Congratulations to Kyle Seyler, assistant professor of optical sciences, on his selection as a 2024 Early Career Award winner by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), part of the Early Career Research Program (ECRP). Seyler’s proposal, titled "Light-Driven Proximity Control of Designer Moiré Nanomaterials," focuses on exploring light-induced quantum phases in two-dimensional (2D) moiré nanomaterials.

Scholarship recipients and donors came together with Wyant College of Optical Sciences staff and faculty to celebrate the 2024 scholarship awards ceremony, which took place on Sept. 20, 2024.  The program's keynote speaker was Jacobus "Jim" Oschmann (OSC MS 1983) alumnus and donor to the Jacobus M. and Michelle L. Oschmann Optical Sciences and Business Leadership FoTO Scholarship. Congratulations to all student awardees!

The newly re-named Optics for All (OFA) club, previously Women in Optics (WiO), held its first meeting of the school year on Thursday, Sept. 19. Club leadership shared that the new name, "is necessary to reflect our mission statement of supporting diversity and inclusivity in our college."