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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…

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.

The 2025 Reach for the Stars award recipients are recognized for conducting highly successful research and fostering creative activity that has a national or international impact. By Eddy Duryea ’13 | March 27, 2025

Professor Shin-Tson Wu Receives Volunteer Service Award from Society for Information Display The honor recognizes Wu’s years of commitment to his colleagues in the field By Aaron Eades | March 13, 2025 Professor Shin-Tson Wu Facebook LinkedIn CREOL Professor Shin-Tson Wu has dedicated much of his career to the technology behind displays. He’s authored nearly…

With this ranking, UCF secures its placement with 68 patents on the National Academy of Inventors worldwide list for the 12th consecutive year.

The honor recognizes outstanding young alumni who continue to reach for the stars in their professional and personal lives.