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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 are on the President’s…

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…

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…

Shin-Tson Wu Featured on FOX 35 Orlando Segment Spotlights Wu’s Induction in Florida Inventors Hall of Fame FOX 35 Orlando 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 101 U.S. Patents. As CREOL’s most-published faculty member, he…

An award is kickstarting a new quantum research group, leading the charge towards breakthroughs in medical technology, computing and GPS. By Aaron Eades | May 30, 2025 Assistant Professor Yannick Salamin in his lab at CREOL. In Assistant Professor Yannick Salamin’s lab, the shelves are fuller every day. Delivery boxes arrive like clockwork. Students move equipment back…

Konstantin Vodopyanov, a professor at the College of Sciences and CREOL, the College of Optics and Photonics, recently co-authored a study published in the journal Optica. This research examines  electro-optic sampling (EOS), a technique that advances fields such as quantum physics, molecular spectroscopy and biomedical sensing. As a professor at the two colleges, Vodopyanov shows how working across different fields can…

After developing more than 90 U.S. patents and several tech companies, Jason Eichenholz ’95MS ’98PhD has launched a personal endeavor that could make the most meaningful impact of all.

A Strategy for the Future: CREOL’s Growth Continues with New Research Leadership Dr. Eric Johnson will wear many hats at CREOL, including Interim Associate Dean for Research By Aaron Eades | May 9, 2025 Eric Johnson, Interim Associate Dean for Research Facebook LinkedIn The way Dr. Eric Johnson ‘89MS sees it, the best is yet…

Tech Hubs in the Spotlight at 2025 CREOL Industrial Affiliates Symposium Three-day program draws hundreds to CREOL to network, learn, and present. By Aaron Eades | April 22, 2025 Panel discussion at the Symposium tech conference. From left to right: Joseph Shaw, Scott Diddams, Ty Olmstead, Volker Sorger, Jim McNally, and moderator Leland Nordin. Facebook…

2025 CREOL Senior Design Showcase Winners Demonstrate a More Secure Security System Prize money and accolades awarded to three top teams By Aaron Eades | April 22, 2025 First Place Senior Design Winners. From left to right: Robert Josephson, Luke Reyes, Alejandro Lopez Zelaya, Armani Garcia, Gabryella Baldaci; joined by Luc Therrien, Aravinda Kar, and…

The three-year project, supported by a $450K grant, is part of Sandia’s Photonic Enable Tera-scale InfraRed Imager (PETRI) Grand Challenge Laboratory Directed Research and Development program.

CREOL Faculty, Staff, and Students Honored at UCF Founders’ Day Every year on the first Wednesday of April, UCF marks Founders’ Day by honoring the outstanding accomplishments and contributions of employees, faculty, and students By Aaron Eades | April 2, 2025 Facebook LinkedIn Congratulations are in order to CREOL’s faculty, staff, and students who are…