OSC Highlights

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!

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

James W. Mayo III to be the 2018 OSC 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.

OSC Colloquium: Eugene Arthurs

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

OSC Colloquium: Hari Krovi

Oct. 4, 3:30-5 p.m. - Meinel 307

Industrial Affiliates Corporate Showcase & Career Fair

Oct. 8, 3-8:00 p.m., University of Arizona Student Union, Grand Ballroom

Industrial Affiliates Workshop

Oct. 9-10, Meinel Building

OSC Colloquium: Garrett D. Cole

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

OSC Colloquium: Erik Novak

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

OSC Alumni of the Year 2018

Oct. 26, 2:30-5:00 p.m., Student Union Grand Ballroom South

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.

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

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