CREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics

10/16/2026

Yesterday, CREOL celebrated the recipients of the Soileau Family-SPIE Optics and Photonics Undergraduate Scholarship at a special luncheon with the Soileau family and Sandy Avila, representing SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics

Congratulations to this year's scholarship recipients: Emilio Rabines, Matt Dain, Leilani Jones, Celine Rondon, Eros Prieto, Alicia Guisbiers, Nickolas Chiok, Youssef Saidi and Kymani Islam.

Thank you to the Soileau family and SPIE for their continued generosity and commitment to supporting CREOL students.

10/09/2026

Unbox photonic equipment with me!!!

10/07/2026

Last week, the CREOL community came together to celebrate Professor Axel Schülzgen and his more than 17 years of research, teaching and mentorship at UCF.

Thank you to everyone who joined us in recognizing his many contributions to CREOL and wishing him well in retirement!

10/06/2026

10/01/2026

CANCELED -Join us tomorrow at 11am in CREOL room 103 (or virtually) for a Colloquium with Jelena Vuckovic from Sanford University.

For more info visit: https://events.ucf.edu/event/3974138/creol-fall-colloquium-jelena-vuckovic-stanford-university/

10/01/2026

Are you ready for the CREOL Optics & Photonics Career Fair?

Join us for an interview workshop hosted by Dr. Marc Himel in collaboration with the SPIE and Optica student chapters.

Friday, October 2, 1 p.m.
CREOL, Room 102/103

09/24/2026

Are you ready for the CREOL Optics & Photonics Career Fair?

Join us for a resume workshop hosted by Dr. Marc Himel in collaboration with the SPIE and Optica student chapters.

Friday, September 25, 2 p.m.
CREOL, Room 102/103

09/21/2026

Join us tomorrow in CREOL room 103 for a Seminar with UCF NanoScience and Physics Professor Dr. Michael Leuenberger.

For more info, visit: https://events.ucf.edu/event/4129638/seminar-programming-light-and-quantum-electrodynamic-interactions-in-two-dimensional-quantum-materials-michael-leuenbergernano-physics-ucf/

09/19/2026

400 Newtons of holding power meets absolute optical stability. 📐✨ Whether we’re mounting post holders or setting up a complex 4f system, the Newport MB-2 keeps everything rock solid.
Newport Corp by MKS

09/19/2026

Splitting beams and breaking down the physics! ⚡️🔬 Took a closer look at the beam splitter cube - what it’s made of, how it works, and why it’s a lab essential.