College News

Three Wyant College students received 2023 Optics and Photonics Education Scholarships from SPIE. Shriniketh Sreevatsan, Rachel Turner and Jennifer Bragg (L to R in photo above) were among the 72 outstanding SPIE Student Members to be recognized. 

David Brady, who built the world's first gigapixel camera, has developed sparse holography, a revolutionary technology to create three-dimensional images. Brady's work on sparse holography earned him Optica's 2023 Emmett N. Leith Medal.

The Optica Publishing Group highlighted a paper published by Wyant College and UArizona faculty with industry partners, Nikon, Northrop Grumman and L'Garde. The paper “Modeling and Characterization of OASIS Inflatable Primary Antenna by Dual Modality Metrology” discusses the concept of a 14m aperture inflatable space observatory and its feasibility study focusing on the primary inflatable mirror.

Welcome to two new staff members in the NSF-ERC Center for Quantum Networks! Julie Des Jardins is the new NSF-ERC Center for Quantum Networks Director for Diversity and Culture of Inclusion. Chaohan Cui is a recent PhD graduate from the Wyant College and returns as the new CQN Tuscon testbed manager. Read more about Julie and Chaohan. And don't forget to stop by Meinel 501 to welcome them!

The Wyant College (previously, Optical Sciences Center "OSC") Annual Group photo has been a tradition going back to the first group photo in 1967. In this photo album, you'll find the photos taken throughout the years to capture the Optical Sciences family at the Wyant College.

Each spring, the Wyant College of Optical Sciences recognizes incredible students, as nominated by professors and peers and selected by a faculty and staff committee. Congratulations to Lauren McCaffrey (Outstanding Senior), Charles Condos (Outstanding Graduate TA), Derek Burrell (Outstanding Graduate Student), Trenton Brendel (Outstanding Graduate Student Mentor) and Francisco Flowers (Wildcat Award) as the 2022-2023 Outstanding Students of the Year.

Congratulations to all the students taking on exciting roles as SOCk and WiO officers. We cannot wait to see what the upcoming school year holds.

Explore the science of light at the International Day of Light celebration! On May 21 Optics Valley and Flandrau Planetarium & Science Center will host free planetarium shows and optics activities for families, teachers, and science enthusiasts of all ages.

José Sasián, Professor of Optical Sciences, recently had his image featured by Optica's Optics & Photonics News (OPN) as both the Image of the Week and in the pring copy of OPN. Learn more about the image and how José made it!