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Watt's Up College of Optical Sciences News for October 16, 2008
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Today's Colloquium: 3:30 p.m. Meinel 307
Yeshaiahu Fainman, University of California, San Diego, will present Nanophotonics and Metamaterials for Information systems. Stanley Pau is the host.
Abstract: The field of nanophotonics is finding myriad applications in information technology, health care, lighting, sensing and national security. Experts predict that nanolithography will reach a resolution of 16 nm by 2020, and that both top-down and bottom-up integration methods will become feasible, enabling reliable, scalable, power-efficient and cost-effective methods for the miniaturization of future systems. Over the past decade, significant progress has been made in the engineering of inhomogeneous composite materials called Metamaterials (e.g., dielectrics, semiconductors, metals, organic, quantum dots) and Nanophotonic devices with unique optical properties such as polarization and spectral dispersion, negative refraction, nonlinear polarization and quantum effects. Numerous applications, however, rely on our ability to create adaptive and reconfigurable optical devices as well as interfacing with biological and biochemical processes. These applications led to establishing a new research area that we call optofluidics, where fluids are used to create adaptive optical elements, control them, as well as establish interfaces with biochemical systems. We will present our recent research results on metamaterials for nanophotonics and optofluidics, as well as on their integration into sub-systems.
Bio: Y. Fainman received the PhD degree from Technion in 1983. He is a Cymer Professor of Advanced Optical Technologies and Professor of ECE at the University of California, San Diego. His current research interests are in near field optical phenomena, in information processing with ultrashort pulses, quantum information processing, diffractive and nonlinear optics, and multidimensional quantitative imaging. He contributed over 180 manuscripts in refereed journals and over 350 conference presentations and proceedings. He is a Fellow of OSA, IEEE, SPIE, and recipient of the Miriam and Aharon Gutvirt Prize. He served on numerous conferences program committees, organized conferences, symposium and workshops. He served as a Topical Editor of the JOSA:A during 1994-2001, Associate Editor for “The European Physical Journals – Applied Physics” (2002-2005), Editor for an International Journal on Optical Memory and Neural Networks, and General Chair of the Inaugural OSA Topical Meeting on Nanophotonics for Information Systems (April 2005).
Friday's OSC Community Speakers: Noon. Meinel 410
Jenny Flynn and Marie-Claire Strant, UA Foundation's FIGT Center, will present Charitable Grantseeking: An Introduction.
Abstract: This succinct overview of private grants, a lesser-known source of funding for many in the university community, will focus on available resources, key elements for working with private grantmakers, and tips for success.
Tyler Neely will present Atom Optics in Flatland: Turbluence at the Intersection of Classical and Quantum Physics.
Abstract: My talk will focus on experimental developments in the Bose Einstein Condensate (BEC) lab here at the College of Optical Science. I'll briefly review what a BEC is, and what we do to make these ultracold trapped gases. Then I'll describe how we use laser light to take a normally 3-D BEC and push it towards a flat 2-D regime. With further manipulation from optical and magnetic fields, we've begun to explore the emergence of highly turbulent states of the trapped gas. This research gives us a unique opportunity to study complicated classical and superfluid turbulence dynamics in an accessible and theoretically tractable system. Such studies will have potentially broad impact across a variety of physical disciplines.
Friday's Special Seminar: 3:00 p.m. Meinel 821
Jean-Luc Bredas, Georgia Institute of Technology School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, will present Theoretical Description of Self-Assembled Monolayers on Noble Metals and Conducting Oxides: Relevance to Organic Electronic Devices. Neal R. Armstrong is the host.
No Colloquium Next Week
See you in Rochester at OSA's Annual Meeting.
OSC's All Star
The National Women of Color STEM Conference is the only multi-cultural celebration and recognition event held to honor the significant achievements of women in technology.
Congratulations Ying.
