03-12-09

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College of Optical Sciences News for March 12, 2009

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No Colloquium Today

Today's Women in Optics Brown Bag Lunch: 11:30 to 1:00 in Meinel 447

Sponsored by BRO

Mary Turner, OSC MS 1990 and PhD 1993, will talk about being a woman in optics and give a brief overview of the issues and concerns women face while working in optics. The talk will be followed by a Q&A session, so please come prepared with questions. Mary is Director of Training at Breault Research Organization. She has been involved with the development of optical software and has conducted training on optical design and the use of optical software for 12 years. She has contributed chapters to several optical reference encyclopedias covering various aspects of optical design and analysis and is a Fellow of SPIE. The brown bag lunch is open to everyone.

Next Week Brings Spring Break and a CGH/DOE Workshop

There will be no classes, no colloquium, and no newsletter. To make up for it, the week is reserved for one of Tom Milster's acclaimed CGH/DOE Workshops. The UA and OSC schedules will return to normal on Monday, March 23.

Alex Cronin is Selected to Receive UA's Henry and Phyllis Koffler Prize

From Sumit Mazumdar, Department Head, Physics. It gives me great pleasure to bring to you the news that Professor Alex Cronin has been selected for this year's Henry and Phyllis Koffler Prize for outstanding accomplishment in teaching. This is a very prestigious University wide award. It comes with a serious one-time cash stipend [the magnitude of which is for Alex to disclose :)], a medallion and a certificate. The Prize will be presented at an Awards of Distinction luncheon which will be scheduled for late April or early May. FYI: This teaching award comes to Alex following a departmental and then a college teaching award. To us therefore, this brings joy but perhaps no great surprise. Please join me in congratulating Professor Cronin.

Anthony and Stacie Manuel

Stacie Hvisc and Anthony Manuel were married on Valentine's Day in Pleasanton, California.

Anthony, a chemical engineer based in Pleasanton, graduated from the University of Washington. Stacie is an OSC PhD candidate in Jim Burge's group.

Congratulations, Anthony and Stacie. We wish you a long and happy life together.

Changes

PAYROLL Including Timesheets, Vacation, and Sick Leave: Kina Adams, Meinel 641.

WAGE EMPLOYEES: Bobbie Doss, Meinel 721.

TAs & RAs Including Hiring Documents: Gail Varin or Jamie Bommer, Meinel 403.

SUPPLEMENTAL COMPENSATION -- Faculty: Bobbie Doss, Meinel 721.

SUPPLEMENTAL COMPENSATION -- Students: Gail Varin or Jamie Bommer, Meinel 403.

Students: Summer Compensation 2009

From Gail and Jamie in the Academic Office. Students, it is time to plan your summer activity, especially funding for summer 2009 pay. As a TA or RA during spring 2009 semester you qualify for summer compensation providing funding is available The 2009 Summer Compensation Form is at http://www.optics.arizona.edu/academics/gradpack09.pdf Please complete all sections of the form, obtain an account number and your funding professor’s signature. Submit the completed form to either Gail or Jamie in the Academic Office, Meinel 403, by April 24.

Evening English Program at CESL

The University of Arizona’s Center for English as a Second Language (CESL) is an established leader in English language teaching with decades of experience in the US and abroad. All programs at the CESL meet high standards of excellence, as CESL has been fully accredited by the Commission on English Language Program Accreditation. In the coming month, CESL is offering a variety of exciting courses that may be of interest to students.

Evening English Classes for Spring II: March 25th - May 14th, 2009

Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

(Classes for intermediate and advanced students)

Presentation and Discussion Skills
Reading and Writing for Academic Purposes
TOEFL Techniques

Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

English Skills for Nursing
(With practice in reading, writing, speaking and listening that are useful in professional nursing and medical practice.)
General English Courses
(With practice in reading, writing, speaking and listening at the low intermediate, intermediate and high intermediate levels.)

Placement testing will be held on Wednesday, March 11 at 5:00 p.m. and on Thursday, March 12 at 5:00 p.m. Testing will be held at the CESL building, 2^nd floor.

Register now at CESL, in Room 101, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. or send an application (http://www.cesl.arizona.edu/docs/APPLICATIONforEnglishStudy.pdf) by fax (1-520-621-9180) or mail (1100 E. James E. Rogers Way, University of Arizona, PO Box 210024, Tucson, Arizona 85721-0024) Please include payment of tuition and fees.

Please do not hesitate to visit our website at http://www.cesl.arizona.edu/evening.htm for course descriptions. You may also email CESL’s Evening Program Coordinator at ceslptp@email.arizona.edu. In addition, individualized tutoring and skill intensive workshops are also available for intensive practice in academic writing, pronunciation, and other skills. If you have questions or want more information, please call us at 520- 621-3637.

Innovation Day at the UA: March 24

From Bruce A. Wright, Associate Vice President for Economic Development. Joins us for the 6th Annual Innovation Day at the UA, a celebration of technology commercialization that will take place on March 24, 2009 at the Student Union Memorial Center from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Innovation Day at the UA celebrates technology development and commercialization at The University of Arizona through the research achievements of students, staff and faculty. This year we will again highlight emerging UA Technology with UA at the Leading Edge, recognize an outstanding faculty member and student with the Technology Innovation Awards Luncheon and showcase emerging student entrepreneurs with the Innovation Showcase and New Venture Presentation. To register for the day or specific events, please go to www.innovation.arizona.edu For more information about the event or questions, please contact Anita Bell at 520-382-3260.

