FoTO GRADUATE STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
James C . Wyant Graduate Student Scholarship in Optical Sciences
James C . Wyant is a professor emeritus at the Wyant College of Optical Sciences , where he served as director from 1999 to 2005 and founding dean from 2005 to 2012 . He received a B . S . in physics from Case Western Reserve University and a M . S . and Ph . D . in optics from the University of Rochester .
For his technical work , Wyant received OSA ’ s Joseph Fraunhofer Award and SPIE ’ s Gold Medal , Technology Achievement Award and Chandra S . Vikram Award .
He co-founded WYKO Corp . and served as its president and board chairman from 1984 to 1997 . He also co-founded 4D Technology and served as its board chairman for many years . For his entrepreneurial achievements , Wyant received the Arizona Innovator of the Year Product Award , the Tom Brown Excellence in Entrepreneurship Award , the University of Arizona Technology Innovation Award , the Arizona Technology Council William F . McWhortor Award , the University of Rochester College of Engineering Distinguished Alumnus Award and the Case Alumni Association Gold Medal Award .
This scholarship was established by faculty , alumni and colleagues at the Wyant College of Optical Sciences with deep respect and sincere appreciation for James C . Wyant ’ s unyielding commitment to inspire and educate students in optical sciences . Photo of James C . Wyant by Jacob Chinn , UA Alumni Association
FEIYI SHEN
Feiyi is an international student from China . As a Ph . D . student at the College , he plans to continue his graduate project , an AR glasses optical system based on freeform waveguide .
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