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.

July 18 | The University of Arizona College of Optical Sciences Newsletter

Announcements

Update Your Calendars!

Please note: The reception has changed rooms. It is now located in the Bayside Pavilion.

In the midst of all the festivities surrounding SPIE Optics + Photonics in August, including the special conference convened in honor of OSC's 50th anniversary, the college invites alumni, Industrial Affiliates members and faculty to an evening soiree.

Affiliates and faculty members enjoy a reception in a sunlit room

Fantastic TLA Student Fellowship Opportunity

Tech Launch Arizona is looking for grad students interested in technology transfer to join their exciting Student Fellows program. Fellows assist in the assessment of new UA technologies, working closely with Tech Transfer Arizona licensing managers (like our own Amy Phillips!) to move inventions from the lab to the marketplace.

Exploring Polarization in OPTI 586

Professor Russell A. Chipman encourages everyone with an interest in the intersection of polarization and optical systems to enroll in his course OPTI 586: Polarization in Optical Design and OPTI 586L, the associated lab taught by assistant research professor Gregory A. Smith.

A close-up image of a clear plastic cup shining under a polarized filter

Insight into CIAN's REU IOU-NA

At first glance, it may look like alphabet soup, but the Center for Integrated Access Networks Integrated Optics for Undergraduates for Native Americans program, part of the NSF's Research Experience for Undergraduates initiative, offers a one-of-a-kind introduction to the academic atmosphere for hardworking students, some of whom may never have set foot inside a laboratory before.

This blog post by Robert Castellanos, a member of the IOU-NA inaugural class, provides a first-person perspective of the program's impact.

Quick Minds, Quick Wits

Our two most recent Light Moments feature three clever professors ...

Portrait photos of Willis E. Lamb Jr. and Nicolaas Bloembergen are grouped with an archive shot of Bill Wolfe in a crowded office

AED CPR Training Session

Aug. 1, 10-11:15 a.m., Franken Conference Room (Meinel 821); email mswarts@optics.arizona.edu by July 25 to RSVP

UA International Graduate Student Orientation

Aug. 12-14

SPIE Optics + Photonics Conference: 50 Years of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona

Aug. 19-20; San Diego Convention Center, 111 West Harbor Drive, San Diego

OSC Alumni and Industry Partners Reception in San Diego

Aug. 19; 5:30-7:30 p.m.; Bayside Pavilion; San Diego Marriott Marquis and Marina, 333 West Harbor Drive, San Diego; email lucy@optics.arizona.edu to RSVP

OSC New Graduate Student Orientation

Aug. 21-22

Classes Begin

Aug. 25

The Optical Society (OSA) Frontiers in Optics Conference: Optical Sciences 50th Anniversary Symposium

Oct. 19; 4-6 p.m.; J.W. Marriott Starr Pass Resort, 3800 West Starr Pass Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona

Contracts & Grants

Optical Sciences Bench Test

Principal Investigator: Jim Schwiegerling

Snapshot Spatial Heterodyne Imaging Fourier Transform Spectropolarimeter

Principal Investigators: J. Scott Tyo and Eustace L. Dereniak

Validation of Aqua- and Terra-Surface Reflectance Products Using the Automated Radiometric Calibration Test Site

Principal Investigator: Jeffrey S. Czapla-Myers

OSC Students Awarded Astronaut Scholarships

Soon-to-be senior Benjamin Cromey and rising junior Travis Sawyer have both received prestigious 2014 Astronaut Scholarships ...

Benjamin Cromey and Travis Sawyer are each pictured addressing an auditorium from a podium

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