We're excited to announce our second Scholarship recipient - winner of
the 2012 Michael Pate Optical Sciences Memorial Scholarship: David Carlson.
David Carlson is currently enrolled as an Optical Sciences PhD student at the University of Arizona. His research focuses on extending optical frequency comb technology into the extreme ultraviolet (XUV) spectral region. Harnessing the precision and stability of these light sources in the XUV may enable the next generation of frequency standards and atomic clocks!
As an undergraduate student at Bethel University in Minnesota, David majored in physics and computer science - a very useful combination for studying optics! Outside of the lab, he enjoys the
graduate student life on two wheels by racing, commuting, and touring around the southwest by bike. He also enjoys woodworking, rock climbing, and playing the euphonium.
As an undergraduate student at Bethel University in Minnesota, David majored in physics and computer science - a very useful combination for studying optics! Outside of the lab, he enjoys the
graduate student life on two wheels by racing, commuting, and touring around the southwest by bike. He also enjoys woodworking, rock climbing, and playing the euphonium.
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Winner of the 2011 Michael Pate Optical Sciences Memorial Scholarship: Michael Steinbock.
Michael Steinbock is currently an Electro-Optics Masters student at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), with plans to follow up with a PhD. His research focuses on an optimized wavefront reconstructor for adaptive optics in strong atmospheric turbulence, but Michael also is exploring various non-traditional hardware acceleration techniques applied towards wave optics simulations. He has presented research at both SPIE and DEPS conferences, and has been accepted to present two additional papers at IEEE Aerospace. Recently elected president of the AFIT student SPIE chapter, Michael has already led the chapter to accomplish two firsts with additional goals to double chapter involvement and increase community outreach.
Prior to AFIT, Michael completed his undergraduate degrees in both Electrical and Computer Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis. Following graduation, Michael plans to continue research within Electro-Optics, hoping to have a positive impact within the field. In his spare time, he enjoys hiking/kayaking around the world and high performance driving. Moreover, Michael has extended his hobbies with two entrepreneurial projects that he hopes to market soon.
