Everyone had a spooky good time at the Masquerade and Networking Event on October 31, 2023. Games were played, costumes were displayed, and snacks were had! Take a look at the activities and creativity in the album!

Dr. Joshua Gordon (Wyant College of Optical Sciences PhD, 2008) was named an AMTA (Antenna​ ​Measurement​ ​Techniques Association) Edmond S. Gillespie Fellow and received a plaque recognizing the honor at the AMTA annual conference that recently took place in Seattle. Today, Dr. Gordon is a physicist in the RF Technology Division at NIST, and his research areas focus on investigating new technologies and approaches for robotics, spatial metrology, antenna metrology, RF electric-field, and power metrology.

The Arizona Technology Council (AZTC) presented the 11th Annual Southern Arizona Tech + Business Expo on Wednesday, October 18, 2023. Among the awards presented included "Innovation Leader of the Year" award presented to Paramium Technologies. The award recognizes the work of Justin Hyatt (Wyant College of Optical Sciences PhD, 2019) and co-founder Christian Davila to create the startup and pursue innovative technologies. 

Yeran Bai
Postdoctoral Fellow
Neuroscience Research Institute at the University of California, Santa Barbara

I will present the recent advancements we have achieved in MIP technology, including improvements in spectral coverage, imaging speed, and integration with other imaging modalities. Additionally, I will discuss how the MIP platform has played a pivotal role in addressing a diverse array of biomedical questions, ranging from microbiology to stem cell and neurodegeneration.

The Wyant College Industrial Affiliates Showcase and Meeting took place Oct. 23 - 25 in Tucson, AZ. The event kicked off with a packed poster session and corporate showcase in the Student Union. The second day was filled with student and faculty presentations that outlined current Wyant College research. On the final day student interviews took place as well as lab tours and a pizza party. 

With the new Grand Challenges Research Building (photos and updates) on target for occupancy in February of 2024, the Wyant College of Optical Sciences has pulled out all the stops on our faculty hiring plan, enabled by the highly successful Endowed Chair Campaign established by Founding Dean and Professor Emeritus Jim Wyant and completed last year, to support 14 additional faculty positions in the college. Learn more about the available positions and apply today!

Sara Mouradian
Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Washington, Seattle

In this talk we will discuss two such error sources and ways to reduce them: (1) collisions with background gas molecules and (2) optical crosstalk between control beams.