January 7, 2021
The founding director of UCF CREOL Townes Laser Institute, Martin Richardson, Ph.D, was recently named a fellow in the National Academy of Inventors in recognition of his innovative work in the field of optics. An expert in lasers and their accompanying applications, Richardson has patented over 31 inventions in his time as a physicist. “There…
December 16, 2020
Three University of Central Florida researchers are among the world’s top 25 scholars in their field, and 100 are in the top 2%, according to a new study ranking career-long scientific impact of researchers from around the globe. BY ROBERT WELLS | DECEMBER 16, 2020
December 15, 2020
Ramy El-Ganainy, Ph.D., is a recipient of the prestigious Humboldt Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers. The fellowship spans 18 months, divided over three years. He will be hosted by Professor Kurt Busch at Berlin’s Humboldt University. The fellowship allows El-Ganainy to closely collaborate with the theoretical and experimental photonics groups in the host institute, and…
December 8, 2020
The Arthur F. Greaves- Walker Lifetime Service Award is given to those that show exemplary leadership and innovation in their field. Pegasus Professor of Optics and Photonics and optical material scientist Kathleen Richardson, Ph.D, of UCF CREOL has recently been named the recipient of this award, celebrating her sustained commitment to the field of…
December 7, 2020
Watch the Fall 2020 CREOL Commencement Ceremonies Fall 2020 Virtual Commencement Ceremonies for CREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics was on Saturday December 19, at 10:15 am. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nopxttO426U Ph.D. Graduates Juan Carlos Alvarado Zacarias Optics Ph.D. Shengli Fan Optics Ph.D. Jinxin Li Optics Ph.D. Danielle Reyes Physics Ph.D. Patrick Roumayah Optics Ph.D. Daniel Thul…
November 30, 2020
By LAURA COLE UCF was selected to receive four awards from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Energy Technologies Office, the most of any university this year. The awards total $9.64 million — $7 million from the DOE and $2.64 million in matches from UCF. Among the winners is 2015 CREOL doctorate graduate Kris Davis.…
November 17, 2020
The speed of pulses of light are not as fixed you might think — and that’s good news for your weekend movie streaming. New research published last week in Nature Communications builds on a previous proof of concept that showed it was possible to speed up, slow down and even direct a pulse of light…
November 17, 2020
Sergey Polyakov ’03 Ph.D., thrives on the unpredictability of his work. “I love to wake up knowing I’ll learn something new in the lab every day. I never know what it is that I am going to learn, and that unpredictability ignites inspiration within me,” said Polyakov, a staff physicist at the National Institute of…
November 17, 2020
UCF College of Optics and Photonics alumni Arthur Dogariu, Ph.D., ’97, an optical research scientist at Princeton University, has been inducted as a Fellow of the Optical Society of America for his contributions to the field of optics. “I am an experimentalist and my passion stems from working on the frontiers of optical science in…
November 12, 2020
University highlights various technologies at national conference this month with one of the innovations already picking up national recognition. BY ZENAIDA GONZALEZ KOTALA | NOVEMBER 9, 2020
October 29, 2020
This years’ inductees are experts in methodology, animation, music history, business ethics and other fields. BY ALLISON HURTADO ’12 | OCTOBER 29, 2020 Each fall, the University of Central recognizes faculty who have made a national and international impact through their research, teaching and service, by inducting new members into the Scroll and Quill Society. “This society…
October 28, 2020
The collaboration may lead to new understanding about the role of movement of nuclear organization in gene expression, which could translate into new treatments and cures. BY ZENAIDA GONZALEZ KOTALA | OCTOBER 28, 2020