OSC Highlights

Welcome, Leonardo DRS

The Wyant College of Optical Sciences welcomes Leonardo DRS as the newest Leadership Partner with the Industrial Affiliates Program.

Welcome to NP Photonics, new Industrial Affiliates Member

OSC is happy to welcome NP Photonics as the newest Associate Partner member to the Wyant College of Optical Sciences Industrial Affiliates. Find a full list of IA Members.

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.

Sept. 12 | The University of Arizona Wyant College of Optical Sciences Newsletter

Announcements

Jannick Rolland-Thompson Selected as 2019 Alumna of the Year

OSC Alumnua Jannick Rolland-Thompson, Ph.D. (M.S. ’85 and Ph.D. ’90) has been selected as the 2019 UA Alumna of the Year in Optical Sciences. The honor will be presented at a special ceremony on Oct. 31 as part of the University's homecoming celebration. Read the official press release.

Find Career Opportunities in Tucson

Students are invited to attend the Career Crawl Sept. 20, 2019. Download the Flyer. This showcase will feature a wide variety of companies and technologies exist in our own backyard. Find more details and register online.

OSC Colloquium: Professor John Schaibley

Sept. 12, 3:30 - 5 p.m., Meinel 307

Workshop: Introduction to Optical Design Using OpticStudio

Sept. 13, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., Meinel 647

SOCk Community Speakers: Studying Abroad

Sept. 13, 12 p.m., Meinel 410

Special Presentation: Jim Chester, ASML

Sept. 17, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m., SUMC Rm 411

OSC Colloquium: Canceled - OSA

Sept. 19

Special SOCk Presentation: Aerotech

Sept. 20, 10 a.m., Franken Conference Room (Meinel 821)

OSC Colloquium: Quntao Zhuang

Sept. 26, 3:30 - 5 p.m., Meinel 307

Aloha Friday

Sept. 27, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Meinel 3rd Floor Lobby

OSC Colloquium: Dr. David Tsu

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

Contracts & Grants

Expanding Upon the Limitations of Modern Neural Networks for Target Identification and Classification

Principal Investigator: Meredith K. Kupinski

Calibration of Three Sepctralon Reference Panels

Principal Investigator: Nikolaus Anderson

Alumni Receives DLS Dissertation Award

Congratulations to Chen-Ting Liao, alumni of the Wyant College of Optical Sciences, who was selected as a finalist for the Carl E. Anderson Division of Laser Science Dissertation Award.