News – CREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics

UCF’s Expertise Gets Invite to Ivy League Network of Large Laser Energy Facilities

October 18, 2021

BY ZENAIDA GONZALEZ KOTALA UCF is joining LaserNetUS, a consortium of the nation’s best large laser facilities started by the Department of Energy as a

UCF’s Brightest Shine During Luminary Awards

October 7, 2021

By ZENAIDA GONZALEZ KOTALA & ALLISON HURTADO Pegasus Professors Peter Delfyett, Ph.D.., and Kathleen Richardson, Ph.D., were among the 15 faculty recognized Wednesday night at

3 UCF Graduate Students Awarded National Scholarships, More Than Any Other Institution in the Nation

October 4, 2021

BY ZENAIDA GONZALEZ KOTALA The Directed Energy Professional Society (DEPS) recently awarded three UCF graduate students scholarships worth up to $10,000 to continue their work

CREOL Degree Provides Launchpad For Career at MIT Lincoln Labs

September 21, 2021

A chance encounter in the workplace is what led Rebecca Venegas, M.S ’20, to find her purpose as an electro-optics engineer. Venegas, a scientist who

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