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Sept. 27 | The University of Arizona College of Optical Sciences Newsletter
Announcements
UA to Honor James W. Mayo as 2018 Alumnus of the Year in Optical Sciences
The University of Arizona Alumni Association has announced that James W. Mayo III, Chief Optics Engineer, Tau Technologies LLC (M.S. in Optical Sciences, 1968), has been selected as the 2018 Alumnus of the Year for the College of Optical Sciences.
Reflections, Special Birthday Edition: Stephen Jacobs
Welcome to Reflections, a series of biographies featuring OSC Emeritus faculty, written by Tammy Orr. This month, we bring you a special Happy Birthday edition for Stephen Jacobs.
ACMS30: Mathematical modeling and computational methods for multiscale problems in science and engineering
Come and enjoy the ACMS30, a conference celebrating 30 years of the Arizona Center for Mathematical Sciences (ACMS). A distinguished list of invited speakers, mathematicians and scientists from many disciplines will give talks on topics where ACMS has had a strong impact.
Upcoming Events
Industrial Affiliates Corporate Showcase & Career Fair
Oct. 8, 3-8:00 p.m., University of Arizona Student Union, Grand Ballroom
Media Mentions
- TransparencyJournal.com: Researchers Innovate New Fiber Optics to Estimate Miniscule Magnetic Field
- ScienceDaily.com: Fiber optic sensor measures tiny magnetic fields
Faculty Distinctions
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.
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
Low-Cost Mobile Oral Cancer Screening for Low Resource Setting
Principal Investigator: Rongguang Liang
Non-OSC Principal Investigator: Jeffrey Rodriguez (ECE)
Smartphone Confocal Endoscopy for Detecting Cervical Precancer
Principal Investigator(s): Dongkyun "DK" Kang, Arthur Gmitro
Industrial Affiliates Updates
Elbit Systems of America Joins IA Program
We would like to extend a warm welcome to Elbit Systems of America, which joins OSC's Industrial Affiliates program as an Associate partner. Elbit is a global source of innovative, technology based systems for diverse defense and commercial applications. Welcome!
Superlative Staff
Superlative Staff: August SPOT & 3rd Quarter Peer to Peer
Congratulations to OSC's latest Staff Recognition Award winners! Lindsay Loebig is our August SPOT Award recipient, while Trin Riojas receives the 3rd Quarter Peer-to-Peer award.
Employment Opportunities
OSC Industrial Affiliates
- Display Optical Engineer | Apple
- Electrical Subsystems – Electro-Optics 2019 Summer Intern | Raytheon Systems Co.
- Intern, Display Optical Engineer | Apple
- Mechanical Engineer | ThorLabs, Inc.
- Metamaterial Engineer | ThorLabs, Inc.
- Optical Lens Design Engineer | Apple
- Optical Metrology Engineer | Apple
- Optics Engineer | ThorLabs, Inc.
- Optical Engineer (Depth) | Apple
- Sensing Hardware Engineer (Optics) | Apple
- Thin Film Coating Engineer | ThorLabs, Inc.
- Thin Film Coating Process Engineer | ThorLabs, Inc.
- Thin Film Coating Engineer - Magnetron Sputtering | ThorLabs, Inc.
Non-OSC Industrial Affiliates
- Adaptive Optics (AO) Postdoctoral Fellow | W.M. Keck Observatory
- Adaptive Optics Scientist | W.M. Keck Observatory
- AR/VR Optical Design Engineer R&D | Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
- AR/VR Optical Mechanical Engineer R&D Contractor | Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
- Build and Fly Airborne Lidar Mapping Systems | 3DEO, Inc.
- Optics Engineer | W.M. Keck Observatory
