Institute of Optics

签名荣誉:诺贝尔奖获得者Donna Strickland ' 89(博士)(左)的教授职位是光学澳门威尼斯人网上赌场所计划的几个新教师职位中的第一个, 感谢来自企业家和光学领袖詹姆斯·怀恩特69年(博士)和他的妻子的礼物, Tammy. When Strickland returned to campus in 2019 to be recognized during Commencement, 她花时间会见了未来的科学家和澳门威尼斯人网上赌场光学社区的其他成员. (Photograph: University of Rochester)

照明奖得主:20世纪80年代在大学激光能量学实验室进行澳门威尼斯人网上赌场时, 光学澳门威尼斯人网上赌场生唐娜·斯特里克兰89届(博士)(左)和罗彻斯特教授和澳门威尼斯人网上赌场科学家gsamrard Mourou设计了一种方法来操纵光脉冲，这种方法大大提高了激光在技术上的可行性, computing, medicine, and other fields. Their work was recognized in 2018 with the Nobel Prize in Physics. (Photograph: University of Rochester)

Storied History

Founded in 1929 as the nation’s first optics education program, the Institute of Optics has a storied history. In 93-plus years, members of Rochester’s optics community have received Nobel Prizes, served as prominent leaders in the field, and launched dozens of companies. Here’s a quick look:

21 alumni and faculty members have served as president of Optica (formerly OSA)

150-plus alumni and faculty have started companies

5 faculty members have been elected fellows of the National Academy of Inventors

49 companies participate in the Industrial Associates Program

Nearly 3,000 degrees have been awarded since 1929

As the Institute of Optics prepares for its second century, 一位杰出的校友正在帮助确保该项目在澳门威尼斯人网上赌场1929年帮助建立的这个领域保持领先地位.

University Life Trustee James Wyant ’69 (PhD) and his wife, Tammy, 已经建立了一个1200万美元的挑战基金，以鼓励校友和大学社区的其他成员加入他们，努力在2029年该学院庆祝成立一百周年时将光学学院的师资队伍增加50%.

“Tammy和我送这个礼物是为了增加世界一流的光学培训和澳门威尼斯人网上赌场的机会,” says Wyant, 他是现在亚利桑那大学维恩特光学科学学院的创始院长. “Optics is a technology enabler and a huge part of daily life, 然而，世界上很少有大学在光学方面有全面的教育和澳门威尼斯人网上赌场项目.

“The Institute of Optics, where I went to graduate school, is one place where you can get a well-rounded education in optics, and the College of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona, where I spent a large part of my career, is another.”

Under the project, 怀恩特夫妇将提供60%的资金来设立新的教授职位——早期职业教授职位和杰出教授职位, 通常吸引最高级别的澳门威尼斯人网上赌场人员和澳门威尼斯人网上赌场的职位.

In making the challenge public, 哈佛大学宣布，第一个杰出教授职位将授予诺贝尔奖获得者唐娜·斯特里克兰(1989年)博士。. One of the University’s most notable graduates, 斯特里克兰和前工程学教授格姆拉德·莫鲁因在斯特里克兰还是澳门威尼斯人网上赌场光学澳门威尼斯人网上赌场生时进行的澳门威尼斯人网上赌场而获得了2018年诺贝尔物理学奖. 两人开发了一种创新的方法来操纵光脉冲，最终使激光在医学上的应用更加实用, technology, and other areas.

A gift from Optica, a leading society in optics and photonics, 是否会有来自怀恩特的资助来建立思特里克兰德教授职位.

The largest gift in the institute’s history, 挑战基金将支持将全职光学教员的数量从20人增加到30人. A visiting professorship and staff position will also be endowed.

NAMESAKE PROGRAM: “Optics is a technology enabler and a huge part of daily life, 然而，世界上很少有大学在光学方面有全面的教育和澳门威尼斯人网上赌场项目,” says James Wyant ’69 (PhD), who along with his wife, Tammy, have established a historic fund for optics at Rochester. (Provided photograph)

当选为美国国家工程院院士和美国国家发明家学院院士, 怀恩特是几个光学毕业生之一，他们最终定居图森，帮助建立亚利桑那州的光学科学项目. In 2018, 怀恩特和他的家人建立了一个类似的挑战项目，以资助亚利桑那大学的光学教授职位.

Home to the nation’s oldest school of optics, Rochester has long been regarded as one of the world’s leaders in the field, awarding about half of all optics degrees in the US. Over the course of nearly a century, the University has become a leader in biomedical optics, fiber and optical communication, optical design and fabrication, lasers, and nano-, freeform, ultrafast, and quantum optics.

Institute Director Thomas Brown says the field is growing internationally, fueling an increased demand for trained optics graduates at companies, research institutes, and national laboratories.

The Wyants’ gift will help Rochester “continue to contribute as we have in the past, in both research and education, to the advancement of the field of optics.”

新的教授职位将允许创建“急需的多元化人才管道”, creative, 他们的新想法和作为教育工作者和澳门威尼斯人网上赌场人员的工作，不仅将推动和塑造光学澳门威尼斯人网上赌场所的未来，而且将推动和塑造整个光学行业的未来,” he says.

布朗表示，该项目将重点招聘具有激光科学专业知识的教授, integrated photonics, and quantum optics.

While the new faculty will have primary appointments in optics, 许多人还将在大学的其他科学和工程部门担任次要职务, including the Medical Center and the Laboratory for Laser Energetics, helping the University build on signature strengths across areas.

“Jim’s and Tammy’s generosity is truly transformational,” says Sarah Mangelsdorf, University president and the G. Robert Witmer, Jr. University Professor. “他们的远见和合作伙伴关系将有助于大学在竞争日益激烈的环境中招募光学和光子学领域的顶尖澳门威尼斯人网上赌场。. 这将极大地影响我们的光学澳门威尼斯人网上赌场所教育和培训下一代澳门威尼斯人网上赌场人员和领导者的方式. Optica已经加入，这一事实证明了澳门威尼斯人网上赌场正在进行的重要工作.”

Wendi Heinzelman, dean of the Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, says the gift will make it easier for others to contribute.

“吉姆和塔米所提供的匹配，使得其他想要一大笔礼物的人更有可能获得教授职位. Because of their generosity, 光学澳门威尼斯人网上赌场所将在光学领域的发展中发挥关键作用，无论是现在还是未来.”

Brown agrees that the future will be bright.

“The collective generosity here—from Jim, Tammy, Optica, 对光学澳门威尼斯人网上赌场所的发展和成功起到了重要作用. 它为建立在这里建立的独特的光学环境和文化提供了一个非凡的机会，并提升了我们在该领域的卓越地位.”