July 2 | The University of Arizona Wyant College of Optical Sciences Newsletter

ANNOUNCEMENTS

HISTORICAL LENS: OPTICS MADE CLEAR—SHARING THE FUN AND WONDER

This week’s Historical Lens finds focus on Professor Emeritus William L. Wolfe’s extensive and continued commitment to optics education for everyone from the layperson to the expert in the field.

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Also, check out the newest Graduate Story, Joseph Shaw (PhD 1996)! If you would like to submit your own graduate story, please contact Tammy Orr at torr@optics.arizona.edu. 

OSA INNOVATION SCHOOL

"Become an Innovator" is the tagline for OSA's new digital Innovation School. Seats are limited! Registration closes once all seats are taken. Register today. OSA describes the school, "In 5 days, you will learn about the key methodologies for discovering, developing and launching innovative solutions and products."

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!

RECORDED INDUSTRIAL AFFILIATE PRESENTATIONS

Did you miss the presentations coming from OSC's Industrial Affiliates? Find recordings of the presentations online to see what you missed. 

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WATTS UP SUMMER SCHEDULE

Watts Up will move from a bi-weekly schedule to a monthly schedule for the summer. Look for our newsletters in your inbox on the following dates. Please feel free to continue to send any exciting news or updates to Media Content Manager, Amee Hennig, at any time.

UPCOMING EVENTS

NEW GRADUATE STUDENT ORIENTATION
Aug. 20 - 21
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CLASSES BEGIN
Aug. 24

MEDIA MENTIONS

• Spectrum.IEEE.org: Future Baggage Scanners Will Tell Us What Things Are Made Of
• Techlaunch.Arizona.edu: Shining a Light on COVID-19 Detection
• UANews.Arizona.edu: Shining a Light on COVID-19 Detection
• theHill.com: Coronavirus Report: The Hill's Steve Clemons interviews David Talenfeld
• Tucson.com: Tucson Tech: UA-invented device delivers COVID-19 results in minutes
• UANews.Arizona.edu: Anonymous Gift Means More Time on GMT for UArizona Astronomers
• Eurekalert.org: Innovative smartphone-camera adaptation images melanoma and non-melanoma

FACULTY DISTINCTIONS

JACK JEWELL NAMED 2021 RECIPIENT OF IEEE PHOTONICS AWARD

Congratulations to Jack Jewell, PhD 1984,  for receiving the prestigious 2021 IEEE Photonics Award. 

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SPECTROMETER MAKES NEWS FOR ABILITY TO SCREEN FOR COVID-19

A spectrometer system invented by Wyant College professor, Tom Milster and co-inventors Pramod Khulbe and Barry Gelernt, is now being used for its ability to detect COVID-19. UArizona startup, Botanisol Analytics, anticipates being able to field COVID-19 screeners this fall, using the small and portable machine about the size of a file box. Read more about the system.

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CONTRACTS & GRANTS

TASK-BASED ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF EVENT BASED TARGET TRACKING PLATFORM
Principal Investigator: Amit Ashok
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STUDENTS IN THE SPOTLIGHT

2020 OUTSTANDING STUDENTS

Each spring, the College of Optical Sciences recognizes incredible students, as nominated by professors and selected by a faculty committee. We would like to congratulate John Mack (Outstanding Senior), Ryan Hamilton  (Outstanding Graduate Student TA), Ben Cromey (Outstanding Graduate Student) as the 2019-2020 Outstanding Students of the Year. 

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MIAOMIAO XU SELECTED FOR 2020 JEWELL AWARD FOR EXTREME OPTICS

Congratulations to Miaomiao Xu who is the 2020 recipient of the Jewell Award for Extreme Optics. Miaomiao is the third recipient of the award. Past recipients of the award include Xin Li for the 2018-2019 year and Hekun Huang for the 2019-2020 year. 

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

• Integrated Photonics & Semiconductor Optoelectronics Postdoctoral Appointee | Sandia National Laboratories
• Mechanical Transduction Postdoctoral Appointee | Sandia National Laboratories
• Nanophotonic & Microphotonic Research - Postdoctoral Appointee | Sandia National Laboratories
• Optical Engineer | CVI Laser
• Optical Engineer | The Scatter Works, Inc.
• Optical Lens Designer | The Aerospace Corp.
• Optical System Design & Test Engineer - MS/PhD | The Aerospace Corp.
• Optical System Design and Test Engineer | The Aerospace Corp.
• Remote Sensing Postdoctoral Appointee | Sandia National Laboratories
• Remote Sensing System Modeling & Simulation Specialist - MS/PhD | The Aerospace Corp.
• Remote Sensing System Modeling and Simulation Specialist | The Aerospace Corp.
• Silicon Photonics Research - Postdoctoral Appointee | Sandia National Laboratories

Find these and more employment opportunities on our website!