Henry Quach On 3D Printing
Henry Quach is in the graduate program for optical sciences, where he is pursuing his PhD. Henry has been an avid learner and fabricator in the 3D printing realm, both as a hobby and for research proj...
3 Dec 20191h 5min
David Vega on Falloposcope Design and Biomedical Optics
This week we sat down with optical scientist David Vega, who performs optical design in Dr. Jennifer Barton’s tissue optics lab at the University of Arizona. David discusses how he found his way into ...
3 Dec 201958min
Dr. Hannah Grant on Opportunities and Challenges in Silicon Photonics
This week we spoke with Dr. Hannah Grant, who completed her PhD at UCSD with a focus on photonics on silicon. We last spoke with Hannah about her prior research on optical switches. Today, Dr. Grant w...
3 Dec 20191h 2min
Lisa Li on Vision, Computer Science, and Culture
This week we spoke with Lisa Li, who is a Ph.D. student at the College of Optics as University of Arizona. She completed her MSc at Newcastle University, where her thesis, title ‘Colour constancy mode...
3 Dec 201948min
Dr. Maham Aftab on Modal Integration
In this weeks episode we sit down with Maham Aftab, who has an extensive background in the sciences as well as activism for a variety of causes. We discuss her most recent publication, in which she us...
3 Dec 201950min
Round Table 2: What is your reason for doing?
In this round table we discuss the idea of equity and meaning behind a degree, specifically a higher education degree in optics (which I will come back to). The central question is whether or not ther...
3 Dec 20191h 10min
Nirantha Balagopal on Industry, Optics, and Math
This week we sat down with Nirantha Balagopal to discuss her current work in industry at Edmund Optics. She also talked about her prior masters work at the University of Arizona as well as her studies...
3 Dec 20191h 4min
Discuss, don't Lecture-Optics Roundtable No. 1
This is the first optics roundtable conversation. The roundttable format is a new thing we are trying out, in which a group of scientists will gather over beers to discuss some interesting current top...
3 Dec 20191h 10min