New Discoveries in OSC's BEC Lab
Take a look at Spontaneous Vortices in the Formation of Bose-Einstein Condensates by Chad N. Weiler, Tyler W. Neely, David R. Scherer, Ashton S. Bradley, Matthew J. Davis and Brian P. Anderson -- published just this morning in the prestigious scientific journal Nature.
Nature editor's summary: "One prominent element of many continuous phase transitions is the spontaneous formation of topological defects as the system passes through the critical point. The microscopic dynamics of defect formation in such transitions are generally difficult to investigate. The authors present an experimental and theoretical study of the Bose-Einstein condensation phase transition of a trapped atomic gas. They observe and statistically characterize the vortices (or defects) formed spontaneously during condensation. The results provide further understanding of the development of coherence in superfluids, and may allow for direct investigation of universal phase transition dynamics."
For more information, please visit Brian Anderson's Web site at http://www.optics.arizona.edu/Anderson/default.htm (BTW: Tyler Neely, second author on the article, is one of the presenters at tomorrow's OSC Community Speakers.)
Save the Date Saturday, November 1 at 2:00 p.m.
It's the OSC Fall Picnic
Come to Ft. Lowell Park, Ramada #6. We'll start the picnic with a softball game, so bring your bats and lucky gloves. From 3:00 to 4:30 we'll have balloon twisting and face painting for the children and Rincon Market will cater our picnic feast from 4:30 to 5:30. Bring your families and significant others, lawn chairs, blankets, kites, Frisbees, chess and croquet sets ... and we'll see you there.
You Can Make a Difference
From Jamie Bommer. Your help is needed in participating in upcoming outreach events. If you would like to volunteer to represent our College and assist children with making kaleidoscope kits at the Junior Scientists Kids’ Day or at the 2008 Math Science Technology FunFest, please contact Kevin Erwin at kevin@optics.arizona.edu or at 626.6284 before October 25. Following are some details of the events:
Date: October 25 Time: 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Location: Science and Engineering Library at the University of Arizona
2008 Math Science Technology FunFest Date: November 5 - 7 Time: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. daily Location: Tucson Convention Center
Happy Birthday and Best Wishes for a Wonderful Year
October 29
Hartwig Blume (anitablume@usadatanet.net)
October 30 Wade Lichtsinn (lichtsin@email.arizona.edu)
November 1 Christopher Stuart (cstuart@novalux.com)
November 2
Jamie Bommer (jbommer@optics.arizona.edu)
OSC Calendar
October 16 OSC Colloquium. 3:30 p.m. Meinel 307
October 17 OSC Community Speakers. Noon. Meinel 410
October 17 OSC Sports Friday. Water polo. 5:00 p.m. Campus Rec Center pool.
October 18 Large Binocular Telescope Camping Trip
October 21 - 24 OSA Annual Meeting, Rochester, New York
October 24 No Colloquium. See you at the OSA meeting
October 31 Tribute to Willis E. Lamb Jr. 2:00 p.m. Meinel 307
November 1 OSC Fall Picnic
On Campus
October 17 Physics Colloquium. 2:15 p.m. PAS 218. At 2:15 Grad student Alan Cooney is the first speaker. At 3:00 Professor B. Manuel Hegelich will present Towards the Schwinger Limit: Particle Acceleration and Fundamental Physics with Ultrahigh Intensity Lasers.
Invitation
International Research Universities Made in Germany Excellence Initiative Information Tour USA Research Careers Made in Germany: Explore Opportunities in German Academia! The German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG), the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH) invite you, prospective and advanced doctoral students, postdocs and faculty to an Information Session with high-ranking German university executives and top-notch researchers. The German delegates, who all represent universities that were successful in the country's recent Excellence Initiative, will: talk about the Excellence Initiative and its effect on German academia, present career opportunities at their universities, explore possibilities for international collaboration, discuss the academic job market from a comparative perspective and be available for individual talks and advice. Participating Universities: Free University Berlin, Humboldt University Berlin, Ruhr University Bochum, Goethe University Frankfurt, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Karl Ruprecht University Heidelberg, University Konstanz, University Leipzig, University of Technology Munich. Please join us for one of the following sessions. Wine and cheese reception to follow. Kindly RSVP to daadsf@daad.org by Monday, November 24, 2008 with "Info Session SF," "Info Session LA," or "Info Session DC" in the subject line.
