30 April 2012 - Dr Magali Durand, new Research Scientist in the LPL group.
The LPL would like to welcome its new Research Scientist Dr. Magali Durand. Dr. Durand pursued her PhD at the LOA (Laboratory of Applied Optics) at Ecole Polytechnique in Paris on femtosecond laser filamentation. She studied the interaction between two filaments, the filament as a source of secondary radiation (Térahertz, Continuum de lumière, Troisième harmonique, Radio fréquence), and filamentation at long distances (1 km).
04 April 2012 - Dr Martin Richardson, receives the Pegasus Professor Award
The Pegasus Professor Award is the most prestigious honor the university gives to a faculty member. The award, which was first given out in 2000, recognizes sustained excellence in teaching, research and service. This year, Dr. Richardson, after being a faculty at CREOL for more than 20 years, received the unique Pegasus Professor Award. Read more
13 March 2012 - Dr Homaira Parchamy, Visiting Research Scientist from Japan
The LPL group would like to welcome Dr Homaira Parchamy, to the Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) team. Dr Parchamy received her PhD on highly intense laser pulse interaction with magnetized plasma at Energy Environment Sciences, Utsunomiya University in Japan in 2005. She spent 4 years in Japan as a Post-doctoral in the National Institute for Fusion Science (Gifu) and subsequently a researcher in the Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo). Dr Pacharmy is located in Rm 135 and can be contacted at hparchamy@yahoo.com
Welcome to the website of the Townes Laser Institute.
The Townes Laser Institute was dedicated in 2007 in the presence of, and honoring Charles Townes, 1964 Nobel Laureate in Physics and the inventor of the concept of the laser.
Associated with CREOL, the College of Optics & Photonics and the Florida Photonics Center of Excellence (FPCE) it is funded by the State of Florida to develop the next generation of laser light engines for applications in medicine, advanced manufacturing and defense applications. Some $4.5M was allocated in 2006 to the Townes Laser Institute for major facilities, and in addition, the President and Provost of UCF allocated five new faculty positions to support the Institute. This investment will complement existing strengths in laser development and laser-based technologies at UCF, in ultra-fast laser technologies, laser materials processing, novel optics for high power lasers, fiber laser development, laser-based sensing, laser-plasma EUV sources, and other related topics.
Interview With Prof. Martin Richardson, Director of the Townes Laser Institute
