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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.
Coursework: Advanced Lens Design teaches optics through teamwork
Fri, 23 Feb 2024
A popular optical engineering course equips students with technical and professional skills while putting them on the radar of industry-connected alumni.
Continue ReadingBrian J. Thompson, provost emeritus and professor emeritus of optics, remembered
Fri, 02 Feb 2024
The community mourns the loss of a longtime University leader and a pioneer in optics and holography.
Continue ReadingNew NIH-funded center could soon reduce the need for pharmaceutical trials on animals
Tue, 09 Jan 2024
Rochester is one of four NIH-sponsored centers that aims to produce tissue-on-chip devices as FDA-qualified drug development tools.
Continue ReadingNew tools will help study quantum chemistry aboard the International Space Station
Wed, 15 Nov 2023
Rochester Professor Nicholas Bigelow helped develop experiments conducted at NASA’s Cold Atom Lab to probe the fundamental nature of the world around us.
Continue ReadingScientists propose super-bright light sources powered by quasiparticles
Thu, 19 Oct 2023
The seemingly physics-defying properties of quasiparticles could be harnessed for applications ranging from non-destructive imaging to computer-chip manufacturing.
Continue ReadingPhotonic chips could give drones a lift when GPS is unavailable
Fri, 13 Oct 2023
Rochester researchers aim to leverage the quantum technique of weak value amplification to replace the gyroscopes in drones.
Continue ReadingFaculty recognized for research, leadership, and advocacy
Fri, 29 Sep 2023
Professional societies, along with a government agency and an arts organization, are among those bestowing recent honors on Rochester faculty.
Continue ReadingSeptember 2023 in photos
Thu, 28 Sep 2023
Take a brief look back at some memorable moments captured at Rochester in September.
Continue ReadingAI helps bring clarity to LASIK patients facing cataract surgery
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
Scientists develop computer models of patients’ eyes to identify the ideal intraocular lenses and visual simulators for patients to experience how they will see with them.
Continue ReadingRochester 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.
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