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.

Sept. 15 | The University of Arizona College of Optical Sciences Newsletter

Announcements

Etendue: Ralph M. Richard

The throughput of a life in optics" banner

Welcome to Etendue, featuring interesting and accomplished individuals known for their leadership and contributions both with their careers and the College of Optical Sciences, in their own words. (For a similar view on the college’s best and brightest – our students – please check out Another Wavelength among our Students in the Spotlight.)

This month, we hear from Ralph M. Richard, Ph.D., Research Professor Emeritus of Optical Sciences.

Mirror Arrival a Massive Undertaking

Historically, OSC’s Optical Engineering and Fabrication Facility's mirror processing capability was thought to be limited to mirrors approximately four meters in diameter due to the physical limitations of the access hatch into the shop and the capacity of the resident capital infrastructure.

Wyant Seeking Authors

Founding Dean and Professor Emeritus James C. Wyant is editing a book series for CRC Press on Optical Sciences and Applications of Light, and he is looking for new authors. If you are interested in writing a book for the series, please contact Jim at jcwyant@optics.arizona.edu or 520-906-0983.

Student RSVP for IA Corporate Showcase

Looking for an opportunity to get hired by one of the world's leading optics industry corporations? The OSC Industrial Affiliates Corporate Showcase and Career Fair is your chance to meet hiring managers eager to fill full-time and internship positions.

Support the Dean's Fund for Excellence

Scholarships that are funded through the Dean's Fund for Excellence are your gifts at work. They are opening new doors to students and setting them on the path to discovery and achievement.

Colloquium: Christopher Walker

Sept. 22, 3:30 p.m-5 p.m., Meinel 307

Scholarship Awards Ceremony

Sept. 23, 3-5 p.m., Meinel 307

Colloquium: Olivier Guyon

Sept. 29, 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m., Meinel 307

Fall 2016 Industrial Affiliates Corporate Showcase and Career Fair

Oct. 3, 4-6:00 p.m., SUMC North Ballroom

Fall 2016 Industrial Affiliates Workshop

Oct. 3-5

Colloquium: Dae Wook Kim

Oct. 6, 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m., Meinel 307

Colloquium: Marcia Rieke

Oct. 13, 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m., Meinel 307

UA Family Weekend

Oct. 14-16

OSA Frontiers in Optics

Oct. 17-21, Rochester Riverside Convention Center, Rochester, NY

OSC Alumni Networking Reception

Oct. 18, 8-10 p.m., Radisson Riverside Rochester; RSVP required by Oct. 7

Galina Khitrova: Remembrance Ceremony

Oct. 24, 3-5 p.m., Franken Conference Room (Meinel 821)

UA Homecoming

Oct. 27-29

Colloquium: Danielle Wuchenich

Oct. 27, 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m., Meinel 307

Faculty Distinctions

Barton Receives SPIE President's Award

Jennifer Barton Receives 2016 SPIE President's Award

During the 2016 SPIE Optics + Photonics conference, Professor of Optical Sciences Jennifer K. Barton was bestowed with the SPIE International Society for Optic and Photonic's 2016 President's Award.

Powell Joins Tech Parks Arizona

Professor Emeritus and Former Director of the Optical Sciences Center Richard C. Powell has joined Tech Parks Arizona as a Senior Fellow.

EAGER: Collaborative Research: Lighting a Dark Fiber Experimental Research Network in Harlem

Principal Investigator: Daniel Kilper

Natural Scene Polarization

Principal Investigator: Stanley Pau

OP: Collaborative Research: Multimodal Molecular Spectroscopy and Imaging in Biological Tissue and Historical Artwork

Principal Investigator: Khanh Kieu

Quantum Many Body Control and Metrology with an Atom-Light Interface

Principal Investigator: Poul Jessen

PFI: AIR-TT: Top of the Rack Ultrafast Holographic Optical Switch for Hybrid Data Center Architecture

Principal Investigator: Pierre-Alexandre Blanche

Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols (MAIA)

Principal Investigator: Russell A. Chipman

Pattern Color Filter - Achromatic Polarizer, Biologically-Inspired Nine Mode Vision System - STTR Phase 2