The new year began with the 2024 Optical Sciences Winter School running from January 3 - 6 at the Wyant College of Optical Sciences. More than 45 undergraduates from across the country as well as approximately 20 optics professionals and faculty from other universities attended.

Geost, a Tucson-based space technology company and Wyant College of Optical Sciences Industrial Affiliates member, established a testing facility at the University of Arizona Tech Park. Geost was founded in 2004 by Wyant College of Optical Sciences alumnus, Anthony Gleckler, PhD 1994, and specializes in electro-optical sensor systems for space applications.

The Wyant College of Optical Sciences is pleased to welcome Prof. Felipe Guzmán back, now, as the inaugural holder of the Jack Lee Jewell Endowed Chair in Optical Sciences. Prof. Guzmán has worked to advance the state-of-the-art research in novel optomechanical inertial sensors, precision laser interferometry, and optical technologies for ground and space applications. His research spans gravitational-wave astrophysics, geosciences, navigation, and precision metrology.

The University of Arizona Alumni Association has announced Dr. Kent B. Rochford as the 2024 Alumnus of the Year for the Wyant College of Optical Sciences. The Alumni of the Year ceremony is scheduled for February 22, 2024, at the University of Arizona.

Graduating students and their loved ones, along with Wyant College staff and faculty, gathered on Friday, Dec. 15 to celebrate the Wyant College of Optical Sciences' Winter Convocation. The intimate ceremony was followed by a light spread and cake in the Meinel 3rd floor lobby.

Congratulations to the Center for Quantum Networks (CQN) on the completion of their 3rd annual report to the National Science Foundation. In their third annual report, CQN breaks down the many initiatives and methods by which they are working to achieve this while also inspiring the next generation of quantum scientists. Find a few highlights of the report summary here.