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Optics Professor Breaks Down Vaccine Mystery With Ingredient Explanation
May 21, 2021
Mistrust of the COVID-19 vaccine is rooted partly in its rapid introduction, the seemingly new technologies involved and the long list of ingredients with mysterious
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Faculty Newcomer Launches Astrophotonics Program in Fall 2021
May 7, 2021
A new astrophotonics program launching this fall in CREOL, College of Optics and Photonics, will be led by an equally new faculty member, Stephen Eikenberry,
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Alumnus Blends Military Experience, CREOL Education For Successful Career
April 29, 2021
The dawn of the Information Age and the advent of high-speed internet coincided right around the time Carl Kutsche, Ph.D., ’98, enrolled in CREOL, the
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Delfyett Named ‘University Distinguished Professor’ By UCF President
April 16, 2021
Pegasus Professor Peter Delfyett, Ph.D., was recently awarded the title “University Distinguished Professor” by UCF President Alexander Cartwright. Cartwright’s citation acknowledges Delfyett’s “exceptional teaching, research and
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CREOL Professor One of Few Academics Elected as DEPS Fellow
April 9, 2021
Pegasus Professor Martin Richardson, Ph.D., was recently admitted as a fellow of the Directed Energy Professional Society (DEPS), one of only a handful of academics
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Spectroscopy Innovation Opens Doors for CREOL Alumnus
April 9, 2021
The power of spectroscopy is proving a gamechanger for identifying pollutants in nature and building a career for Ty Olmstead, Ph.D., ’11. Olmstead was first
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Founder’s Day 2021 Honorees
April 7, 2021
BY ALLISON HURTADO ’12 The Founders’ Day Awards celebrate the outstanding academic achievements of our faculty members and students. As we recognize these achievements, we
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Newest CREOL Faculty Member Brings Deep Research Experience
March 15, 2021
A highly regarded name in the field of optics was recruited a year ago to CREOL, the College of Optics and Photonics, for his expertise
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Ambitious Ph.D. Student Earns ‘2021 Student of the Year’
March 12, 2021
A broad vision for scientific progress and the growing experience to bring that vision to life recently earned Ricardo Bustos-Ramirez the honor of CREOL’s 2021
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Alumnus Innovation Improves Cataract Surgery
March 2, 2021
Thousands of people are seeing more clearly thanks in part to the vision of Vadim Smirnov,’02 MS, whose research group played an integral role in
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Childhood Laser Fascination Leads Distinguished Alumnus to MIT, CREOL
March 2, 2021
Brian Lawrence, Ph.D., ‘96, sees problems as opportunities. A self-described “experimentalist at heart,” Lawrence ran into plenty of problems in seventh grade when he built
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Immigrant Scientist Finds Common Language In Math and Science
March 2, 2021
Globally recognized optical and infrared materials scientist Clara Rivero-Baleine, Ph.D., has dedicated her life to the field of optics. In celebration of her many contributions
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