From industry internships and national laboratories to research experiences and professional development programs, Optical Sciences students spent the summer developing technical skills, building professional networks, and exploring career opportunities across the optics and photonics community.

These experiences provide valuable hands-on training while helping students prepare for future careers in industry, academia, and research.

Applications are now being accepted for the external 2027-2028 ARCS Foundation Graduate Scholarship. We highly encourage eligible students to apply. OSC has had at least two award recipients per academic year for the last several years. Please see below for scholarship details, including eligibility and application instructions.

Dr. Leilei Peng and collaborators at the University of Arizona and Stanford University have developed a breakthrough imaging technique that captures brain activity in 3D at 100 volumes per second while maintaining sub-micron resolution. Called dual-view Bessel two-photon projection microscopy (dv-B2PM), the technology provides an unprecedented view of how neurons process and transmit information.