FoTO GRADUATE STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
John M . and Sophie Zavada Memorial Scholarship in Optical Sciences
John and Sophie Zavada were married at the beginning of the Great Depression and raised a family during the difficult times of World War II .
John was a design engineer based in New York City and worked in many countries around the world . In addition to caring for their two children , Sophie joined him for extended visits to Spain and Brazil . Together John and Sophie fostered in their children a deep appreciation for learning , education , and leadership .
This scholarship was established by their son , John M . Zavada Jr ., who received a Ph . D . from New York University and whose long career has centered on optical semiconductor materials and photonic devices . He founded this award in his parents ’ memory to encourage graduate students to overcome personal hardships and to pursue advances in optical sciences .
John M . Zavada , Jr ., Ph . D .
JACK POSTLEWAITE
A first-year Ph . D . student , Jack will be joining professors Saikat Guha and Linran Fan working on research related to the Center for Quantum Networks . Jack intends to use these experiences to begin a career building quantum technology in computing and networking .
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