Category Archives: LOFT News

First UArizona Museum Open Day with Volunteers

The first UArizona Museum Open Day was a huge success for all participating museums on campus! Two LOFT members, Daewook and Vipender, happily welcomed all the visitors with other wonderful volunteers. The Wyant College of Optical Sciences had its doors … Continue reading

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Maham’s Keynote at the OPTICA Freeform Optics Summit

Our LOFT Ph.D. graduate Dr. Maham Aftab (at ASML) will give a keynote talk at the OPTICA Freeform Optics Summit on 2-3 April, 2024. We are happy to see that our LOFT graduates are continuing to advance the optical science … Continue reading

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Daewook ranked in the international top 2% scientists

In October 2023, Stanford University in collaboration with Elsevier Data Repository, released the list which includes the Single Year 2022 Scientific Impact. LOFT group PI Daewook Kim has been included in the World’s Top 2% Scientists List. “The selection is … Continue reading

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Optica Publishing Group Spotlights LOFT’s Inflatable Space Telescope Design and Metrology

The Optica Publishing Group highlighted a paper published by Wyant College and UArizona faculty with industry partners, Nikon, Northrop Grumman and L’Garde. The paper “Modeling and Characterization of OASIS Inflatable Primary Antenna by Dual Modality Metrology” discusses the concept of a 14m aperture … Continue reading

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Rachel received SPIE scholarship

LOFT Master’s student, Rachel Turner, received the 2023 SPIE scholarship! We are so happy for her! She did great work with Michael Hart and now working on her Master’s research investigation with LOFT peers and Daewook. Please, read more here.

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Philoptics’ Generous Donation of Optical Tables and Components

We would like to express our sincere gratitude towards Philoptics for their generous donation of a substantial amount of optical components and tables. Our collaboration with Philoptics over the past three years has been truly remarkable, particularly in the development … Continue reading

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Mina Yoo received the Optica Women Scholars

We are so happy that Mina Yoo (LOFT peer) received the Optica Women Scholars for 2023! “The Optica Foundation recognized the 20 Optica Women Scholars. This program provides visibility, community, and resources for women in optics and photonics via financial support, professional development, and … Continue reading

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Daewook gives Modern Optical Testing Course for Colorado Photonics Industry Association

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Joel was awarded the Student Innovator of The Year

Our LOFT member, Joel Berkson, was awarded the Student Innovator of The Year 2022 by Tech Launch Arizona at the University of Arizona. We, the LOFT peers, are so proud of him. You can find the official news release here. … Continue reading

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Kevin received the Best Student Presentation Awards at SPIE Conference

Kevin Derby received the Best Student Presentation award at the 2022 SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation conference in Montreal, Canada! Congratulations! LOFT peers are so happy for you.   Here are the announcements: SPIE website and SPIE Twitter

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