RESEARCH

 

The Center consists of faculty members from the University Departments of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering and Physics and Astronomy.  Among the faculty are distinguished scientists who have developed international reputations for innovative research on the frontiers of optical science and engineering.  Funding to support research in the Center comes from a variety of  federal, state, and private sources, including the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Office of Naval Research (ONR), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Petroleum Research Fund.  Current Research areas include:

Laser spectroscopy and photochemistry, photonics and optoelectronics, ultrafast laser development, condensed matter physics, materials growth techniques, device physics/engineering, surface chemistry, chemical sensors, environmental chemistry, polymer science, plasma physics, nonlinear optics.