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| Watt's Up
College of Optical Sciences News for May 7, 2009
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UA's Engineering Design Day
Our seniors showcased their year-long capstone projects at UA's 2009 Engineering Design Day earlier this week. Photos of their projects, teams, and sponsors are on our Web site at www.optics.arizona.edu/News/2009Newsletters/EngineeringDesignDay2009.htm It's reachable from our home page -- look for the link to Senior Capstone Projects on the right side of the page.
Engineering Design Day displays and demos Senior Capstone Projects from UA's many engineering disciplines: interdisciplinary, aerospace, agricultural & biosystems, and chemical & environmental. Teams of judges examine each project and the very best receive awards. This year, there were 65 projects competing for 13 awards. OSC students took home three awards for their work:
Best Overall Design, Runner Up was awarded to the team of Hosain Baghen, Alexandru Dospinoiu, Adoum Mahamat, Jacob Rader, and Daniel Wu for their project titled Multiscale Biaxial Opto-Mechanical Device. Their project sponsor was Soft tissue Biomechanics Laboratory and the prize was co-sponsored by Lockheed Martin and BAE Systems.
A Team Leadership Award (1 of 2) went to Brigid Marshall. She worked with Oscar Martinez, Antony Mills, and Nickolas Cota on their project titled Gravity Aligned Collimator. OSC's James Burge was the project sponsor and Rincon Research sponsored the prize.
The Fish Out of Water Award was given to Katia Shtyrkova. She worked with Matthias Whitney, Leslie Wu, and John Armstrong on their project titled Stochastic Resonance. Lockheed Martin was the project sponsor and Kristy Pearson sponsored the prize.
Congratulations students!
If you or your company is interested in sponsoring a project or an award for next year, please contact Martha Ostheimer by the end of June at 520-621-9921.
Participants Needed
From Bruce Pixton. How many waves of spherical aberration do you prefer? Come find out! We are continuing evaluation of the spherical aberration gauge to help obtain information on the influence of spherical aberration in human vision. The device was developed at the university to vary the spherical aberration content of scenes viewed through the gauge. We need several participants to help evaluate the repeatability and reproducibility of the results obtained with this device.
We have now expanded eligibility for people with contact lenses! You are eligible to participate in this study if you meet the following criteria:
As a participant in this study, you will indicate your spherical aberration correction preference by looking through the spherical aberration gauge and adjusting a knob on the device until what you see is perceived as the best image -- in much the same way you would adjust the focus knob on a pair of binoculars to clarify the image seen through it. You will be asked to come to the study location in the Optical Sciences building for a total of four measurement sessions. Each session will take between 30 minutes to an hour to complete. No compensation is available -- but brownies will be provided to all who complete the study!
To participate in this study or for more information, stop by Room 106G or contact Bruce Pixton at pixtonb@optics.arizona.edu or 626-5410.
Three Students Receive Jack D. Gaskill Endowed Scholarships
Michael Gaj, Phat Lu, and Brittany Lynn have been selected to receive this year's Jack D. Gaskill Endowed Scholarships. The scholarship honors Professor Jack D. Gaskill, former Associate Director for Academic Affairs at Optical Sciences, where he played a key role in shaping the graduate curriculum, starting the undergraduate program, recruiting students, and mentoring students as they pursued their degree in Optical Sciences. In 1999, he commemorated his retirement from teaching by contributing a generous leadership gift to endow an undergraduate student Scholarship in Optical Sciences. When Jack's former students heard about it, they joined him in the spirit of the endowment and contributed generously to the fund. Thank you Jack and Sandra Gaskill, and OSC alumni and friends, for making the Jack D. Gaskill Endowed Scholarship a reality. And congratulations Michael, Phat, and Brittany.
Student Optics Chapter: SOCk Election Results
From the Desk of Meredith Hay, UA Executive Vice President and Provost
Following Robert Norwood's promotion to Professor with Tenure last February, we have just received word that Hong Hua has been promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure, Franko Kueppers has been promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure, Stanley Pau has been granted Tenure, and Scott Tyo has been promoted to Professor with Tenure. These four appointments are effective for the 2009-2010 academic year.
Congratulations Hong, Franko, Stanley, and Scott.
Happy Birthday and Best Wishes for a Wonderful Year
May 11Li Li May 12Adam Roberts (aroberts@optics.arizona.edu) May 13Juan Russo (jmrusso@email.arizona.edu) May 14
William Anderson (bill@optics.arizona.edu) May 15Frank
Cao (frank.cao@cda.canon.com) May 16
Raymond Kostuk (kostuk@ece.arizona.edu)
OSC Calendar
May 7 Reading day. No classes.
May 8 First day of final exams.
May 15 Last day of final exams.
May 15 and 16 UA Commencements.
June 1 - July 22
June 15 - 18 Make history at the world premier of SWOSC in Albuquerque. Details at www.unm.edu/osa.swsc
Ocean Sensor Development. Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division. Newport, Rhode Island. We have been working on a number of special purpose optical sensor concepts. Based on current tasking and future prospects and considering prospective attrition over the next few years, we project the need to hire one or more highly qualified personnel (at least MS but, preferably, PhD level) to support current work and to provide continuity and innovative capability for the future. Candidates would preferably possess strong analytical and laboratory capabilities in the areas of optical and laser systems and technology. An undergraduate background in electrical engineering or physics is also preferred. We would like to hire within two weeks/months, but the actual start date can be later-up to perhaps 6-12 months-if necessary. The position(s) require US citizenship and would be contingent upon the ability to obtain a security clearance. Contact: Kenneth A. Kemp, kenneth.kemp@navy.mil or 401-832-2020.
Students: When you graduate and leave OSC, your subscription to Watt's Up automatically expires. If you would like to continue your subscription, you may add (and later remove if you wish) your name to our Watt's Up listserv by visiting http://www.optics.arizona.edu/helpdesk/listserv.htm
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