The United States, France, and Colombia are the main destinations to which five members of Optolab were invited to conduct research stays during 2023.
Master’s students, doctoral candidates, and postdoctoral researchers affiliated with the Optoelectronics Laboratory at PUCV had the opportunity to continue developing their knowledge and advancing their projects. With the support of professors who are experts in research areas related to Optolab’s field of study, such as adaptive optics and imaging science.
Where did they go in 2023?
Felipe Guzmán, a first-generation doctoral student in Electrical Engineering, conducted his internship at the Wyant College of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona in the United States. There, he collaborated with the distinguished professor David Brady, successfully publishing the jointly conducted research in the Optics Express journal.
Camilo Weinberger, also a doctoral candidate, traveled to France to join the team at the Laboratory of Astrophysics of Marseille (LAM). There, he collaborated with a team of approximately 20 people under the supervision of Professor Benoît Neichel, focusing mainly on topics related to atmospheric turbulence and adaptive optics.
Not only Camilo Weinberger, but Nicolás Hernández and Jorge Tapia from Optolab also worked this year at LAM. They traveled to France, primarily to participate in the Adaptive Optics for Extremely Large Telescopes (AO4ELT) conference, where both presented their research. Afterward, they spent time at LAM engaging with the team of experts and completing projects they were collaborating on with members of the Marseille laboratory.
Nelson Díaz, a postdoctoral researcher, spent some time this year in Canada at the Laboratory of Applied Computational Optics at the National Institute of Scientific Research (INRS) in Montreal, Quebec. There, he presented the work he developed and published this year, which is related to the design of a multispectral filter array through optimal packing of spheres. This research allowed him to initiate work on a new project alongside the laboratory’s supervisor, Dr. Jinyang Liang.
Currently, Dr. Díaz is conducting a second research internship with the Multidimensional Data Processing and Algorithm Design Group (HDSP) at the Industrial University of Santander in Bucaramanga, Colombia, alongside another laboratory member, Bastián Romero, a master’s student.
The opportunity for these internships has arisen due to the laboratory’s active participation in various conferences and activities, where they showcase their research, establish networks, and receive invitations to participate in different laboratories.
“These opportunities are the result of everyone’s efforts. Going to places where cutting-edge science is being done is very important for their training and for validating themselves as researchers, as they realize that what we do here is not far from what they do there,” comments Dr. Esteban Vera, director of the Optoelectronics Laboratory.
Felipe and Camilo, who are completing their doctorates, have already received new proposals for a second internship in Japan and Italy, respectively, and have been awarded an ANID Scholarship to make it happen. You can read more about this new stage in their professional development here.
The Optoelectronics Laboratory extends its gratitude to the National Agency for Research and Development (ANID) through the following projects:
- ANILLO 220022 – SEETRUE
- QUIMAL 220006 – DEALT
- FONDECYT DE EXPLORACIÓN 13220234 – DEWS
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