Franklyn J. Quinlan ’05MS ’08PhD was honored as Distinguished Alumnus of the Year during CREOL’s annual Industrial Affiliates Symposium. He is the leader of the Precision Photonic Synthesis Group in the Time & Frequency Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
Welcome to CREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics.
We believe light is the gateway to technological advances and CREOL holds the key. CREOL enjoys the benefits and resources of being part of a large, metropolitan research university while maintaining the personal attention and opportunities of a small college. Your professors will know you by name and you will gain experience in one of the most robust research hubs on campus and within Florida.
I invite you to visit us to see for yourself why UCF has been named one of the top 25 universities worldwide for optics education and research. We look forward to unleashing your potential and unlocking your future at CREOL.
David J. Hagan, PhD
Dean & Director
Pegasus Professor of Optics & Photonics
Degrees
Laser &
Photonics
Camp 2023
July 24 - 28
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Join a top 25 global optics program at one of the most innovative universities. We are adding 10 new faculty members through 2024.
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CREOL Hosts ETOP 2023
The biennial international conference brings together leading optics and photonics educators and researchers. Sponsorships and exhibitor space available.
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University of Central Florida researcher Debashis Chanda, a professor in UCF’s NanoScience Technology Center, has drawn inspiration from butterflies to create the first environmentally friendly, large-scale and multicolor alternative to pigment-based colorants, which can contribute to energy-saving efforts and help reduce global warming. The development was published today in Science...
Chinmay Shirpurkar, CREOL’s Student of the Year, shared his journey on what led to the award-winning moment. “It’s really cool to get in on this now before photonics becomes the next big thing,” Shirpurkar said. The optics and photonics doctoral candidate won CREOL’s 2022-2023 Student of the Year title on...
