FoTO GRADUATE STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
Professor Michel Cagnet Graduate Student Endowed Scholarship in Optical Sciences
Professor Michel Cagnet received a degree from the Institut d ’ Optique Théorique et Appliquée ( now known as Institut d ’ Optique Graduate School ) in Paris in 1948 . He went on to receive the degree of Doctor-Ingenieur at the institute .
As a research scientist , Dr . Cagnet simultaneously pursued missions at the Haute- Provence Observatory located in Saint-Michel-l ’ Observatoire in south France as well as collaborations with the Laboratoire d ’ Astronomie Spatiale in Orsay , near Paris . He became Directeur des Etudes ( Dean of Academic Affairs ) at the Institut d ’ Optique in 1968 , where he worked closely with the renowned French scientist in optics , Dr . Andre Marechal . Prof . Cagnet taught geometric optics and aberration theory to generations of optics students using intuitive graphical and visual methods until he retired in 1993 .
Prof . Cagnet ’ s enduring legacy is his leadership in creating the timeless “ Atlas of Optical Phenomena ,” published in black and white and a rare edition in color by Springer-Verlag ( Berlin , 1962 ) with text in French , German , and English .
This scholarship was established by Jannick Rolland and Kevin Thompson ( left ) in honor of Dr . Cagnet ’ s profound influence on many generations of students , including Prof . Rolland .
WENJUN KANG
Wenjun is a first-year Ph . D . student from China , graduated from Dr . Robert J . Hocken initiated Center for Precision Metrology in UNC Charlotte . Wenjun has dedicated his studies to bridge optical design , fabrication , and testing in freeform optics . He would like to further his studies to include 3D printing , precision diamond turning , and glass molding related to optical design .
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