The Robert E. Hopkins Center for Optical Design and Engineering

摘要

In 1929, a grant from Eastman Kodak and Bausch and Lomb established The Institute of Optics as the nation's first academic institution devoted to training optical scientists and engineers.The mission was 'to study light in all its phases', and the curriculum was designed to educatestudents in the fundamentals of optical science and build essential skills in applied optics andoptical engineering. Indeed, our historic strength has been a balance between optical science and engineering--we have alumni who are carrying out prize-winning research in optical physics,alumni who are innovative optical engineers, and still other alumni who are leaders in the business community. Faculty who are top-notch optical engineers are an important resource to opticalphysics research groups -- likewise, teaching and modeling excellent optical science provides astrong underpinning for students on the applied/engineering end of the spectrum.