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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
- news.arizona.edu: UArizona Engineers Demonstrate a Quantum Advantage
- eurekalert.org: UArizona engineers demonstrate a quantum advantage
- scitechdaily.com: Quantum Computing and Sensing: Engineers Demonstrate a Quantum Advantage
- optics.org: Holograms increase solar cell energy yield
- khq.com: Latest Zemax release features new module for Structural, Thermal, and Optical Performance (STOP) analysis
- globenewswire.com: Space Dynamics Lab President H. Scott Hinton Announces Retirement – Dr. Jed Hancock Named Successor
- mira.nau.edu: ¡MIRA! and the Center for Quantum Networks Project
- azbigmedia.com: VIAVI buys 10.8 acres in Chandler for $3.65M
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!
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Industrial Affiliate Opportunity
- Diamond Turning Operator - 3rd shift | MKS Instruments Inc
- Display Optics Designer | Apple, Inc
- ENGINEER I-ECLP | Belden
- Engineering Laser Technician 4 #R929 | MKS Instruments Inc
- Field Service Engineer | MKS Instruments Inc
- Manufacturing Engineering Technician | MKS Instruments Inc
- Manufacturing Operations Manager - Precision Optics | MKS Instruments Inc
- Optics Coater |MKS Instruments Inc
- Optics Fabricator 3 | MKS Instruments Inc
- Principal Laser Engineer #R857 | MKS Instruments Inc
- Principal Manufacturing Engineer | MKS Instruments Inc
- Principal Mechanical Engineer | MKS Instruments Inc
- Principal Mechanical Engineer R865 | MKS Instruments Inc
- Senior Electronic Engineer R866 | MKS Instruments Inc
- Senior Laser Engineer #R861 | MKS Instruments Inc
- Senior Manufacturing Engineers #R856 | MKS Instruments Inc
- Senior Principal Laser Engineer #R925 | MKS Instruments Inc
- Senior Product Sales Engineer | MKS Instruments Inc
- Senior Quality Engineer | MKS Instruments Inc
- Technical Director of Quality | MKS Instruments Inc
Non-Industrial Affiliates Opportunities
- GA Position for Graduate Fellowship and Writing Support | Graduate Center, University of Arizona
- Graduate Assistant of Career Counseling | Graduate Center, University of Arizona
- Newsletter and Student Engagement Writer Graduate Assistantship (0.25 FTE) | Graduate Center, University of Arizona
- Optical / Systems Engineer | Vaziri Laboratory of Neurotechnology and Biophysics, The Rockefeller University
- Physicist | Department of the Army, United States Army Futures Command
- Postdoctoral Positions: Optical Neurotechnology Development and Systems Neuroscience | Vaziri Lab: Laboratory of Neurotechnology and Biophysics, The Rockefeller University
- Research Assistant Professor in Optics & Neurophotonics | Vaziri Laboratory of Neurotechnology and Biophysics, The Rockefeller University
Find these and more employment opportunities on our website!