Graduate Training in Optical Sciences

我们建议增加Stony Brook高排名博士课程的光学科学学生数量。六个专业领域是量子光学，光子学和材料，非线性光学，X射线光学，原子混沌学和激光冷却。该计划的特点是在这些小组中轮流进行，以使学生熟悉该领域，我们多样化和高度教育的研讨会，与本科生和高中生密切的实验室互动，与博士后和仪器学生的联系，以及其他特殊机会。我们与布鲁克海文、格鲁曼公司、阿德尔菲大学、各个校园部门以及其他政府、工业和学术机构的光学科学家保持着积极的联系。我们在招收和留住女性和少数族裔学生方面有着长期的经验。两名光学科学教师的母语是西班牙语，他们可能会成为西班牙裔的榜样。另外两个是仅有的三个获得全校教学优秀奖的部门之一。我们自己的研究生获得了部门优秀奖的不成比例的份额。光学科学提供了如此多的挑战，并且在美国技术中有着如此重要的未来，以至于该系最近将教员人数增加了4人。再加上过多的新问题，有足够的能力容纳增加的五个学生。

GER-9553333 Metcalf We propose to increase the number of optical sciences students in Stony Brook's highly ranked PhD program. The six specialization areas are quantum optics, photonics and materials, non-linear optics, X- ray optics, atomic chaology, and laser cooling. The program features rotation throughout these groups to familiarize students with the field, our diverse and highly educational seminars, close laboratory interaction with undergraduates and high school students, association with post- docs and instrumentation students, and other special opportunities. We maintain active connection with optical scientists at Brookhaven, Grumman Corp., Adelphi University, various campus departments, and other government, industrial, and academic institutions. We have long experience with recruitment and retention of women and minority students in our programs. Two optical science faculty are native speakers of Spanish, and may serve as role models for Hispanics. Two others are among only three department winners of a campus-wide teaching excellence award. Our own graduate students have won a disproportionate share of departmental excellence awards. Optical science offers so many challenges, and has such an important future in American technology, that the department recently expanded its faculty by four. Coupled with the plethora of new problems, there is ample capability to accommodate a five student increase.