Dr. Stephan W. Koch passed away on September 12, 2022 at the age of 69 years. Stephan was a professor of optical sciences at the Wyant College of Optical Sciences and spent many years collaborating with other departments and universities.

Congratulations to Wyant College's latest Staff Recognition Award winner! Cyndy Barcelo was nominated by three Wyant College staff members for the 3rd Quarter Peer-to-Peer award: Emily Davis, Caitlyn Keefe, and Belinda McCleese.

Congratulations to Dr. Florian Willomitzer for his selection as one of ten awardees to receive $100,000, for his proposal "Noninvasive high-resolution imaging through living tissue with single-shot synthetic wavelength holography."

Congratulations to Wyant College fourth-year doctoral student, Joel Berkson, on this amazing accomplishment. On October 11, Tech Launch Arizona hosted its ninth annual I-Squared Awards and Expo event selected Joel for the Student Innovator of the Year award.

Recent alumnus (Wyant College, MS '22), and Watts Up! featured Grad Dad, was interviewed by his employer, Waymo, to discuss his work on lidar and driverless vehicles.

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A big welcome to Erika Lopez. New accountant for the Wyant College, Erika is originally from California and moved to Tucson in 2003.