Brandon Chalifoux
Assistant Professor of Optical Sciences
Assistant Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Office: GCRB 021
Mailing Address:
Wyant College of Optical Sciences
The University of Arizona
1630 E. University Blvd.
P.O. Box 210094
Tucson, AZ 85721-0094
Specific Research Interests
- Stress-based surface shaping
- Precision engineering
- Ultrafast laser optical material processing
- Astronomical optics
Research Summary
The overarching goal of Chalifoux's group is to enable next-generation space telescopes by developing new methods of precision fabrication, mounting, and alignment of lightweight optics, especially mirrors. The group uses both experimental and analytical/numerical techniques to understand and improve on the behavior of these processes.
Degrees
- Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019
- M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014
- B.S., Rice University, 2008