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Institute of Optics aims for 50 percent increase in faculty
A $12 million challenge fund presents an opportunity to increase the program’s prominence at a critical time for the optics field.
Rochester named an REU site for undergraduate semiconductor research
Tue, 16 May 2023
The National Science Foundation has named Rochester as one of six new grant-supported Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) sites.
Continue ReadingFederal funding bolsters Rochester’s development of next-generation lasers
Thu, 11 May 2023
The National Science Foundation grant will connect University, industry, and business partners to grow the region’s laser workforce.
Continue ReadingSam Becker ’25 reaches a sled hockey milestone
Tue, 21 Mar 2023
The optics major, a bone cancer survivor, is a member of the Buffalo Sabres and the US Men’s Development sled hockey teams.
Continue ReadingTapered optical fiber addresses challenge posed by Brillouin scattering
Fri, 17 Feb 2023
Rochester researchers achieve strong optical-acoustic interactions with long-lived acoustic waves.
Continue ReadingPerovskites, a ‘dirt cheap’ alternative to silicon, just got a lot more efficient
Thu, 16 Feb 2023
By harnessing the power of metals, Rochester researchers are making the material an ever more viable replacement for silicon in solar cells and detectors.
Continue ReadingRochester faculty garner recognition for professional accomplishments
Thu, 01 Dec 2022
Several University of Rochester faculty members have received awards and honors for their professional contributions to research, scholarship, education, and community engagement.
Continue ReadingNovel imaging system could mean near-instant biopsy results
Tue, 27 Sep 2022
The new imaging system developed by Michael Giacomelli, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering and of optics, uses two-photon fluorescence microscopy (TPFM).
Continue ReadingInstitute of Optics aims for 50 percent increase in faculty
Mon, 19 Sep 2022
A $12 million challenge fund presents an opportunity to increase the program’s prominence at a critical time for the optics field.
Continue ReadingDevelopers of bladeless LASIK earn AAAS Golden Goose Award
Thu, 15 Sep 2022
The world’s largest multidisciplinary scientific society has honored the the contributions of a five-member team, including Nobel Prize–winning researchers Donna Strickland and Gérard Mourou, to the field of corrective eye surgery. Strickland and Mourou’s discovery of chirped pulse amplification at the University’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics helped make bladeless LASIK possible.
Continue ReadingStar struck: Dispatches from the James Webb Space Telescope
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
Humanity’s best looks at the universe so far were made possible by the contributions of scientists, engineers, and supporters—including University of Rochester community members.
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