In Washington DC: Monday, December 1, 2008 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM German Historical Institute 1607 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009
In San Francisco: Tuesday, December 2, 2008 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM Goethe-Institut 530 Bush Street San Francisco, CA 94108
In Los Angeles: Thursday, December 4, 2008 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM Goethe-Institut 5750 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90036
Electro-Optical Systems Engineer and Electro-Optical Systems Analyst. Georgia Tech Research Institute. Job ID 715806. GTRI will be interviewing candidates for multiple positions falling under one of the following two descriptions at the University of Arizona on October 23rd. Interested students can sign up for an interview on the Career Services website under Job ID 715806 (Electro-Optic Systems Engineer) or contact Allison MacPherson in Meinel 403. Position 1: Electro-Optical Systems Engineer: The person holding this position will work with our engineering team to design and analyze a variety of electro-optic instruments and systems. This position involves working with teams of engineers, students, and technicians, to support a number of different customers and programs. Technical competency and the ability to find creative solutions to difficult problems are critical skills in this position. The successful candidate must be able to resolve complex technical problems and address design challenges using an interdisciplinary approach that utilizes skills in multiple technical areas. Specific Duties Include: Design and develop both hardware and software components for advanced electro-optical sensor systems. Develop and execute radiometric measurements and evaluate of the results of optical measurements. Design, develop, and utilize modeling and simulation software for electro-optical sensor systems. Perform geometrical optical design to include imaging lenses, telescopes, and other optical systems. Design and implement custom test equipment to support the evaluation of electro-optical systems. Employ systems engineering processes during the design of new sensors and facilitate hardware integration and testing. Contribute to the business development process by both leading and participating in proposal efforts as well as the development of new technical ideas. Position 2: Electro-Optical Systems Analyst. The person holding this position will work with our engineering team to support modeling and simulation of electro-optic systems and image processing algorithm development. This position involves working with teams of engineers, students, and technicians, to support a number of different customers and programs. Technical competency and the ability to find creative solutions to difficult problems are critical skills in this position. The successful candidate must be able to resolve complex technical problems and address design challenges using an interdisciplinary approach that utilizes skills in multiple technical areas. Specific Duties Include: Design, develop, and utilize modeling and simulation software for electro-optical sensor systems. Design and develop image processing algorithms for a variety of different applications. Use software packages such as NVThermIP to perform analysis of infrared system performance. Lead study efforts to analytically determine requirements for new programs and systems. Contribute to the business development process by both leading and participating in proposal efforts as well as the development of new technical ideas.
Project Engineer. Dark Field Technologies. BS in Optics, MS preferred. Will be involved with all phases of a new project; application reports, installation, tuning and training. Will also work on new products. 0 – 5 years experience. Travel 25%, mostly domestic, but some European and Far East travel possible. Position located in Orange, CT. Please contact: Jamila Eid Potts @ jepotts@darkfield.com 203-571-8638 Dark Field Technologies, 70 Robinson Blvd., Orange, CT. 06477 www.darkfield.com
Operations Engineer. Dark Field Technologies. Technical 2 year degree a MUST, BS in Optics, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or Mechanical Engineering preferable. Will set up a small manufacturing cell to build optical laser systems. Will also be involved with system test and field installations. 2 – 10 years experience. Travel 25%, mostly domestic, but some European and Far East travel possible. Position located in Orange, CT. Please contact: Jamila Eid Potts @ jepotts@darkfield.com 203-571-8638 Dark Field Technologies, 70 Robinson Blvd., Orange, CT. 06477 www.darkfield.com
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OSC
PhD candidate Ying Li has been selected as a National Women of
Color All Star. She will be recognized at the National Women of
Color STEM Conference later on this month in Dallas Texas.