NSF GRT's in Optical Science and Engineering

罗彻斯特大学在培养光学科学与工程领域的杰出博士方面有着悠久的历史。学生们知道这一点，所以每年都有大量高素质的美国公民申请罗切斯特大学的研究生学习。然而，学生支持供不应求，这严重限制了罗切斯特大学光学博士学位的数量。如果通过NSF GRT计划获得额外的支持，我们可以保证录取更多的美国公民，而不会以任何方式损害博士课程的学术卓越性。三个学术部门，光学研究所，物理和天文系，机械工程系，已经联合起来吸引GRT项目到罗切斯特。我们一起提议对我们已经很强大的项目进行一些改进。其中包括技术交流方面的光学培训，为GRT学生提供作为未来导师的培训机会，以及为GRT学生提供国际研究机会。我们还制定了几项招募代表性不足的少数民族和妇女的新方法。这些改进将使GRT的学生受益，并将提高光学博士教育的整体质量。

GER-9553609 Houde-Walter The University of Rochester has a long record of producing outstanding PhDs in Optical Science and Engineering. Students know this, so there is an ample supply of highly qualified U.S. citizens that apply for graduate study at Rochester each year. Student support is in short supply, however, and this severely limits the number of doctorates in Optics produced by Rochester. Should additional support become available through the NSF GRT program, we can guarantee the admission of additional U.S. citizens without in any way compromising the academic excellence of the doctoral program. Three academic departments, The Institute of Optics, The Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Department of Mechanical Engineering, have joined forces to attract the GRT program to Rochester. Together we propose several enhancements to our already strong programs. These include Optics training in technical communication, training opportunities for GRT students as future mentors, and international research opportunities for GRT students. We have also developed several new approaches to recruiting underrepresented minorities and women. These enhancements will benefit the GRT students and will improve the quality of doctoral education in Optics overall.