Thursday, May 20, 12:00 - 1:15 PM
CPIA SPRING QUARTERLY MEETING
OPTICS AND IMAGING AT MINES
 
Professors at the Department of Physics at the Colorado School of Mines explore a broad range of fundamental phenomena, such as high intensity laser-matter interactions, molecular dynamics in biological systems and computational imaging, as well as applied technologies including femtosecond micromachining, nonlinear optical microscopy, and materials characterization. The Department of Physics at Mines features state-of-the-art, world-class optics laboratories. These facilities a range of laser systems including several ultrafast amplifiers. Attend to hear from four faculty members on their research and activities.
SCHOOL OF MINES SPEAKERS
Dr. Chip Durfee, Professor in the Department of Physics, is interested in the fundamentals and applications of light propagation. He develops laser systems that range from diode-pumped Ti:sapphire oscillators to high power ultrafast amplifiers. Coherent beam propagation, control and characterization have been a long-term interest. This includes exotic forms of structured light: spatial and temporal focusing, vortex beams, and Bessel-Gauss beams using linear interferometric and nonlinear tools to characterize the properties of these beams. Nonlinear dynamics of beam propagation in free space and guided waves are also active areas of work. He has active projects in characterization of electrostatic discharges, high-order harmonic generation and laser electron acceleration. 
Dr. Daniel Adams is an Assistant Professor of physics at the Colorado School of Mines. He works at the intersection of ultrafast optics and coherent diffractive imaging where he pioneers new techniques to unlock the full potential of light as a non-contact, non-destructive probe of the natural world. Adams was a recipient of an AFOSR early career award to develop novel, cutting-edge high-dimensional metrologies for ultrashort-pulse light matter interactions. After receiving his PhD in physics from the Colorado School of Mines, he went on to a postdoctoral position at CU Boulder/JILA in the group of Henry Kapteyn and Margaret Murnane.
Dr. Jeff Squier, Professor in the Department of Physics, is conducting research focused on the development and characterization of femtosecond laser sources with application to imaging, metrology and micromachining. He is presently working to apply these systems across research domains ranging from advanced manufacturing to the neurosciences. 
Dr. Sunanta Sarka, Assistant Professor of Physics, builds optical microscopes for imaging single protein molecules as well as 3D samples of protein aggregates in a cuvette. The scientific goal is to selectively control one function of an enzyme without altering its other functions for fewer side effects using allosteric principles. Funded by NSF and NIH, the current focus is on matrix metalloprotease-1, one of the 23-member family of enzymes in humans involved in the majority of top ten causes of death in the USA.
MEETING AGENDA
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Thursday, May 20

CPIA Members Free
Non-Members $25


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Deadline for registering is 6:00 pm on May 19.
Agenda
12:00 CPIA Update
12:20 School of Mines Speakers
1:00 Question and Answer
1:15 Conclude
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