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July 14 | The University of Arizona Wyant College of Optical Sciences Newsletter
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FIRST IMAGES FROM THE JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE
Congratulations to the many UArizona astronomers, engineers and students—as well as our brilliant alumni and industry partners for your roles in the development, launch and first light of the James Webb Space Telescope. Read more about the UArizona efforts with the JWST. Find JWST first images here. Image Credit: NASA
UPCOMING EVENTS
GRADUATE STUDENT ORIENTATION
Aug. 18 - 19, 2022, Meinel Building
CLASSES BEGIN
Aug. 22, 2022
OSC ALUMNI AND INDUSTRIAL AFFILIATES RECEPTION AT SPIE OPTICS + PHOTONICS 2022 IN SAN DIEGO
Aug. 23, 2022, 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Roy's San Diego Waterfront
MEDIA MENTIONS
- optics.org: Dazzling Webb imagery sparks industry celebrations
- edo.arizona.edu: Scientist Spotlight: Clarissa DeLeon
- edo.arizona.edu: Women of Impact Award
- news.arizona.edu: Webb Telescope's stunning first images made possible by UArizona instruments and expertise
- theguardian.com: First images from Nasa’s James Webb space telescope reveal ancient galaxies
- laserfocusworld.com: NASA’s Webb Space Telescope reveals stunning images of universe’s mind-bending awesomeness
- original.newsbreak.com: Solar energy startup helps power Biosphere 2 and St. Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery; are Arizona highways next?
CONTRACTS & GRANTS
QUANTUM NETWORKS TO CONNECT QUANTUM TECHNOLOGY (QUANNECQT)
Principal Investigator: Saikat Guha
STUDENTS IN THE SPOTLIGHT
CLARISSA DELEON RECEIVES 2022 JEROME M. PAROS SCHOLARSHIP IN GEOPHYSICAL INSTRUMENTATION
Clarissa DeLeon was selected as a winner of the 2022 Jerome M. Paros Scholarship in Geophysical Instrumentation by the American Geophysical Union (AGU). Congratulations, Clarissa! Read more.
MICHAEL GRACE SELECTED AS DARPA RISER
The Wyant College is pleased to share that Michael Grace, who is slated to defend his Ph.D. dissertation this coming Fall 2022, was selected as a 2022 DARPA Riser—recognizing his work over the last five years on a series of DARPA projects related to quantum limits of super-resolution imaging. Congratulations, Michael! Read more.
INDUSTRIAL AFFILIATES UPDATES
OSC ALUMNI AND INDUSTRIAL AFFILIATES RECEPTION | AUG 23
Wyant College will be hosting an Alumni and Industrial Affiliates Reception, planned in conjunction with the SPIE Optics + Photonics 2022 conference inside the beautiful Marriott Hotel at Roy’s San Diego Waterfront, 333 West Harbor Drive. The reception will be 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. Register for the event here (required by August 19, 2022.)
SUPERLATIVE STAFF
WELCOME, RICH
The Wyant College is pleased to welcome our new Senior Licensing Manager, Rich Weite. You may reach Rich by calling him at 520-626-1698 or using his email at RichardW@tla.arizona.edu. He may also be found in one of his two offices located in Meinel 724 or at the Tech Launch Arizona office (1600 E Idea Lane, Suite 110).
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Industrial Affiliates Opportunities
Non-Industrial Affiliates Opportunities
- Associate Quantum Engineer | QuEra Computing
- Optical Test Engineer | QuEra Computing
- Photonics Engineer | QuEra Computing
- Senior Optical Design Engineer | Garmin
Find these and more employment opportunities on our website!