OSC Highlights

Quantinuum Joins as Newest Leadership Partner

The Wyant College is pleased to welcome Quantinuum as the newest Industrial Affiliates Leadership Partner.

Welcome CVI Laser Optics

CVI Laser Optics has joined the College’s Industrial Affiliates as a Leadership Partner. Welcome, CVI Laser Optics!

Google Joins OSC Industrial Affiliates

Google is a new Leadership Partner in the Wyant College’s Industrial Affiliates. Welcome, Google!

Welcome Back Optical Support, Inc.

Optical Support, Inc. has returned to the College’s Industrial Affiliates as an Associate Partner with headquarters in Tucson, AZ.

Welcome, Arizona Optical Metrology

The Wyant College is pleased to welcome new Associate Partner in the Industrial Affiliates Program, Arizona Optical Metrology.

Welcome, Laser Components Detector Group

The Wyant College welcomes Laser Components Detector Group as the newest Associate Partner of the Wyant College Industrial Affiliates.

Welcome to Tokyo Electron

The Wyant College of Optical Sciences welcomes Tokyo Electron as a new Leadership Partner at OSC.

Welcome to Snap, Inc.

The Wyant College of Optical Sciences welcomes Snap, Inc. as a new Leadership Partner at OSC.

Welcome to Belden, Inc.

The Wyant College of Optical Sciences welcomes Belden, Inc. as a new Leadership Partner at OSC.

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.

May 2 | The University of Arizona College of Optical Sciences Newsletter

Announcements

Scholarships Ceremony Brings Together Benefactors, Bright Students

The College of Optical Sciences recognized its latest scholarship winners with a special ceremony and reception on Monday, April 28. Family, friends, donors and colleagues crowded Meinel 307 to celebrate the scholastic achievements of these remarkable students.

A close-up of the cover of the ceremony program

Spotlight on Passionate Supporters of the Optical Sciences

Did you know Professor Emeritus Jim Wyant was once a chicken farmer? Find out more in our new monthly one-on-one Donor Spotlights, featuring Q&As with the generous individuals who have chosen to enrich and enhance the College of Optical Sciences with their philanthropic decisions.

Photo of James C. Wyant by Margy Green

Please Welcome Infrared Laboratories to the Industrial Affiliates Program

The UA College of Optical Sciences is quite pleased to announce the addition of Infrared Laboratories as an Associate Partner in the Industrial Affiliates program.

Infrared Laboratories Inc. was founded in 1967 by Frank Low, one of the "fathers of infrared astronomy," and boasts a long history of astronomical research. They currently develop infrared, low-light-level imaging detection instrumentation and cryogenics, delivering their products to more than 350 customers in 34 countries.

Penny and Pie War: Everyone's a Winner!

Congratulations to each and everyone who participated in the First Semi-Official College of Optical Sciences Penny and Pie War — including and especially Associate Dean for Academic Programs R. John Koshel, who bore his whipped-cream-laden fate as representative for the losing staff team with great dignity and good humor. All told, OSC raised over $350 for the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona.

in the first, he gazes to the left with a face full of whipped cream, and in the second, his pudgy pug, Frank, gazes at him in dismay

Photographs of pies, pugs, piñatas and more are now available online.

Upcoming Events

Special Presentation: Paul Berman

May 6, 1 p.m., Meinel 747

Classes End

May 7

Final Exams

May 9-15

Ph.D Defense: Yuhao Wang

May 13, 2 p.m., Meinel 747

Pre-Commencement Celebration

May 16, 4:30-7 p.m., SUMC South Ballroom

Breault Research Organization Introduction to ASAP Tutorial

June 3-6; 6400 E. Grant Rd., Suite 350, Tucson, Ariz.; email tutorials@breault.com to register.

Contracts & Grants

The Absolute Radiometric Calibration of the RapidEye Constellation of Satellites

Principal Investigator: Jeffrey S. Czapla-Myers

Development of the Key Instruments for the Multiphoton Nonlinear Hyper-Resolution Imaging and Post-Processing of Freeform Optics

Principal Investigators: Dae Wook Kim and Young Sik Kim

Magneto-Optic Nanocomposites, Resonant Nanostructures and Their Characterization

Principal Investigator: Robert A. Norwood

Polarimetric Phenomenology for Jet Fuel Thermal Oxidation Stability Measurement

Principal Investigator: Russell A. Chipman

Polarization Analysis of OCO-2 Telescope