Institute of Optics

The DAAD-RISE program enables outstanding students in the sciences to conduct research at top German universities.

Distinguished leaders, educators, and humanitarians will be honored during this spring’s commencement ceremonies.

Diego Encinas ’23 will study Portuguese and Jason Hahn ’23 will study Russian as part of government immersion program.

Optical engineer Alyssa Ho ’21 is headed to Raytheon to work on space system projects.

Rochester researchers are combining freeform optics and a metasurface to avoid ‘bug eyes’ in AR/VR glasses and headsets.

Internationally recognized pioneer in vision science and its applications is named the next director of one of the University’s most highly regarded research centers.

Researchers in the Institute of Optics have developed a new class of optical coatings, Fano Resonance Optical Coatings, that can both reflect and transmit the same wavelength simultaneously.

Researchers in Rochester are developing a “completely new diagnostic platform” that could prove to be a valuable clinical tool for detecting exposure to multiple viruses from a single drop of blood.

The grant supports collaboration between US and French institutions at a time when international education and study abroad have been severely impacted by COVID-19.

The director of the Center for Freeform Optics holds more than 50 patents and is considered a pioneer in optical applications in augmented and virtual reality.