Watts Happening

Happy Birthday and Best Wishes for a Wonderful Year

Nasser Peyghambarian (nnp@u.arizona.edu)

March 27

Rachel Haynes (rhaynes@lcogt.net)

Andre Persoons (apersoons@optics.arizona.edu)

March 28

Russell Chipman (rchipman@optics.arizona.edu)

Mark Hoffman (markhoff@hawaii.edu)

Mark Wiley (mdwiley@email.arizona.edu)

Chengping Zhang (chengping.zhang@kla-tencor.com)

OSC Calendar

March 12

No Colloquium today

March 13

OSC Sports Friday. Location is TBD

March 16 - 20

Spring Break. No classes or colloquium this week

March 16 - 20

CGH/DOE Workshop

March 23

Classes resume

March 26

OSC Colloquium

March 27

OSC Sports Friday

March 27

OSC Community Speakers

April 2

PhD Final Oral Defense. 2:00 p.m. Radiology Research Building 211, Room 101. Anthony Tanbakuchi will present A Surgical Confocal Microlaparoscope for Real-Time Optical Biopsies.

On Campus

March 12

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Seminar. 4:00 p.m. AME Lecture Hall, Room S212. Dr. Peiwen Li, UA Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department, will present Energy Storage -- The Core of Renewable Energy Technologies.

March 13

Physics Colloquium. Two speakers. PAS 218. At 2:15 p.m., graduate student Hong Tao is the speaker. At 3:00 p.m. Regents' Professor Randy Jokpii, UA Departments of Planetary Sciences and Astronomy, will present Consequences of Turbulence for a Supernova Blast Wave.

Employment

Simulation Development Student. University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. Description: US Citizens only please. Students with ample time to devote to a spacecraft simulation development project at the Lunar and Planetary Labs, Science Operations Center here at the U of A. Senior or graduate level >= 15 hrs/week for dedicated/intense work Good C++ programmer. Some engineering training...ideally electrical/computer or mechanical/computer engineering. Good with CAD (Solid Works or Pro-E), video graphics, and understands some game modeling with application to scene generation for digital simulation. Will contribute to spacecraft modeling in a 6 degree-of-freedom simulation environment. The student may be able to use the work performed as credit toward a Masters/PhD program. Due to contractual requirements, we can only accept US Citizens and individuals who possess a Green card. Position Type: Part Time, Temporary, On-Campus Non Work Study, Paid. United States Citizen, United States Permanent Resident. Salary Level: $12 - $14 per hour . Job Function: Engineering and Related. Duration: May 2, 2009.

Approximate 15 Hours Per Week. Contact Information : Rigel Woida, Phoenix Mission Building, PO Box 210500 Tucson, Arizona 85705 United States. rqwo@lpl.arizona.edu 520-626-1275 Qualifications: Good C++ programmer. Good with CAD (Solid Works or Pro-E), video graphics, and understands some game modeling with application to scene generation for digital simulation.

Lincoln Laboratory. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. On-Campus Recruiting at: University of Arizona. Information Session about Employment at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. Monday, March 30, 2009 Noon. to 12:50 p.m. Santa Cruz Room at the Student Union. A technical staff member will be in the room from 11:15 am to 1:45 pm if you cannot make the presentation at noon. Refreshments. MIT Lincoln Laboratory offers scientists and engineers the opportunity to work on challenging problems critical to national security. A Department of Defense federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), Lincoln Laboratory has a focused commitment to research and development, with an emphasis on building prototypes and demonstrating operational systems under live test conditions that meet real-world requirements. Three areas constitute the core of the work performed at Lincoln Laboratory: sensors, information extraction (signal processing and embedded computing), and communications, all supported by a broad research base in advanced electronics. If you are pursuing a BS/MS/PhD in any of the following majors, or a comparable scientific or technical field, our technical staff would like to meet you. U. S. Citizenship Required. • Electrical Engineering • Computer Science • Physics • Mathematics • Materials Science • Mechanical Engineering • Aeronautics/Astronautics • Biology/Biochemistry To apply for Full Time or Summer Employment go to http://www.ll.mit.edu/college/oncampus.html For Full Time: The search screen will appear. Click Search (bottom of screen). Select “A college or University not visited.“ A new screen will appear. Click Create Profile (top right of screen), and submit your information. For Summer: The search screen will appear. In the Enter Keywords field, type Summer and click Search. The answer set will appear. Click Summer Opportunities. A new screen will appear. Click Create Profile (top right of screen), and submit your information. MIT Lincoln Laboratory's fundamental mission is to apply science and advanced technology to critical problems of national security. To ensure excellence in the fulfillment of this mission, the Laboratory is committed to fostering an environment that embraces and leverages diversity of thought, culture, and experience. 244 Wood Street, Lexington, Massachusetts 02420-9108, 781-981-5500.

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Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Seminar. 4:00 p.m. AME Lecture Hall, Room S212. Dr. Peiwen Li, UA Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department, will present Energy Storage -- The Core of Renewable Energy Technologies.