{"id":19,"date":"2016-08-22T19:05:25","date_gmt":"2016-08-22T19:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-optics-wp.pantheonsite.io\/industrialaffiliates\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2026-03-12T21:03:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T21:03:47","slug":"event-details","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/industrialaffiliates\/event-details\/","title":{"rendered":"Event Details & Agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fall 2026 Dates:
October 19-21<\/h1>\r\n\r\n
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Tips for a Successful IA Meeting | <\/span><\/a>Attend Virtually on Tuesday | <\/span><\/a>PDF Agenda<\/a><\/div>\r\n

Event Evaluation \u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/em>|<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\r\n

Survey on Academic Programs<\/em><\/a><\/h3>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

2026 Spring Schedule<\/h2>\r\n

MONDAY, February 16, 2026<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM<\/td>\r\nIA Corporate Showcase Set Up<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM<\/td>\r\nStudent Poster Sessions with Networking & Light Snacks<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
3:00 PM – 6:00 PM<\/td>\r\nIA Member Corporate Showcase<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM<\/td>\r\nDinner<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
7:30 PM – 8:00 PM<\/td>\r\nShowcase Breakdown & Pack Up<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n

TUESDAY, February 17, 2026<\/h2>\r\n

Attend Today’s Presentations Virtually\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
7:45 AM – 9:00 AM<\/td>\r\nWelcome Breakfast<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
9:01 AM <\/span><\/span>\u2013 9:16 AM<\/span><\/span><\/td>\r\nGroup Photo<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
9:17 AM <\/span><\/span>\u2013 9:27 AM<\/span><\/span><\/td>\r\nWelcome and Wyant College of Optical Sciences Update, Dean Brian Anderson<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
9:32 AM <\/span><\/span>\u2013 10:12 AM<\/span><\/span><\/td>\r\nKeynote Speaker, Cat Merrill<\/a> –Risky Business: A discussion of development paradigms for space programs<\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
10:13 AM <\/span><\/span>\u2013 10:33 AM<\/span><\/span><\/td>\r\nYuzuru Takashima<\/a>, Professor of Optical Sciences – Beam and Image Steering with MEMS-SLMs for Display, LiDAR, Communication, and Beyond<\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
10:34 AM – 10:39 AM<\/span><\/td>\r\nStudent Presentation, James Taylor<\/a> – Fast 3D Metrology for 360degree in-situ monitoring during additive manufacturing<\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
10:40 AM \u2013 10:45 AM<\/span><\/td>\r\nStudent Presentation, Hill Tailor<\/a> –\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Metrology Techniques to Fabricate Wedged Geometry for Segmented X-ray Mirror Assemblies<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
10:46 AM \u2013 10:51 AM<\/span><\/td>\r\nStudent Presentation,<\/span><\/span> John Bass<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0– Precise holographic field modulation with four-phase encoding<\/em><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
10:52 AM \u2013 11:07 AM<\/span><\/td>\r\nBreak<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
11:08 AM \u2013 11:28 AM <\/span><\/td>\r\nYeran Bai<\/a>, Assistant Professor of Optical Sciences – Uncovering single cell function with mid infrared photothermal microscopy<\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
11:29 AM <\/span><\/span>\u2013 11:34<\/span><\/span> AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\r\nStudent Presentation,<\/span><\/span> Jiabin<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Chen<\/a> –<\/span><\/span> Deep Ultraviolet Microscopy for Stain-Free Tissue Imaging and Cytology Diagnostics<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
11:35 AM<\/span><\/span> \u2013 11:40<\/span><\/span> AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\r\nStudent Presentation,<\/span><\/span> Patrick Cornwall<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0– Computational Imaging for Skin Lesion Assessment Using Synthetic Waves<\/em><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
11:41 AM <\/span><\/span>\u2013 11:46<\/span><\/span> AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\r\nStudent Presentation,<\/span><\/span> Lily McKenna<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0–\u00a0<\/span>Optimizing<\/span>\u00a0a liquid crystal Mueller polarimeter for imaging corneal birefringence<\/span><\/em><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
11:47 AM\u2013 12:07<\/span><\/span> PM<\/span><\/td>\r\nCris Panda<\/a>, Assistant Professor of Optical Sciences – Quantum Metrology and Sensing using Atoms and Molecules<\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
12:08 PM \u2013 12:13<\/span><\/span> PM<\/span><\/td>\r\nStudent Presentation,<\/span><\/span> Atkin Hyatt<\/a> –\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Torsional Quantum\u00a0<\/span>Optomechanics<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
12:14 PM \u2013 12:19<\/span><\/span> PM<\/span><\/td>\r\nStudent Presentation,<\/span><\/span> Alana Gonzales<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0– Designing an Endoscope for Stomach Cancer Detection with Optical Coherence Tomography and Elastography<\/em><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
12:20 PM \u2013 12:40<\/span><\/span> PM<\/span><\/td>\r\nWalk to Bear Down Gym<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
12:41 PM \u2013 1:58<\/span><\/span> PM<\/span><\/td>\r\nLunch<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
1:59 PM \u2013 2:09<\/span><\/span> PM<\/span><\/td>\r\nWalk back to GCRB<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2:10 PM \u2013 2:25<\/span><\/span> PM<\/span><\/td>\r\nAcademics Update, John\u00a0<\/span>Koshel<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2:26 PM \u2013 2:36<\/span><\/span> PM<\/span><\/td>\r\nSOCk and OFA Presentation<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2:37 PM \u2013 2:57<\/span><\/span> PM<\/span><\/td>\r\nIndustry Update, John Yoon, SPIE<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2:58 PM \u2013 3:18 PM<\/td>\r\nMark Spencer<\/a>, Robert M. Edmund Endowed Chair in Optical Sciences, Professor of Optical Sciences – High Energy Laser Perspectives from a Former Government Leader and Current Academic Researcher<\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
3:19 PM \u2013 3:29 PM<\/td>\r\nStudent Presentation,<\/span><\/span> Laura Sawyer<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0– Exploring photocatalytic mechanisms via ultrafast time-resolved spectroscopy<\/em><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
3:30 PM \u2013 3:40 PM<\/td>\r\nStudent Presentation,<\/span><\/span> Clarissa DeLeon<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0– Sky Polarization Neutral Point Tracking for Monitoring Atmospheric Aerosols<\/em><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
3:41 PM \u2013 4:00 PM<\/td>\r\nBreak<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
4:01 PM – 5:30 PM<\/td>\r\nCurriculum and Workforce Round Table, John Koshel<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
4:01 PM -5:30 PM<\/td>\r\nOpen Labs<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n

WEDNESDAY, February 18, 2026<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM<\/td>\r\nNetworking Breakfast<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM<\/td>\r\nMirror Lab Tours*<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM<\/td>\r\nFairwell Pizza Lunch<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM<\/td>\r\nStudent Interviews**<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n

*Mirror Lab tour sign-ups are now closed.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

**Opportunities for student interviews are available throughout the meeting and must be prearranged through registration.<\/p>\r\n

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Agenda Archive\u00a0<\/h4>\r\n
\r\nClick to expand<\/summary>\r\n

2026 Spring<\/a><\/p>\r\n

2025 Fall<\/a><\/p>\r\n

2025 Spring<\/a><\/p>\r\n

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