Wyant College of Optical Sciences Alumni Directory

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Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
BS; Spring; 2020
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
MS; Spring; 2024
Adviser(s)
Kim, Daewook
Employer
Optitek
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
MS; Fall; 1992
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (2)
PhD; Summer II; 1999
Adviser(s)
Neifeld, Mark A.
Report/Thesis/Dissertation Title 1
Optical Engineering of Parallel Optical Data Storage
Employer
ITEK Optical Systems
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
MS; Fall; 1989
Adviser(s)
Dereniak, Eustace L.
Report/Thesis/Dissertation Title 1
High Temperature Super Conductor Optical Detectors
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
MS; Fall; 2005
Adviser(s)
Thome, Kurtis J.
Report/Thesis/Dissertation Title 1
Calibration of the CIMEL-CE 318 Sunphotometer Via SIS and Solar Based Methods
Employer
Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc.
Job Title
Process Development Manager
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
Graduate Certificate; Spring; 2003
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (2)
MS; Spring; 2005
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (3)
PhD; Spring; 2008
Adviser(s)
Chipman, Russell A.
Report/Thesis/Dissertation Title 1
Design and Development of Monolithic Components to Create Linear Polarized Axial Symmetric Beam
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
BS; Summer II; 1995
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (2)
MS; Spring; 2007
Adviser(s)
Pau, Stanley
Report/Thesis/Dissertation Title 1
Master's Report
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
MS; Spring; 1986
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (2)
PhD; Spring; 1989
Adviser(s)
Peyghambarian, Nasser
Report/Thesis/Dissertation Title 1
Four-Wave Mixing and the Study of Optical Nonlinearities in Semiconductors and Semiconductor Quantum Dots
Full Name
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
M.S. Spring, 2026
Adviser(s)
Driggers, Ronald
Report/Thesis/Dissertation Title 1
An Analytical and Experimental Investigation into Material-Structural Synergy for Passive Daytime Radiative Cooling
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
PhD; Spring; 1969
Adviser(s)
Turner, Arthur Francis
Report/Thesis/Dissertation Title 1
Ultraviolet Interference Filters with Metal-Dielectric Stacks
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
MS; Spring; 1975
Adviser(s)
Scully, Marlan O.
Report/Thesis/Dissertation Title 1
The Simulated Emission of Electric Quadrupoles
Full Name
Employer
Corning Incorporated
Job Title
Optical Metrology Engineer
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
M.S. Summer, 2025
Adviser(s)
Kim, Daewook
Full Name
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
BS; Spring; 2013
Employer
Goodrich Electro-Optical Systems
Job Title
Systems Engineer II
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
MS; Spring; 2005
Adviser(s)
Barton, Jennifer K.
Full Name
Employer
National Security Agency
Job Title
Research Scientist
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
MS; Fall; 1991
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (2)
PhD; Summer; 1996
Adviser(s)
Hunt, Bobby R.
Report/Thesis/Dissertation Title 1
Coordinate Transformations for Approximate LSI Modeling of LSV Systems, and Applications to Restoration
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
MS; Fall; 2007
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (2)
PhD; Spring; 2011
Adviser(s)
Reagan, John A.
Report/Thesis/Dissertation Title 1
Refinement of CALIPSO Aerosol Retrieval Models Through Analysis of Airborne High Spectral Resolution Lidar Data
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
Graduate Certificate; Spring; 2005
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (2)
MS; Spring; 2009
Adviser(s)
Burge, James H.
Full Name
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
B.S. Spring, 2025
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
MS; Spring; 2015
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (2)
PhD; Fall; 2016
Adviser(s)
Kieu, Khanh
Report/Thesis/Dissertation Title 1
Ph.D. - Design and Development of Compact Multiphoton Microscopes
Full Name
Employer
BRELYON Inc.
Job Title
COO
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
BS, Spring, 2001
Adviser(s)
Palmer, James M.
Employer
WYKO Corp
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
MS; Spring; 1987
Adviser(s)
Wyant, James C.
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
M.S.; Fall; 1980
Adviser(s)
Frieden, Roy B.
Report/Thesis/Dissertation Title 1
Resolution of an Image into Gaussian Components
Employer
Swansea University
Job Title
Department Head, Physics
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
PhD; Spring; 1994
Adviser(s)
Peyghambarian, Nasser
Report/Thesis/Dissertation Title 1
High Density Dynamics in Semiconductors
Full Name
Employer
Northrop Grumman
Job Title
Optical Engineer
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
BS; Spring; 2020
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (2)
MS; Spring; 2022
Adviser(s)
Kim, Daewook
Report/Thesis/Dissertation Title 1
Measuring Refractive Index Inhomogeneity Using Deflectometry
Full Name
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
PhD; Spring; 2023
Adviser(s)
Jessen, Poul
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
BS; Spring; 2012
Full Name
Employer
University of Arizona, Wyant College of Optical Sciences
Job Title
Postdoctoral Fellow
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
MS; Fall; 2018
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (2)
PhD; Spring; 2020
Adviser(s)
McLeod, Euan
Employer
University of Louisville
Job Title
Professor of Physics
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
MS; Spring; 1994
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (2)
PhD; Spring; 1997
Adviser(s)
Burke, James J.
Report/Thesis/Dissertation Title 1
Broadband Attenuated Total Reflection Spectroscopy in the Optical Waveguide Regime
Employer
Raytheon
Job Title
Modeling Simulation and Analysis Engineer in the Electro-Optic Sensing Department
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
B.S. Spring, 2026
Employer
Goddard Space Flight Center
Degree, Semester & Year Graduated (1)
MS; Fall; 1991
Adviser(s)
Wolfe, William L.