OSC Highlights

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.

ThalmicLabs Joins Industrial Affiliates

OSC is happy to welcome ThalmicLabs as the newest Associate Partner Member for the OSC Industrial Affiliates Program.

ThorLabs Joins Industrial Affiliates

ThorLabs, Inc. joined OSC's Industrial Affiliates program as a Leadership member. Welcome, ThorLabs!

Oct. 10 | The University of Arizona College of Optical Sciences Newsletter

Announcements

2018 Nobel Prize in Physics Recognizes Scientists in Optics and Photonics

Three scientists were awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in physics for their ground-breaking work in the field of optics and photonics. Half the award went to Arthur Ashkin for his research at Bell Laboratories and the other half shared between Gérard Mourou at École Polytechnique and the University of Michigan and Donna Strickland at the University of Waterloo for their research while at the University of Rochester.

Michael Kidger Memorial Scholarship Accepting Applications

Applications are now being accepted for the 2019 Michael Kidger Memorial Scholarship in Optical Design.

High School Volunteers in the Lab

If you would like to have a high school student volunteer in your research lab, please contact Lisa Armijo larmijo@optics.arizona.edu or Mark Rodriguez mrod@optics.arizona.edu for more information.

Women in Optics: General WiO Meeting

Oct. 11, 1-3 p.m., Meinel 654

OSC Colloquium: Garrett D. Cole

Oct. 11, 3:30-5 p.m., Meinel 307

Women in Optics: SOCIAL - Movie Night!

Oct. 12, 2-3 p.m., Meinel 307

Women in Optics: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - Careers in Tech Panel

Oct. 17, 1-2:30 p.m., UA Student Union, Sonora Room

OSC Colloquium: Mohammed Hassan

Oct. 18, 3:30-5 p.m., Meinel 307

Women in Technology Panel

Oct. 19, 1-2:30 p.m., UA Student Union, Sonora Room

Women in Optics: "CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap"

Oct. 19, 6-8 p.m., The Loft Cinema

OSC Colloquium: Erik Novak

Oct. 25, 3:30-5 p.m., Meinel 307

OSC Alumni of the Year 2018

Oct. 26, 2:30-5 p.m., UA Student Union, Grand Ballroom South

CrystallineMirrors.com: College of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona: Colloquium by Garrett Cole

Faculty Distinctions

Judith Su Receives ASLMS Award

Assistant Professor Judith Su was awarded the prestigious Dr. Horace Furumoto Innovations Professional - Young Investigator Award for 2019.

SPIE Announces New Award in Honor of Harrison H. Barrett

The International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE) has announced a new award in honor of OSC Professor Harrison H. Barrett.

Hong Hua Promoted to OSA Fellow

A very big congratulations from all of us at OSC to Professor Hong Hua, who was recently promoted to OSA Fellow for 2019.

Technology Achievement Award Renamed for the Meinels

The SPIE Technology Achievement Award has been renamed as the SPIE Aden and Marjorie Meinel Technology Achievement Award.

CAREER: Breaking the Freeform Optics Metrology Barrier with Synthetic Wavelength Interferometry

Principal Investigator: Jonathan D. Ellis

Experiment-Based Assessment of Absolute Spectral Radiance Calibration Methodologies

Principal Investigator: Nikolaus Anderson

WIO Receives OSA Honorable Mention

OSC's Women in Optics (WiO) received an Honorable Mention by the OSA Diversity & Inclusion Advocacy Recognition program for 2018.

Laser Engineer | BAE Systems
Senior Optical Engineer | Compound Photonics
Fall Internship for Firmware Testing and Validation | Photometrics
Optical Design Engineer | Melles Griot
Postdoctoral Research Fellow | United States Military Academy
R&D Engineer: Electronics | Skyloom
R&D Engineer: Optics | Skyloom