UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
Norman W . Edmund Scholarship in Optical Sciences
In 1942 , Norman W . Edmund founded a mail-order optical instruments company , Edmund Scientific , which specialized in the sales of salvaged telescopes , microscopes and other scientific devices . In the years that followed , he moved operations from a card table in the family home to a brand-new office building , and he shifted his focus from selling surplus equipment to manufacturing and distributing commercial-quality optical components .
Today , that company , now called Edmund Optics , is regarded as the world ’ s leading producer of optics , imaging and photonics technology .
This scholarship was founded by his son , Robert Edmund , and his wife , Gwynne , in remembrance of Norman W . Edmund ’ s fearless entrepreneurial spirit .
Robert and Gwynne Edmund
SEBASTIAN VALENCIA
I am a proud member of Dr . Amit Ashok ’ s Intelligent Imaging and Sensing lab which focuses on the development of the next line of optical imagers and sensors . Through the generosity of this scholarship ’ s donors , I can better dedicate my time and thought to my educational endeavors .
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