Leonor Sierra

Leonor Sierra is press officer for science and engineering. She covers computer science, electrical and computer engineering, laboratory for laser energetics, optics, mechanical engineering, physics and astronomy, and the Office of the Dean of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

lsierra@ur.rochester.edu

RECENT POSTS

Govind Agrawal

Science & Technology

Inaugural Optics Professorship Recipient Named

November 19, 2013

Professor Govind Agrawal, a world leader in optical communications, is the first recipient of the Dr. James C. Wyant Professorship in Optics.

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Science & Technology

First Results from Dark Matter Detector Announced

October 30, 2013

A mile underground in the Black Hills of South Dakota, a new experiment named LUX has proven itself the most sensitive dark matter detector in the world.

artist rendering of new building

Science & Technology

Rochester commits $100M to data science

October 18, 2013

The commitment includes creation of an Institute for Data Science, construction of a state-of-the-art building to house it, and as many as 20 new faculty members.

Science & Technology

Rochester Big Data Forum 2013

October 15, 2013

The second Big Data Forum will bring together leading experts in big data analytics and its applications all day, starting at 8:30 a.m., Friday, Oct. 18.

Science & Technology

Master’s students receive Iberdrola Scholarships

October 15, 2013

The Iberdrola scholarship program supports graduate studies in renewable energy, environmental protection, climate change and energy efficiency.

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Science & Technology

Tracking Tweets to Enhance Food Safety

The system combines machine-learning and crowdsourcing techniques to analyze millions of tweets to find people reporting food poisoning symptoms following a restaurant visit.

Jannick Roland works with a graduate student in a lab

Science & Technology

New Partnership Advances Freeform Optics

Freeform optics could transform 21st century optical science, allowing for a wider range of shapes for lenses and mirrors, which in turn may revolutionize mobile displays, LED lighting, remote sensing devices and astronomical instrumentation.

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Science & Technology

New Type of Neutrino Oscillation Confirmed

The new finding could help explore a fundamental question of science – why is the universe made up almost exclusively of matter, when matter and antimatter were created in equal amounts in the Big Bang?

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Science & Technology

Quantum Optics Leaders Convene in Rochester

Two hundred physics and optics researchers from 20 countries worldwide have come together at the University of Rochester this week for the Tenth Rochester Conference on Coherence and Quantum Optics.

boy waving, his lower body made invisible by mirrors

Science & Technology

How To Hide a Boy – or Maybe a Satellite

With the help of his 14 year-old son, Benjamin, John Howell built three simple but surprisingly effective optical cloaking devices with inexpensive, off-the-shelf materials.

University News

LLE Research Earn Intel Honors for Local Teen

Emily Armstrong, a high school senior, is among the 300 semi-finalists nationwide chosen from the 1,712 who entered the prestigious competition.

Campus & Community

CompSci Grad Student Gets Microsoft Fellowship

Walter Lasecki's work has been previously covered in the New York Times, the MIT Technology Review, Gizmodo, and other publications.