UArizona Wyant College of Optical Sciences

We're pleased to release the schedule for the 2025 Winter School on Quantum Networks. Registration will open soon! Stay posted! #nsffunded #quantumnetworks #qise #workforcedevelopment

We're thrilled for the opportunity to host Donna Strickland as our final colloquium speaker on Dec. 5, 2024 at?3:30 p.m. in the GCRB 1st Floor Lecture Hall, Rm 130.?Strickland?previously visited the college as the?keynote speaker for the Optical Sciences Winter School 2023. Her visit and colloquium are highly anticipated, mark your calendars and be sure to attend in person! Donna Strickland is a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Waterloo and is one of the recipients of the Nobel Prize in Physics 2018 for developing chirped pulse amplification with Gérard Mourou, her PhD supervisor at the time. They published this Nobel-winning research in 1985 when Strickland was a PhD student at the University of Rochester in New York state. Together they paved the way toward the most intense laser pulses ever created.?

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! Registration for CQN's 3rd Annual Winter School on Quantum Networks is now open. Learn more about the available courses: https://lnkd.in/g78GUzHk Register here: https://lnkd.in/g4yF6_6P

University of Arizona researchers have developed a new biological sensing method that can detect substances at the zeptomolar level – an astonishingly miniscule amount. https://bit.ly/4evRAKe

Dean Thomas L. Koch To Retire |?Thomas L. Koch’s term as dean of the Wyant College of Optical Sciences has been defined by 13 years of tremendous growth amidst the continuing explosion of applications and demand for new optics and photonics technologies. Provost Ron Marx said, “Dean Koch has led the Wyant College of Optical Sciences with outstanding leadership and unwavering dedication. He has been a champion of one of our unique strengths in science and engineering here at The University of Arizona. We are deeply grateful for his service.” Read more: https://lnkd.in/gPU8dX6s

Recognizing Cody Nelson (University of Arizona) as the recipient of the 2024 Harvey M. Pollicove Memorial Scholarship! Cody is awarded for his dedication to the field of optical manufacturing, showcasing a strong commitment to continuous learning, proactive knowledge acquisition, and demonstrated potential to bring innovative solutions to optical fabrication. Cody is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Opto-Mechanical Engineering while working as an optical fabrication technician at the Richard F. Caris Mirror Laboratory. His work focuses on fabricating large-scale optics for astronomical applications, with a particular emphasis on ensuring safety and maintaining nanometer precision while creating massive astronomical mirrors. #optics #manufacturing

Let’s talk about mental health in STEM! ?? Join us this Friday, Nov 8th (2-3 pm) for a discussion about the importance of mental health in our fields with Caleb Baker, optical engineer at JPL. This talk will be in person (Wyant College of Optical Sciences, Meinel building 821) and recorded and uploaded to the OSC youtube channel for those of you who can’t make it! We hope to see you all there ? UArizona Wyant College of Optical Sciences