College of Optical Sciences (OSC) at Univ. of Arizona hosts the National Academy of Engineering Regional Meeting on May 20 — and anyone in Arizona or elsewhere with a strong technical interest in astronomy or optics is welcome to attend. Admission is free of charge, but registration is required by May 10. Read more…

The 2013 Computer Generated Holography and Diffractive Optical Elements Workshop and Optics of Imaging in Lithography Workshop, both directed by professor Tom D. Milster, will soon hit the halls of the Meinel Building. Read mroe…

Webinar at Photonics Media, http://photonics.com

Thursday, April 25, 1 pm ET/10 am PT

Dae Wook Kim will discuss various new approaches for advancing the current computer controlled optical surfacing process for manufacturing highly aspheric or free-form optics, such as 8.4-meter diameter Giant Magellan Telescope off-axis primary segment at the U of A. He will also present actual data demonstrating the performance of the enhanced process to build next generation optical systems.

Sponsored by: OPTIMAX

After casting the second of seven mirrors for the Giant Magellan Telescope in January, the UA GMT staff are steadily casting the third and zooming in on a new perspective on the universe. Read more…

The $54k grant is offered by  The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy for a time of one year. Read more…