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The opportunity will provide hands-on research experiences, mentorship and guaranteed employment after graduation. Emily Kinkead Emily Kinkead has yet to set foot on the UCF campus, but she’s already made quite the impact. Kinkead is transfering to UCF to pursue her Bachelor’s in Photonic Science and Engineering. She spent the summer at the U.S. Army…

Dr. Martin Fejer (left) from Stanford University and Debasmita Banerjee (right) from the University of Central Florida Debasmita Banerjee, a PhD student at the University of Central Florida’s College of Optics and Photonics (CREOL), has been awarded the McMurtry Paper Prize at the prestigious Siegman International School on Lasers 2024. Banerjee’s poster presentation stood out…

THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA’S (UCF) CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN Optics and Lasers (CREOL) program has come a long way since its first incarnation in a double-wide trailer in 1987. The center became a college in its own right in 2004, still under the auspices of UCF, and it has attracted some of the best and…

Microscopic defects in the special glass are reversed when exposed to gamma radiation, and the discovery could pave the way for their use in extreme environments, such as space.

The University of Central Florida’s College of Optics and Photonics, or CREOL, is only one of six such engineering programs nationwide. CREOL hosted three week-long summer camps for students in 10th through 12th grade interested in physics and engineering.

BELLINGHAM, Washington, USA — Swati Bhargava has been awarded a 2024 Optics and PhotonicsScholarship by SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, for potential contributions tooptics, photonics, or a related field. Bhargava is pursuing her PhD in optics and photonics at the University of Central Florida’sCREOL, the College of Optics and Photonics, under the…

The honor recognizes Pegasus Professor of Optics and Photonics Peter Delfyett’s vast contributions to improving the quality of life for people in Florida and beyond.

  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. We congratulate these students who have achieved this…

Recently realized UCF results published in the journal Optica could lead to a new generation of fiber-based laser beam delivery systems with applications in directed energy, precision machining, medical sciences and power beaming over fiber. Matthew Cooper, who completed his optics and photonics doctorate from CREOL, tested the power, efficiency and quality of laser transmission…

Cesar Lopez-Zelaya, a sophomore working on a bachelor’s degree in photonic science and engineering, was featured in the Q1 2024 issue of LIA Today published by the Laser Institute of America. The article below was reprinted with permission. The original article can be found on page 8 at this link. When were you first introduced to…

In 2024, SPIE awarded $303,000 in scholarships to 72 outstanding SPIE Student Members, based on their potential contribution to optics and photonics, or a related discipline. Award-winning applicants were evaluated, selected, and approved by the SPIE Scholarship Committee. SPIE has cumulatively distributed more than $7.5 million in individual scholarships since the program began in 1978.…