José Sasián

Additional Affiliation

• Professor of Astronomy

Employment

• Professor: The University of Arizona, Optical Sciences Center/College of Optical Sciences, 2001-present
• Professor: The University of Arizona, Department of Astronomy and Steward Observatory, 2001-present
• Associate Professor: The University of Arizona, Optical Sciences Center, 1995-2001
• Associate Professor: The University of Arizona, Department of Astronomy and Steward Observatory, 1995-2001
• Technical Staff: AT&T Bell Laboratories, 1990-1995
• Graduate Research Assistant/Associate: The University of Arizona, Optical Sciences Center, 1984-1990
• Optician: University of Mexico, Institute of Astronomy, 1974-1984

Awards and Honors

• The Optical Society (OSA), Fellow
• Optical Society of India: Lifetime Member
• Riverside Telescope Makers Conference: Merit Award, 1988
• SPIE: Fellow
• SPIE: Rudolf Kingslake Medal and Prize, 1994

Specific Research Interests

• Optical engineering
• Optical design, fabrication, and testing
• Optical alignment
• Light in gemstones
• Optics in Art and Art in Optics
• Light propagation

Research Summary

Currently Professor Sasián has been working on lens sensitivity to aberrations and lens desensitizing techniques. He is also interested in optical alignment devices and techniques.