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Overview What is STEAM Night? STEAM Night is an event hosted at Jackson Heights Middle School where students have the chance to explore projects presented to them about STEM topics. UCF student organizations WiLO and OPTICA partnered together to present their Laser Playground to the students. Below is a gallery of photos from the event!…

CREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics at the University of Central Florida (UCF) invites applications for a 9-month associate professor or professor (tenured) or an assistant professor (tenure-earning) faculty position in the interdisciplinary area spanning Artificial Intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML) and optics & photonics. Candidates with a strong background in any areas of optics…

Overview What was covered in this meeting? In our 2nd GBM, we covered extensive details regarding upcoming projects, professional development opportunities, and opportunities to improve CREOL. Meeting details Projects: Video Li-Fi Telescope project Laser playground Project S.T.O.R.M. (SEDS and RCCF) Professional Development: LinkedIn and headshot workshop coming soon Improving CREOL: Starting work on the front…

UCF STEM Day What is it? STEM Day is a FREE event for all grade levels with a wide variety of engaging activities designed for K-12 students. This year, UCF STEM Day was held on November 1. Students were able to roam the UCF campus to explore projects meant to excite and impress. Within the CREOL building,…

UCF STEM Day What is it? STEM Day is a FREE event for all grade levels with a wide variety of engaging activities designed for K-12 students. This year, UCF STEM Day was held on November 1. Students were able to roam the UCF campus to explore projects meant to excite and impress. Within the CREOL building,…

Physicians and scientists will work side by side in a new University of Central Florida research lab to advance light-based technologies that can prevent, detect and treat disease.

Overview What is this project about? This is a 7-week guided project in which each participant will design and build their own collapsible telescope by the end of November. There is potential for an astronomy night if enough interest is gathered. This is an entry level project designed to dip your toes into optics through…

OPTICA 2024 at a Glance Projects! Telescope + Video Lifi Collaboration with RCCF + SEDS University Rover Challenge (URC) Laser playground Professional Development! LinkedIn and Resume workshop How to reach out for research Elevator pitches Improving CREOL Through student-led events Things such as fixing the lobby demonstrations and joining events such as STEM day and…

Phosphorescent and Thermochromic Painting What is it? “Glow in the dark” paint resulting in fluorescent pigments. How does it work? The paint’s phosphors absorb energy from light, such as daylight or an artificial light source. Phosphorescent behavior results from the luminous energy stored by the photoluminescent pigment, absorbed during the day, which is then slowly…

WiLO 2024 at a Glance Our mission is to support and promote women in the field of Optics, Photonics and Lasers though community building, networking opportunities, and encouraging young women to choose a STEM career! Here’s some of what we plan to do: Improving women’s experience at CREOL! Group socialization and self-improvement projects! Volunteering opportunities…

The College of Optics and Photonics at the University of Central Florida (UCF) invites applications for a 9-month, full-time faculty position at the rank of assistant professor (tenure-earning), associate professor or professor (tenured) in the area of space photonics.

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