OSC Highlights

Welcome, Leonardo DRS

The Wyant College of Optical Sciences welcomes Leonardo DRS as the newest Leadership Partner with the Industrial Affiliates Program.

Welcome to NP Photonics, new Industrial Affiliates Member

OSC is happy to welcome NP Photonics as the newest Associate Partner member to the Wyant College of Optical Sciences Industrial Affiliates. Find a full list of IA Members.

Airy Optics Joins OSC IA Program

The Wyant College of Optical Sciences is happy to welcome Airy Optics as its newest Associate Partner Industrial Affiliate Member. Welcome!

Spring 2019 OSC Commencement

Please join us to celebrate the 2019 OSC Graduates. Details and RSVP here.

Laser Fun Day, April 20th

Laser Fun Day, a public celebration of cool science and the study of light is April 20 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Everyone is invited! Find out more.

Research Highlight: Probing Wildfire Smoke Plumes Up Close

Joint Professor Armin Sorooshian's student, Ali Hossein Mardi, published an article in AGU's newsletter on biomass burning plumes on the California coast. Read it.

Sunny Optical Technology Joins Industrial Affiliates

Sunny Optical Technology joined OSC's Industrial Affiliates program as a Leadership Partner member. Welcome, Sunny Optical Technology!

Viavi Solutions New Leadership Partner

OSC is happy to welcome Viavi Solutions as the newest Leadership Partner in the OSC Industrial Affiliates Program.

Welcome Back, Sandia National Laboratories

A big welcome back to Sandia National Laboratories! Sandia National Laboratories has reinstated their Industrial Affiliates Membership and rejoins as a leadership partner member.

Neutrik USA, Inc. Joins Industrial Affiliates

OSC would like to give a big welcome to Neutrik USA, Inc. as a new Associate Partner Member of the Industrial Affiliates.

ETC Joins IA Program

We would like to welcome ETC (Electronic Theatre Controls) to our Industrial Affiliates program as an Associate partner.

Welcome, Elbit Systems of America

OSC would like to welcome Elbit Systems of America, which joins our Industrial Affiliates program as an Associate partner.

Air Force Test Center at Edwards AFB - Air Force Civilian, Joins Industrial Affiliates

Air Force Test Center at Edwards AFB - Air Force Civilian, a development and test organization of the United States Air Force, joins our Industrial Affiliates as a Leadership Partner.

Wavefront Joins Industrial Affiliates

Wavefront Research Incorporated joined OSC's Industrial Affiliates program as an Associate Partner member. Welcome, Wavefront!

RSVP to 2018 OSC Pre-Commencement

All OSC graduating students, faculty, staff and guests are invited to the 2018 Pre-Commencement ceremony. Please RSVP no later than May 1.

Dec. 11 | The University of Arizona College of Optical Sciences Newsletter

Announcements

Happy Holidays & New Year from OSC

All of us at the College of Optical Sciences hope you've had a wonderful year, and wish you a happy and successful 2016. Watts Up! will be taking a winter hiatus and will return on January 7, 2016.

Finals Survival Week

Are you ready for your finals? UA Student Affairs is teaming up to help students get through finals week with fantastic events and support resources.

Winter Workshop Symposium Postponed

A portion of the Winter Workshop Symposium, originally slated for January 5-15, 2016 has been postponed until May 2016. This does NOT affect the Optics and Photonics Winter School Workshop or the January Practical Optics Workshops. Exact dates for the rescheduled May Workshop Symposium are yet to be determined, but will be announced when available. If you have already registered, please email Lucy Valenzuela.

Etendue: William L. Wolfe Jr.

"Etendue: The throughput of a life in optics" banner

Welcome to Etendue, featuring interesting and accomplished individuals known for their leadership and contributions both with their careers and the College of Optical Sciences, in their own words. (For a similar view on the college’s best and brightest – our students – please check out Another Wavelength among our Students in the Spotlight.)

This week, we hear from William L. Wolfe Jr.

Celebrate the Year of Light with a 'Season of Light' Show

What a better way to end the International Year of Light than by enjoying "Season of Light" and "Laser Holidays"; two family-friendly holiday shows at UA's Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium.

Final Exams

Dec. 11-17

Ph.D. Defense: Joshua Olitzky

Dec. 14, 10 a.m., Meinel 447

Ph.D. Defense: Gregory Cohoon

Dec. 17, 3 p.m., Meinel 821

Winter Commencement

Dec. 18, 3-5 p.m., Meinel 307; RSVP required

Breault Research Organization - Introduction to APEX

Jan. 5-8; registration required

Classes Begin

Jan. 13

No Classes

Jan. 18, Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Media Mentions

Faculty Distinctions

Chipman Receives Fraunhofer Award

A huge congratulations to College of Optical Science Professor Russel A. Chipman, who was bestowed with the 2015 Joseph Fraunhofer Award/Robert M. Burley Prize for his outstanding contributions in the development of metrology facilities for imaging polarimetry and spectro-polarimetry.

Imaging Systems Preliminary Design Review

Principal Investigator(s): Hong Hua, Rongguang Liang

Congratulations to Our December Graduates

2015 Winter Commencement

The College of Optical Sciences celebrates its latest alumni Friday, Dec. 18 during the Winter Commencement Ceremony.

OSA 100th Anniversary Celebration

Executive Partner in Optical Sciences Industrial Affiliate member The Optical Society (OSA) will be planning its 100th Anniversary Celebration's official launch on Jan. 1, 2016. One way for you to join in is to email your OSA stories and ideas on how others can take part in this global celebration.

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