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Text Box: · 08-01-08: Student Ramzi Zahreddine wins won of the awards in the Optical Research Associates Optical Design Competition and a Newport best presentation award at the SPIE annual conference. · 05-08-08: Awarded internal funding through Rose Hulman from Kresge equipment fund to purchase nanosecond flash photolysis system from UltraFast Systems LLC.  · 02-05-08: Awarded American Chemical Society Research Petroleum Fund Grant—”Determination of the aggregation propensity of small to large chromophores of asphaltene using an excited-state absorption correlation spectroscopy microscope” · 05-05-07: Start up funds from Rose Hulman used to purchase tunable nanosecond laser system from Altos Photonics. · 09-01-06: Named P.I. of affiliate program at Rose Hulman of NSF Science and Technology Center; Center for Layered Polymeric Systems (CLiPS) - 5 year program.              

Text Box: The OPM & S group was founded in August of 2006 and is located in the Physics and Optical Engineering Department at Rose Hulman Institute of Technology.  In supporting the mission of Rose Hulman the research of my group is carried out primarily by undergraduate students.  Students in my group have the opportunity to participate in various externally funded research projects.  I highly encourage and provide funding for my students to present their work in both academic journals and international conferences. Additionally, several of my students have been recognized with awards and grants based on their work.            

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Text Box:   The Optical Properties of Materials and Structures (OPM & S) Group focuses on design, fabrication, and characterization/testing of materials and structures for optical and photonic applications. Our research interests stretches the gamut from optical system design to nonlinear optical phenomenon. The common thread in all areas of interest being an emphasis on  new or improved functionality through the development of new materials or processes.              

Text Box: Richard Lepkowicz Department of Physics and Optical Engineering Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 5500 Wabash Avenue, CM181 Terre Haute, IN 47803                                                                                  

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