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CREOL Marks Strong Presence at 2025 Siegman International School on Lasers Annual tradition continues with honor for CREOL student By Aaron Eades | September 4, 2025 Swati Bhargava (center) and Eric Van Stryland (far right) at the Siegmen International School on Lasers in Yerevan, Armenia. Facebook LinkedIn For more than a decade, CREOL has showcased…

Ukrainian STEM Students Find Refuge and Research Opportunities in U.S. Program Led by CREOL Professor UCF graduate students also learn conference-planning and mentoring skills By Aaron Eades | September 3, 2025 Students attend the “Science for Ukraine” program in New York. Facebook LinkedIn In 2023, bright students at the STEM-focused Ukraine Physics and Mathematics Lyceum…

The study demonstrated a “lossy” platform that could lead to more robust quantum states of light, adding to the foundation for future applications like quantum computing.

CREOL Hosts High School Students from Around the World to Learn about Photonics The hands-on program also introduces teenagers to the many STEM opportunities offered at UCF By Aaron Eades | July 25, 2025 Facebook LinkedIn “It basically keeps our world running.” That’s the understanding 11th-grader Micah Terry now has about photonics – after spending…

NBC News Now Interviews Shuo Sean Pang about Viral Video After many on the internet claimed they saw something out of this world, CREOL’s experts were consulted to set the record straight. By Aaron Eades | July 25, 2025 CREOL Professor Shuo Sean Pang is interviewed about the viral video (picture courtesy NBC News NOW).…

CREOL Alum’s Biomedical Engineering Research Aims to Improve Treatment for Cancer and Neurodegenerative Diseases A foundation in optics and photonics could be the key to unlocking major advancements in biomedical imaging technology By Aaron Eades | July 17, 2025 Jian Zhao in his lab at The University of Oklahoma. Facebook LinkedIn It’s easy to see…

Spring 2025 Dean’s List The Dean’s List is compiled in recognition of scholastic honors to degree-seeking undergraduate students who earn a minimum 3.4 GPA, complete a minimum of 12 credit hours, earn no grade less than “C” (2.0) and no “I,” “U,” “N,” “NC,” or “WF” grades during a term.  This does NOT include those who…

New Program Equips Florida Teachers with Photonics Resources and Forges Community Connections CREOL’s Teacher Ambassador Program provides lesson plans and activities for high school teachers, with the goal of increasing awareness about UCF’s photonics program By Aaron Eades | June 16, 2025 Teachers learn how to solder as they make their own LED nametags. Facebook…

Shin-Tson Wu Featured on FOX 35 Orlando Segment Spotlights Wu’s Induction in Florida Inventors Hall of Fame By Aaron Eades | June 12, 2025 FOX 35 Orlando Facebook Linkedin FOX 35 (WOFL) interviewed CREOL Professor Shin-Tson Wu about his many inventions and patents. An inaugural inductee into the Florida Inventors Hall of Fale, Wu holds…

CREOL Emeritus Dean Publishes Book on Quantum Photonics Former Dean Bahaa Saleh says publication will be a resource for modern photonics programs By Aaron Eades | June 12, 2025 Bahaa Saleh and his new book, “Quantum Photonics: Bimodes, Qubits, and Biphotons” Facebook LinkedIn As optics and photonics programs evolve to meet the demands of the…