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.