March 8, 2021 Our Eyes Are [Roving] on Mars Optical sciences and engineering alum helped create the optical system for the Mars rover Perseverance.
April 13, 2011 UA Scholarship Honors Fallen Soldier Susie Tipton was using the Internet to look up information about her late husband's military unit when she came upon a site about a UA scholarship created in his memory. Tipton said the scholarship is an honorable memorial.
June 7, 2018 Optical Sciences Student Heads to Japan for Space Mission Work Goldwater Scholarship winner Adriana Mitchell of the UA will assist on the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Hayabusa2 project, an asteroid sample return mission that is similar to the UA-led OSIRIS-REx mission by NASA.
Aug. 16, 2017 When the Sun Goes Dark, UA Student's Skills Will Shine Undergraduate Adriana Mitchell already has her sights set on distant planets. But first, thanks to a 2,500-mile-long virtual telescope, she is poised to find answers to questions about the sun that have eluded scientists for decades.
March 28, 2017 NASA Selects Airborne Observatory for Funding NASA is funding the $40 Million UA-led GUSTO mission, which will send a balloon-borne telescope to near space to study the gas and dust between the stars, from which all stars and planets originate.
Jan. 27, 2017 UA Licenses Tunable Laser Technology to Startup A new laser invented by UA optical engineers, which emits spectrally tunable light from ultraviolet to far infrared, is being commercialized.
Aug. 3, 2010 Tech Product Reviewer Getting Nationwide Attention Brian Klug, a UA senior and Honors College student, was one of the first engineers to detect problems with the Apple iPhone 4 antenna. His work has generated nationwide news coverage as he continues to review other products.
