Pierre et Marie Curie. We are looking for a candidate to apply for a post-doctoral fellowship beginning September 2007-January 2008. The fellowship is for 1 year, eventually renewable for an extra year and the salary is about 1800 euros (~ $2400). Our laboratory is located in the center of Paris in the University Pierre et Marie Curie (rated the best University in France). The project consists in the construction and development of an instrument (Plasmon Waveguide Resonance Spectroscopy) based in a prototype that was built in the University of Arizona. We are looking for a motivated and dynamic candidate with knowledge of optical physics, mechanic design and construction and preferentially knowledge of physics of fluids. Knowledge of French is not necessary as the lab personnel speak fluent English. Deadline of application: June 22nd 2007. Documents needed: complete CV. Contact: Isabel D. Alves. Email: alves@ccr.jussieu.fr Phone: 0033-1-44275509. |
