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Congressional Visits Day (CVD) 2008




Invest in Research Now for a Strong Future
SPIE Members Tell Congress




Spring '08 Seminar Series
Concludes for Semester


April 25th


The Spring '08 Seminar Series concluded Friday the 25th of April with a presentation by Dr. Nader Engheta, the H. Nedwill Ramsey Professor of Electrical and Systems Engineering, and Professor of Bioengineering, of the University of Pennsylvania. His seminar covered,
"Circuits with Light at the Nanoscale."
Abstract and Biography available PDF (67 KB).


April 18th



Dr. Miguel Alonso
, Associate Professor at the University of Rochester's Institute of Optics presented the penultimate seminar of the Spring '08 Series. His topic, "Several techniques for modeling the propagation of monochromatic fields through transparent media" was well received at Grigg Hall on Friday afternoon. Bio and Abstract available PDF (33 KB).


April 4th



On the 4th of April, 2008, Dr. Dennis W. Prather, a College of Engineering Alumni Professor from the University of Delaware, gave a presentation on Millimeter Wave Photonics, "...which is driven by the vast opportunity and, concomitant, lack of available technology in this frequency range." The seminar was held in Grigg Hall at 2:30PM. Bio and Abstract available PDF (39 KB)


March 28th


Oklahoma State University Noble Foundation Chair of Physics and Regent's Professor Dr. Girish S. Agarwal addressed an audience of faculty, students and local industry Friday, March 28th, speaking on the topic, "Quantum Imaging and Sensing Beyond Rayleigh Resolution." An abstract and bio are available PDF (27 KB)

March 14th


The Spring '08 Seminar Series continued Friday March 14 with a presentation by Dr. Y. Fainman of the Department of ECE at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Fainman spoke on the topic, "Nanophotonics for Information Systems Integration." An abstract and bio are available PDF (27 KB)

Feb 8th



With the semester off to a good start, the "middle of winter" February 08 Optics Seminar brought forth discussion on the major challenges of high efficiency solar cells. Pictured queing up the show is Center Director Dr. Michael Fiddy with this week's presenter from UNC Chapel Hill's Institute for Advanced Materials, Nanoscience and Technology Dr. Rene Lopez. More info on the "Photonic Structuring of Bulk Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells" is available PDF (26 KB)

Jan 18th
Dr. Kirankumar Hiremath

The Optoelectronics Center launched its Spring '08 Seminar Series on January 18 with a presentation from outgoing Research Associate Kirankumar Hiremath, who is now on his way to his next post at the University of Karlsruhe in Germany. Dr. Hiremath spoke on the topic, “On electromagnetic fields in microresonators: Perturbational aspects" PDF (27 KB) at 2PM Friday in room 132 Grigg Hall. We all wish Kiran the best.

Next in the Series, look for Center Director Michael Fiddy to host a “Towne Meeting,” now a tradition early each semester where discussion is solicited and an overview of the Optics Center that includes a Funding update is given. ...More Info PDF (25 KB)



NCSLI Awards



Department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science Distinguished Professor Dr. Robert Hocken presented Optics Graduate Student Amit Suratkar the NCSLI Award. The National Conference of Standards Laboratories International Award was also presented to Mechanical Engineering Student Charlie Stroup...




Optics Grad Student Mingzhen Tang wins award at Photonics West 2008!



OSA Student Chapter,
Creation and Officer Election


Pictured left to right, Choon How Gan, Daryl Purcell,
Kristin Walker, Mingzhen Tang and Javaid Ikram


The OSA Charlotte Student Chapter held its first meeting and elected officers on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007 in the Optics Library. The elected President is Choon How Gan, Vice President is Mingzhen Tang, Secretary is Daryl Purcell, Treasurer is Kristin Walker and the Outreach Coordinator is Javaid Ikram.

Link to Student Chapter Website




OSA and SPIE on Campus

"Thank You" Lunch - Speaker "Meet & Greet"


OSA Charlotte Local Chapter President, Choon How Gan, and SPIE UNC Charlotte Student Chapter President, Amit Suratkar, held a “Thank You” lunch on November 9th in appreciation of the time and support given by those involved with the open-house and outreach events during the Optics Center’s Symposium Week on campus. The lunch was held at noon in the Optics Library and participants were many and included Friday's Seminar speaker, Dr. Shrenik Deliwala and his associate from Analog Devices, Inc.


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Congratulations to Mingzhen Tang,
Haitao Zhang and Tsing-Hua Her!


Please join us in congratulating Mingzhen Tang, Haitao Zhang and Tsing-Hua Her for the recognition they are receiving at Optics.org for their paper, "Self-assembly of tunable and highly uniform tungsten nanogratings induced by a femtosecond laser with nanojoule energy," being highlighted this week in the Journal of Nanotechnology!



Pictured left to Right Haitao Zhang,
Mingzhen Tang and Tsing-Hua Her




Archive


Presentations in Slideshow Format

Photonics.com Article






ISSUE THREE

Newsletter/E-Magazine of the Optics Center

click the link or image below to view March 2007 Issue Three:

http://opticscenter.uncc.edu/NewsMag/March_Issue.pdf

Issue One January 2007 Click Here

Issue Two February 2007 Click Here



...upcoming events

6th Annual Symposium
November 1, 2007

Symposium Overview, Preliminary Information
Keynote Speaker: Nobel Laureate William D. Phillips
Hosted by: Dr. Michael Fiddy
The Center for Optoelectronics and Optical Communications
235 Grigg Hall, Applied Optics and Physics Building


Friday Optics Seminars
Fall 2007 Seminar Series
Center for Optoelectronics and Optical Communications
at UNC Charlotte




SPIE Members Emphasize Importance of R & D Funding to Congress
Congress Hears about R&D Funding from Hundreds of Constituents
News Archive
 
 

On July 11, 2007, four from Northrop Grumman, Baltimore, led by the Chief Scientist Michael Fitelson; and Eric Phillips from DMEA (Defense Microelectronic Activity), program manager, with Ray Tsu, Steve Mosier, Lee Casperson, Berry Burks conducted a strategic meeting at UNCC on Dr. Ray Tsu’s on-going contract: ‘High Power and High Temperature Material-SiC for Military Applications’.
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Eric Johnson Appointed Associate Director of Optoelectronics Center

Professor Eric G. Johnson, former Director of the Micro-Photonics Lab, College of Optics & Photonics/CREOL, University of Central Florida, has moved to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
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Highlights of the 4th CRI Workshop
The Physics of Microresonators
June 6 - 9, 2007

The 4th CRI Workshop held at UNC Charlotte’s Optoelectronics Center and hosted by the Charlotte Research Institute and Drs. Robert Wilhelm, Michael Fiddy and Vasily Astratov rang with resounding success, bringing together the brightest stars in the field of microresonator exploration for two and a half presentation-packed days and a spirited discourse that had attendees anticipating a topic for next year’s yet-to-be-titled 5th CRI Workshop. A good time was shared by all.
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