PhD student Katie Dunn prepares samples for imaging cells using a quantitative phase microscope. “I feel like I’m part of a unique community” at the Institute of Optics, she says. (University of Rochester / J. Adam Fenster) Two New Awards will Help the University of Rochester Prepare a More Diverse Pipeline of Optics Professionals. Two recent awards will enable the Institute of Optics at the University of Rochester to help address a pressing need...Continue Reading
Cornell Engineering assistant professors Peter McMahon, Francesco Monticone and Atieh Moridi are among the 32 researchers selected from more than 220 applicants to receive Office of Naval Research (ONR) Young Investigator Program (YIP) awards, which support early-career scientists and engineers. The Young Investigator Program is a highly competitive early-career award program recognizing prior academic achievement and potential for significant scientific breakthrough. College and university tenure-track faculty who earned a Ph.D....Continue Reading
In May 2021, the United Nations declared 2022 the International Year of Glass. University of Central Florida professor Kathleen Richardson and The Ohio State University professor Manoj Choudhary discuss the importance of glass in our lives, give the history of IYOG, and preview some of the events taking place to celebrate this International Year. View the transcript for this episode here. About the guests Kathleen Richardson is Pegasus Professor of Optics...Continue Reading
Systems engineer manufacturer repurposed 43,000 square-foot facility will create almost 60 new jobs in the Town of Henrietta. Investment complements “Finger Lakes Forward” – the region’s comprehensive strategy to revitalize communities and grow the economy. Empire State Development (ESD) today announced that systems engineer manufacturer Precision Optical Transceivers (Precision OT) is growing its Monroe County operations, repurposing 43,000 square-feet of existing space at 2245 Brighton-Henrietta Townline Road in the Town of...Continue Reading
Augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), extended reality (XR), and mixed reality (MR) have rapidly become buzzwords, leading to a lot of experimentation and excitement about future applications. While the technologies are often lumped together, it is important to note the clear distinctions in underlying technologies and use cases. Of the group, AR has the most realistic potential within the near future. According to Eric Abbruzzese, research director with ABI...Continue Reading
The SPIE Graduate Fellowship will support PhD students in optics and photonics at the university’s Institute of Optics. SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, and the University of Rochester have announced the establishment of the SPIE Graduate Fellowship in Optical Sciences and Engineering. The $500,000 gift from the SPIE Endowment Matching Program will be matched 100% by the University of Rochester. The new endowment was announced today during SPIE Photonics West in...Continue Reading
Two new Rochester fellows of the National Academy of Inventors take aim. The most efficient photovoltaic cells used for solar power cost up to $50,000 per square meter. What if these cells could be replaced with a plastic solar concentrator less than 3 mm thick that concentrates sunlight 500 times at only $100 per square meter? Diseases that cause blindness destroy the rods and cones in the retina. Ganglion cells...Continue Reading
Department of Defense MII partnership creates US workforce development tool to teach students about silicon photonics. Integrated photonics has been identified by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) as “a critical technology for both national and economic security.” The DoD further notes that the development of a skilled workforce needed to make integrated photonics commercially viable “is seriously lagging.” Unlike other established industries, few education and workforce development programs focus...Continue Reading
Don’t miss your chance at a spot in cohort 5. Less than a week remains until our application period closes. We accept startups from anywhere in the world and participation is primarily remote. Apply online (it’s easy!) for your chance at an immediate $100,000 investment, critical business development coaching, investor introductions, and the opportunity to compete for $2 million in follow-on funding. Apply by Monday, January 17 at 11:59 PM...Continue Reading
Thursday, Feb. 3 9:45am – 5:00pm EST Presented by the State University of New York (SUNY), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) You are invited to take part in this online workshop focusing on the challenges in the education and workforce development pipeline for current and future microelectronics manufacturing and design in the U.S. This workshop will examine current semiconductor education efforts – what has worked,...Continue Reading
New York Photonics is a not-for-profit organization founded to promote and enhance the New York State optics, photonics and imaging industry by fostering the cooperation of business, academia and government.
