Federal funding bolsters Rochester’s development of next-generation lasers
The National Science Foundation grant will connect University, industry, and business partners to grow the region’s laser workforce.
Outstanding educators continued to shine during pandemic
Thomas Brown and Sina Ghaemmaghami are the latest recipients of the University’s Mercer Brugler Distinguished Teaching Professorships.
Finally, a way to see molecules ‘wobble’
Breakthrough by international optics team reveals how proteins behave in 3D, enabling new insights into cell behavior and disease progression
Tackling the 12 ‘Herculean tasks’ of quantum optics
Optical physics and quantum optics will have a profound effect on our daily lives in the decades to come, and two Rochester faculty are among the authors of a new survey of the biggest scientific challenges and questions in the field.
Three honored with Goergen Awards for teaching excellence
Established in 1997, the award recognizes distinctive teaching accomplishments of faculty in Arts, Science, and Engineering. “The recipients embody all that we value in teaching at the University,” says Dean of the College Jeffrey Runner.
‘It’s an amazing feeling when students have that sort of “ah-ha” moment, and you realize they get it.‘
My parents were missionaries. They would work in Pakistan for four years, return to Massachusetts for a year, and then go back for four years. So I lived in Pakistan…
100th Optical Society meeting a showcase for research
Next-generation endoscopes to diagnose cancer and high-power laser amplifiers for communications will be more feasible, thanks to University researchers whose work will be showcased at the Optical Society’s 100th annual meeting.