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GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH AWARD

Jack Jewell Extreme Optics Research Award
The Jack Jewell Endowed Research Award for Extreme Optics is given to a Wyant College of Optical Sciences Ph . D . student whose work best illustrates a passion for exceeding perceived “ limitations ” of optical technology in any subfield . In addition to meeting these metrics for the award , the recipient must state future goals that demonstrate a commitment to innovative applications of optics .
This research grant endowment is generously funded by Jack Jewell , Ph . D . ( OSC 1984 ).
BRANDON HELLMAN
Brandon ’ s research is in novel optical architectures for lidar , to improve automotive safety , and displays , to better connect the world . As the 2021 awardee of the Jack Jewell Extreme Optics Research Award , Brandon hopes to follow in the footsteps of Jack Jewell and the previous awardees in expanding the field of extreme optics research .
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