News – CREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics

UCF Researchers Awarded $4.5 Million to Develop Non-GPS Location Finder

September 16, 2021

The Army Research Lab has awarded the University of Central Florida a $4.5 million grant to develop a smart, computer vision-based navigation system for when

Endowed Scholarship Opens New Learning Opportunities for Underrepresented Students

September 13, 2021

Students pursuing a career in optics and photonics will benefit from the generosity of California-based photonics company Lumentum. The endowed scholarship begun by Lumentum is

NSF Grant Means Big, Powerful Laser Coming to UCF

September 8, 2021

By ZENAIDA GONZALEZ KOTALA The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded UCF a grant to purchase and install an almost $2 million high-peak-power, high-repetition-rate ultrafast

Distinguished Life Member Status Earns Professor Spot in American Ceramic Society Publication

August 25, 2021

The September edition of the American Ceramic Society’s (ACerS) Bulletin publication features Pegasus Professor Kathleen Richardson, Ph.D., one of three people recognized in 2021 as

UCF Awarded Its First Keck Foundation $1 Million Grant

August 18, 2021

By ROBERT WELLS One of the nation’s largest philanthropic organizations – the W. M. Keck Foundation – has awarded the University of Central Florida a

Student Converts Research, Lab Experience to Faculty Position

August 18, 2021

Josh Kaufman’s journey to full-time faculty member this fall begins as a self-described “nerdy kid” reading engineering magazines. Kaufman, Ph.D., ’14, chose CREOL, the

An Introduction to David Hagan, CREOL’s Third and Newest Dean

August 9, 2021

Pegasus Professor David Hagan, Ph.D. recently assumed responsibility as the third dean of CREOL, the College of Optics and Photonics. Hagan has a ground floor

Optics Trailblazer Credits Influential Mentors For Successful Career

July 15, 2021

Richard DeSalvo, Ph.D. ‘93, takes wireless communications further into the future every day, but it’s the people of his past that inspire his every step

UCF Researchers Awarded SEED Funding to Investigate Nano and Digital Technologies

July 12, 2021

By ZENAIDA GONZALEZ KOTALA Five UCF researchers have been awarded more than $450,000 in SEED funding thanks to a new collaboration between the UCF Office

CREOL Lab Proposes Way To Expand Capacity of Non-Mechanical Laser Beam Steerers

July 8, 2021

A new device demonstrated by the laboratory of Professor Shin-Tson Wu, Ph.D. offers a novel method for expanding the capabilities and accuracy of non-mechanical laser

Spring 2021 Dean’s List

June 30, 2021

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

Fellowship Opens Travel Opportunities For CREOL Students

June 28, 2021

Two students from CREOL, the College of Optics and Photonics, will accomplish their dreams while traveling the world through the Imaging and Light in Extended