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.

Jan. 16 | The University of Arizona Wyant College of Optical Sciences Newsletter

Announcements

A New Semester

It's time for another semester! And with it comes a great deal of excitement and anticipation for the adventures to come. Here at the Wyant College of Optical Sciences we're wishing everyone the best year with many successes. We cannot wait to celebrate with you. Please reach out to Media Content Manager, Amee Hennig, with any exciting updates you want to share.

OSC Interviewing Nobel Laureate Strickland

2018 Physics Nobel Laureate Donna Strickland is Visiting OSC and we are interviewing her for an article! OSC is making a call for questions to ask Strickland to be submitted no later than Friday, January 31st. Read more to find out how to submit your questions.

Please Join Us

The Wyant College of Optical Sciences invites you to attend the Celebration of Life remembering Roland Shack, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020 at 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. in the Meinel Building 8th Floor (corner of Cherry & University). Please RSVP to Melissa Griffiths at mgriffiths@optics.arizona.edu by Friday, Jan. 31, 2020.

Work at the Wyant College of Optical Sciences

The Wyant College of Optical Sciences has launched its faculty searches for several Endowed Chair positions that have been funded by generous donors. Learn more about the open positions and apply!

Upcoming Events

OSC Colloquium: Canceled - First week of classes

Jan. 16, 2020

Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday - no classes

Jan. 20, 2020

OSC Colloquium: Dr. Laura Coyle

Jan. 23, 2020, 3:30 - 5 p.m., Meinel 307

OSC Colloquium: Dr. Sunil Bhave

Jan. 30, 2020, 3:30 - 5 p.m., Meinel 307

OSC Colloquium: CANCELED

Feb. 6, 2020

Shack Celebration of Life

Feb. 12, 2020, 3:30 - 5 p.m., Franken Conference Room (Meinel 821)

OSC Colloquium: Dr. Esther Baumann

Feb. 13, 2020, 3:30 - 5 p.m., Meinel 307

Faculty Distinctions

Greivenkamp President of SPIE 2020

After serving as Vice President and President-Elect, Professor John Greivenkamp has begun his term as SPIE President. For the year of 2020, Greivenkamp will lead the Society as it continues to work towards its goals.

Faculty Named IEEE Fellow

Congratualtions to OSC Professor, Ivan Djordjevic, who was recently named IEEE Fellow.

Bayesian Inversion for High-Powered X-Ray Imaging Systems (Task No 1 of 2)

Principal Investigator: Matthew A. Kupinski

The Characterization of 450mm Convex Aspheric Mirror

Principal Investigator: Chang Jin Oh

Another Wavelength: Craig Draper

This month in Another Wavelength, we chat with B.S. Student Craig Draper, currently mentored by Pierre-Alexandre Blanche.

Submit a Paper to the Wyant Tribute

“A Tribute to James C. Wyant: The Extraordinaire of Optical Metrology and Optics Education” will be held in conjunction with the SPIE Optics + Photonics conference in San Diego this August 2020. This is an open invitation for everyone to submit a paper by following the SPIE conference link, and Call for Papers.

12th Annual BIO5/BIOSA Student Industry Networking Event

The 12th Annual Student Industry Networking Event is approaching on Tuesday, February 11th from 4-6 PM at the BIO5 Institute. Past events have successfully connected UA graduate and undergraduate students to internships and jobs in the Arizona biotech and biomedical industry. This is not a regular recruitment fair but rather an event that allows participants to explore careers in industry by speaking with employees from the attending companies. Check out the even flyer.

Call for Student Presenters: Spring Industrial Affiliates

Love to share your research with others? Dying for some practice before the big thesis defense? Or looking to impress potential future employers!? Look no further! The Spring Industrial Affiliates Workshop is looking to fill the agenda with student presenters like you!

2020 Michael Kidger Memorial Scholarship in Optical Design Now Available

The application for the 2020 Michael Kidger Memorial Scholarship in Optical Design is now available. The Scholarship is to be awarded to a student of optical design, where the term 'optical design' is meant to include lens design, illumination design and computational optical design.

Alumnus Gives Biomedical Technology Technical Presentation

Sean McCafferty, MD and OSC alumnus 2015, will be offering a biomedical technology technical presentation at the Arizona Photonics Days 2020 on January 31 at 4 p.m.

OSC Alumnus Declared SPIE Fellow

Congratulations to Dan Smith, who was honored by SPIE when he was named a 2020 SPIE Fellow.

OSC Alumni & Industrial Affiliates Reception

OSC Alumni and Industrial Affiliates Reception
Held in conjunction with SPIE Photonics West - San Francisco
To register, please click on the link (required by January 31, 2020)

Welcome to OSC, Amanda & Jini

OSC has two new faces! Amanda Steward is OSC's newest Accountant in Meinel 641. Jini Kandyil may be found in the Academic Programs Office, Meinel 403B, and is OSC's new Senior Academic Advisor. Visit them to say hello and welcome!

Optics Outreach Class

An exciting course you may consider taking this semester is the Optics Outreach OPTI 489/589: Learn how to get K-12 students excited about optical science and technology.

2019 Winter Commencement

Graduating students and their loved ones, along with OSC staff and faculty, gathered on Friday, Dec. 20 to celebrate the College of Optical Sciences' Winter Commencement. The intimate ceremony was followed by a light spread and cake in the Meinel 3rd floor lobby.

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