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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.
Upcoming Events
Women in Optics: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - Careers in Tech Panel
Oct. 17, 1-2:30 p.m., UA Student Union, Sonora Room
Media Mentions
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.
Contracts & Grants
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
Students in the Spotlight
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.
Employment Opportunities
- 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
