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Aug. 26 | The University of Arizona Wyant College of Optical Sciences Newsletter
ANNOUNCEMENTS
WELCOME BACK!
Welcome back to campus! We're all pleased to welcome an exciting and productive school year. We look forward to another year of sharing Wyant College news with you!
FALL 2021 INDUSTRIAL AFFILIATES MEETING CALL FOR STUDENT PRESENTERS
Interested in sharing your research with others? Looking for opportunities to practice before the big thesis defense? Or wanting to connect with potential employers? Sign up to be a student presenter for the Fall Industrial Affiliates Workshop, Oct. 25 - 27, 2021. If you are interested please complete the form here or email Amber R. Soergel, Senior Academic Advisor, to learn more about this great opportunity.
OSC WORDPRESS WEBINAR
Learn more about the OSC WordPress Sites, used for faculty research pages, student clubs, and more on September 16 at 2pm. Register to attend. If you'd like a site submit your request here and Amee Hennig will follow up with you. A recording will be available later.
LAB PHOTOS
We'd like to photograph your lab! Email Amee Hennig, Media Content Manager, to set up a day and time for her to come by and photograph your lab and team in action. Group photos may be done outside.
INAUGURAL 2021 AFRICAN AMERICAN LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA
The African American Legacy Fund, a fund of the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona, is proud to sponsor the inaugural 2021 African American Leadership Institute (AALI) in Southern Arizona. The institute is a 10-week masterclass program of weekly classes, as well as an all-day leadership retreat. Learn more about this opportunity.
UPCOMING EVENTS
OSC COLLOQUIUM: DR. RICHARD N. YOUNGWORTH
Aug. 26, 3:30 p.m., Meinel 307
SOCK EVENT: WELCOME BACK BBQ
Aug. 27, 3:30 p.m., Meinel 3rd Floor Patio
OSC COLLOQUIUM LECTURE: DR. BRANDON CHALIFOUX
Sept. 2, 3:30 p.m., Meinel 307
LABOR DAY - NO CLASSES
Sept. 6
OSC COLLOQUIUM LECTURE: DR. DAVID BRADY
Sept. 9, 3:30 p.m., Meinel 307
OSC WORDPRESS WEBINAR WALKTHROUGH
Sept. 16, 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., Zoom (RSVP required)
MEDIA MENTIONS
- spie.org: University of Arizona professor Jennifer Barton elected into SPIE presidential chain
- news.engineering.arizona.edu: Jennifer Barton Elected Into SPIE Presidential Chain
- optics.org: Optics community reconnects at SPIE Optics + Photonics in San Diego
FACULTY DISTINCTIONS
JENNIFER BARTON ELECTED INTO SPIE PRESIDENTIAL CHAIN
Congratulations to Professor Jennifer Barton on her election to serve as the 2022 Vice President of SPIE. According to SPIE, "With her election, Barton joins the SPIE presidential chain, and will serve as President-Elect in 2023 and as the Society's President in 2024."
CONTRACTS & GRANTS
MULTIMODAL THREE-PHOTON MICROSCOPE FOR DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS OF SKIN LESIONS
Principal Investigator: Rongguang Liang & Xiushan Zhu
SUPERRESOLUTION LENSFREE MICROSCOPY
Principal Investigator: Euan McLeod
STUDENTS IN THE SPOTLIGHT
ANOTHER WAVELENGTH: SHELBI JENKINS
This week in Another Wavelength, we chat with 5th year Ph.D. Student Shelbi Jenkins.
MARYAM BAKER RECEIVES BACUS SCHOLARSHIP
Congratulations to Maryam Baker, OSC Ph.D. student, on being awarded the BACUS Scholarship.
OSA STUDENT PAPER AWARD PRESENTED TO ELLIOTT KWAN
Congratulations to Elliott Kwan, who was awarded the 2021 Imaging and Applied Optics Congress Student Paper Prize by the 3D Image Acquisition and Display: Technology, Perception and Applications committee chairs.
WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
Women in Science and Engineering is currently recruiting both Mentors and Mentees for their 2021 - 2022 Mentorship Program. If you are interested in learning more about being a mentor, see here. If you would like to learn more about being a mentee, see here.
ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS INVITES OPTICAL SCIENCES STUDENTS TO JOIN
Engineers Without Borders (EWB) is a student-run organization dedicated to using their knowledge and abilities to improve the world we live in and empower communities to meet their basic needs. The first meeting of EWB this semester is Sept. 13 from 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. in Shantz 440 and will include general information about the organization. Sign up for emails here.
INDUSTRIAL AFFILIATES UPDATES
WYANT COLLEGE WELCOMES CORNING INCORPORATED
The Wyant College of Optical Sciences is pleased to welcome Corning Incorporated as a new Leadership Member in the college's Industrial Affiliates program.
SUPERLATIVE STAFF
WELCOME, KATHERINE
A big welcome to Katherine Schumann as the Wyant College Senior Events Coordinator.
WATTS HAPPENING
WELCOME BACK BBQ
The Student Optics Chapter (SOCk) along with Academic Programs will be holding a Back to School BBQ with FOOD and EEGEE’s this Friday at 3:30 pm on the third-floor patio. Come have fun with us! RSVP here.
FALL 2021 GRADUATE STUDENT ORIENTATION PHOTOS
The Wyant College was pleased to welcome to campus our newest graduate student class with a series of orientation events. Here are a few excerpts from those activities. Welcome, new students!
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Industrial Affiliates Opportunities
- Principal Systems Architect/Engineer - EO/IR Active and/or Passive Sensing | BAE Systems
- Quantum Sensing and Timing Scientist/Engineer | Space Dynamics Laboratory
- Sr Research Scientist, Optics | Corning Incorporated
Non-Industrial Affiliates Opportunities
- Endoscopic Imaging Engineer | Omniscient Imaging Inc
- Jill Hruby Fellowship | Sandia National Laboratories
- Optical Metrology Sales/Application Engineer | InterOptics, LLC
- Optical Communications Aerospace Engineer | Analytical Space
- President Harry S. Truman Fellowship in National Security Sciences & Engineering | Sandia National Laboratories
Find these and more employment opportunities on our website!