The Wyant College of Optical Sciences is growing – we are getting most of the new building going up in the former parking lot, 14+ endowed chairs and junior professors, increased staff over time, and more students – both undergraduate and graduate.  We in the College want to be effective in our growth plans, so we want to hear from you, the students, about some internal proposal, but more importantly we want to hear you suggestions for new initiatives  Additionally, if you are willing to answer, why did you choose optics?  There is a survey at https://forms.gle/4Ka1AQJyhi2Ri6sd8.

Freeform optics is defined as: any non-rotationally symmetric surface or a symmetric surface that is rotated about any axis that is not its axis of symmetry. Thus, it is essentially an optic that lacks symmetry with respect to the optical axis. Some of the best examples of such are the headlights and taillamps on cars, which are often faceted reflectors for bulbs or asymmetric arrays for LED sources. I present the reasoning of why freeform optics is important, present some of the design methods (for nonimaging design), and discuss an example that uses an example of wall-wash illumination.