June 10 | The University of Arizona Wyant College of Optical Sciences Newsletter

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    VOTE FOR 2021 SPIE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Every year, SPIE Members have the opportunity to elect the leadership who will guide the direction of the Society. This year's election includes two candidates for SPIE Vice President, Jennifer Barton of the Wyant College at the University of Arizona and Kristen Maitland of Texas A&M University. Additionally, four new directors and a secretary/treasurer will be elected. The election opens June 2nd and closes July 22. SPIE Announcement of Nominees.

      ROBERT S. HILBERT MEMORIAL OPTICAL DESIGN COMPETITION 2021

      The Synopsys annual student optical design competition is here! Wyant College students are invited to enter an optical design or research project they worked on during the 2020-2021 school year. This could be a class assignment or thesis work they worked on using CODE V, LightTools, LucidShape, RSoft Photonic Device Tools, Photonic System Tools, or the PIC Design Suite. Entries are due June 15, 2021. Awards totaling $10,000 will be granted. Visit the Synopsys website to learn how you can enter your project today. 

      REMEMBERING WILLIAM R. HOUDE-WALTER

      William R. Houde-Walter, spouse to Susan Houde-Walter, CEO of LaserMaxDefense and Adjunct Professor of Optical Sciences at the Wyant College, passed away June 7, 2021. The Wyant College sends heartfelt condolences to the family. Visitation will be held on June 10, 2021 from 4:00-6:00PM at the Miller Funeral Home, 3325 S Winton Rd, Rochester, NY 14623, service to follow at 6:00PM. The family invites all to attend and share condolences online. 

      UPCOMING EVENTS

      INDEPENDENCE DAY OBSERVED
      July 5

      LAST DAY OF SUMMER CLASSES
      Aug. 21

      UNIVERSITY CLASSES BEGIN
      Aug. 23

      MEDIA MENTIONS

      FACULTY DISTINCTIONS

      WYANT COLLEGE TEAM WINS TLA SOFTWARE/APP CHALLENGE

      Congratulations to a Wyant College team on winning one of five awards from the Tech Launch Arizona Software/App Challenge! Travis Sawyer, new optical sciences professor, and John Koshel, Professor and Undergraduate Associate Dean, worked with UArizona students Justina Bonaventura and Thomas Knapp, to propose the development of a software app and interface control for a new smartphone spectrometer for diagnosing and screening for melanoma. Congratulations, team! Read the press release.

      CONTRACTS & GRANTS

      MUELLER MATRIX IMAGING
      Principal Investigator: Meredith K. Kupinski

      LWIR TW ULTRAFAST LASER TECHNOLOGY FOR STRONG-FIELD SCIENCE
      Principal Investigator: Pavel Polynkin

      MULTISCALE OPTICAL PHASE RETRIEVAL
      Principal Investigator: David Brady, Stanley Pau, & Yuzuru Takashima

      STIMULATED BRILLOUIN SCATTERING WITH III-NITRIDE INTEGRATED PHOTONICS
      Principal Investigator: Linran Fan

      SUPERLATIVE STAFF

      WELCOME, CAROL

      Welcome to Carol Altizer as the Wyant College's new Special Assistant to the Dean! 

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