*Get To Know Photonics at UCF

Fiber Optics - Cable for Light:  How Does Light Carry Information​​

Fiber optical cables are one of the major inventions that form the foundations of photonics and make high speed communication possible.  Learn how fiber optic cables are made and how they are used to transmit information.  Includes a lab tour of the Fiber Draw Tower.

Presented by Dr. Axel Schulzgen, professor in the College of Optics and Photonics.  Open to the public.

Fiber Optics Cable for Light.pdf​

RSVP to Mike McKee at undergrad@creol.ucf.edu

Scholarships

Scholarships offered by CREOL and its partners are now online!  Apply today before Feb. 1, 2014.

Scholarships: http://www.creol.ucf.edu/Academics/Scholarships/Undergraduate.aspx​

Application Form:  http://www.creol.ucf.edu/Academics/Scholarships/Application.aspx

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Job Openings - Photonics

​Seeking to fill multiple openings with a rapidly growing company developing a novel optical technology. Permanent, Direct Hire. Positions range from entry level to management level. Visa sponsorship is limited but will consider case by case. Please forward to anyone that might be interested.

Arizona:
Engineering Manager - Optical, Mechanical, or Electrical
Opto/Mechanical Engineers
Lead Optical Engineer
Optical Engineers
Laser Engineer and Laser Physicist
Optical Test Engineer
Systems and Process Engineer

General idea of desired skill sets or related experience:

Experience with imaging and illumination designs

Experience with product design and development.

Optical tolerancing and definition

Understanding of Opto-Mechanical Design & Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing

Experience designing illumination systems for HID, LED & Laser light sources.

Knowledge of optical materials.

Understanding of micro-display devices.

Fluent with Zemax and or FRED.

Ability to create optical, illumination & imaging system specifications.

Build and test prototypes.

Working knowledge of component, assembly and system level testing.

Please send inquiries accompanied by a resume to keith@photonicsgrp.com

About Us

Our firm recruits engineers and other professionals nationwide for companies that design and manufacture optical, electro-optic, imaging, and laser systems. My major business clientele are companies and R&D divisions that specialize in Optics, Lasers, Lighting, Illumination, Imaging, Displays, Instrumentation, Camera Design, Vision Systems, Sensors and detectors, and new product development. Contact me if I can help in 2014.

University of Oxford Scholarhips for Masters Degree

10 scholarships for one-year Master's courses in the sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics at Oxford are available for 2014-15.

Open exclusively to those who attend a Florida public university or college and are a resident of Florida.

More information at www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/frost​​

Internship posted at Office of Experiential Learning

The Institute for Simulation and Training (IST) at the University of Central Florida (UCF) is looking for 2nd-semester sophomores or juniors majoring in science or engineering to provide student support in the role of an Advanced Technologies Research Assistant supporting the US Army Simulation & Training Technology Center (STTC) in the Research Park.  This position supports research under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).  Some software or graphical programming experience is helpful.  Duties and responsibilities of the position include:

Research and Development (R&D) Support.  Support includes, but is not solely limited to, support for R&D in the areas of decision support, cognitive neuroscience, robotics, social network analysis, medical research, advanced physics, team and individual training, sensor exploitation, information processing, material science, hardware and software development.  Students provide support to staff in the following areas:

1. Conduct research, present findings, and provide technical expertise, supervision and technical management in support of these efforts. 
2. Support performance measurement and metrics collection as required in facilitating process improvements.
3. Independent (Institutional) Review Board (IRB)Application, Preparation for Protocol Review and Approval. 

Students are exposed to a variety of cutting-edge technologies and have a great deal of autonomy and responsibility for carrying out assigned tasks. 

Security clearance and US citizenship required due to job location.

The positions are in support of the U.S. Army.  Students work in the Army facility in the Central Florida Research Park (UCF).  Salary:  $8 - $12/hr., 15-20 hrs/wk.  
(*U.S. citizenship)

**Please apply at www.explearning.ucf.edu/​

Office of Undergraduate Research Opportunity

NASA Internships

APPLY NOW for NASA KSC Pathways Positions 

NASA Pathways Internship Employment Program (IEP): This is a paid program for students currently enrolled or accepted for enrollment in a degree seeking program. These interns work alternating semesters between work and school through graduation and these positions may lead to full time employment with NASA. This program is very similar to the previous NASA co-op program.

Center: Kennedy Space Center, FL

Application Period: Tuesday, November 5, 2013 through Friday, November 8, 2013

Application Deadline: Friday, November 8, 2013 11:59pm

Anticipated Position Start Date: Monday, January 27, 2014 or Monday, February 9, 2014

Available Positions: 26

Application Website: https://www.usajobs.gov/

KSC Pathways Program Information Website: http://pathways.ksc.nasa.gov/

Education Levels: Ranging from undergraduate to graduate

Current Preferred Majors:

Major Usajobs.gov Announcement Number

Mathematics and Statistics KS14I0002

Electrical Engineering KS14I0010

Aerospace Engineering KS14I0011

Mechanical Engineering KS14I0012

Industrial Engineering KS14I0013

Computer Engineering/Science KS14I0014

Civil Engineering KS14I0015

Chemical Engineering KS14I0016

Physics KS14I0017

**After you apply online through usajobs.gov please do not forget to submit your transcript and veterans documents (if applicable) via email to KSC-Pathways@mail.nasa.gov prior to the closing of the announcement following the instructions provided in each announcement**

*Students must apply directly for these positions at the website shown above.​

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