Women in Optics and the Student Optics Chapter are holding  elections for next year's officers! Are you a future leader!? More info on positions linked in the form. If you have any questions feel free to reach out to Sebastian Magri or Clarissa DeLeon.

Maggie Kautz, Colin Potter, and Christian Pluchar are receiving the prestigious recognition as 2023 ARCS Foundation Scholars. Congratulations!

Congratulations to Wyant College Ph.D. student, John McCauley, who was awarded the Department of Defense National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship (DoD NDSEG). John, a 2nd year Ph.D. student, is advised by Dr. Jason Jones, and the fellowship will support John as he pursues his graduate studies over the next three years. Moving forward, John will continue on his research involving ultraviolet dual-comb spectroscopy year-round with Dr. Jones.  

Two Wyant College students were selected for the 2023 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). The five-year fellowship provides three years of financial support inclusive of an annual stipend of $37,000. Ph.D. students Noelle Daigle, advised by Dr. Travis Sawyer as part of the BOOM lab, and Nico Deshler, advised by Dr. Amit Ashok were among those selected for this year's awards.

Dr. James T. Schwiegerling, Emeritus Professor of Optical Sciences, passed away on April 5, 2023.  Jim had retired this past March from the University of Arizona after a valiant battle with cancer in which he prevailed for many years. A memorial will be held for Jim starting at 3PM on Friday, May 5 in the Meinel Auditorium at the Wyant College of Optical Sciences. Jim’s family has requested that those wishing to make donations in memory of Jim direct their gifts to the ARVO Foundation for Eye Research.

On its second annual year of celebration, World Quantum Day aims at engaging the general public in the understanding and discussion of Quantum Science and Technology. Locally, the day is being celebrated with the kickoff of the Arizona Quantum Initiative (AQuI) Inaugural Workshop, April 12-14, 2023.