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Graduate student Nicholas Cox has been named a Fulbright fellow. Nicholas will be traveling to Barcelona to work at ICFO. He will be using attosecond transient absorption spectroscopy to study electron dynamics in solids. “The Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides grants for individually designed study/research projects or for English Teaching Assistant Programs.  A candidate will…

From UCF Today: The Soileau Family-SPIE Optics and Photonics Undergraduate Scholarship Fund will support undergraduate students with preference given to first-generation college students. Today, SPIE, the international society of optics and photonics, announced a $125,000 matching gift to UCF. The $125,000 in funding from SPIE is a match to a gift from UCF Professor M.J.…

Graduate student Tao Zhan wins 2020 SPIE Optics and Photonics Education Scholarship. Winners are selected based on their “prospect for long-term contribution that the granting of an award will make to the field of optics, photonics or related field.”  Kate Medicus, the 2020 Scholarship Committee Chair, noted, “Congratulations to the winners of the SPIE 2020…

Nobel Laureate Donna Strickland joined UCF College of Optics and Photonics graduates for a live Q&A session after their virtual commencement ceremony on Saturday May 2, and the public was invited to watch online. Strickland is renowned as one of the world’s leading pioneers in the field of ultrafast lasers. Her research with French physicist…

Watch the Spring 2020 CREOL Commencement Ceremonies Spring 2020 Virtual Commencement Ceremonies for CREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics was on Saturday May 2, at 9:00 am.   Ph.D. Graduates .elementor-11130 .elementor-element.elementor-element-b65796a .ae_thumb_wrapper.ae_image_ratio_yes .ae-post-image{padding-bottom:calc( 1.5 * 100% );}.elementor-11130 .elementor-element.elementor-element-b65796a .ae-post-overlay{background-color:rgba(33,33,33,0.34);}.elementor-11130 .elementor-element.elementor-element-ffa8993 .ae-element-post-title{text-align:center;color:#000000;}.elementor-11130 .elementor-element.elementor-element-ffa8993 .ae-element-post-title:hover{color:#7a7a7a;}.elementor-11130 .elementor-element.elementor-element-1bcc036 .ae-acf-wrapper{text-align:center;}.elementor-11130 .elementor-element.elementor-element-1bcc036 .ae-acf-content-wrapper{display:inline-block;}.elementor-11130 .elementor-element.elementor-element-1bcc036.ae-align-justify .ae-acf-content-wrapper{width:100%;text-align:center;}@media(max-width:1024px){.elementor-11130 .elementor-element.elementor-element-b65796a .ae_thumb_wrapper.ae_image_ratio_yes .ae-post-image{padding-bottom:calc( 1.5 *…

Professor Shin-Tson Wu’s students Tao Zhan and Yun-Han Lee win JSID’s Outstanding Student Paper Award for their paper “High‐efficiency switchable optical elements for advanced head‐up displays.” There is only one such award each year, and this is the fourth consecutive year that Dr. Wu’s students have won this award. Tao Zhan Yun-Han Lee

Graduate Student student Grace Fangwang Gou from Dr. Shin-Tson Wu‘s LCD group, has won the 2019 JSID Best Paper of the year award for the paper titled “High performance color‐converted micro‐LED displays.” There is only one such award each year. Fangwang “Grace” Gou

The Founders’ Day Honors Convocation celebrates outstanding academic achievements of our faculty members and students. As we recognize these achievements, we remember the efforts of those women and men who made this university a reality, and we prepare for the accomplishments of the future.Thank you for helping us honor the outstanding work being highlighted. Founder’s…

Professor Kathleen Richardson has been awarded The American Ceramic Society’s Greaves-Walker Award for 2020. The Greaves-Walker Lifetime Service Award honors a founding member and the first president of the National Institute of Ceramic Engineers (NICE); currently, the newly formed Education and Professional Development Council (EPDC). It is presented to an individual who has rendered outstanding…

From UCF Today: The national observance recognizes women who have shown a commitment to humanity and the planet. Thirty-one women are being honored by UCF Faculty Excellence during March for Women’s History Month. The women were nominated by peers and colleagues for their impact on campus and in the community. Among the group are scientists,…

Professor Luca Argenti, Assistant Professor of Optics & Photonics and Physics, has been selected for the UCF “Reach for the Stars Award” for his outstanding record in research, teaching and service.  He is one of only four faculty to receive the award in 2020.   Luca Argenti

Rachel Sampson, a PhD student in Dr. Guifang Li’s group, has been selected to be inducted to the Order of Pegasus, Class of 2020. This is one of the highest honors the university bestows on students, and it is quite rare for a CREOL graduate student to win such an accolade. Rachel Sampson