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It opened my eyes to unmet needs in medicine, and showed the need for new innovations in medical imaging.</h5> <p> </p> <p class="card-text"><strong>Christine Hendon</strong><br> <em>Associate Professor, Columbia University, USA</em></p> <p class="card-text"> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card h-100"> <div class="card-body bg-black"> <h5 class="card-title"><img alt="Desiré Whitmore" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/optica/foundation/opportunities/scholarships/2021/amplify/desire_whitmore.png?t=637703516619699265"><i class="fas fa-quote-left fa-lg text-secondary me-2"> </i><br> I currently work at a science museum, where I am a science educator. I teach teachers and teacher leaders how to best teach hands-on, equitable science in their classrooms. </h5> <p> </p> <p class="card-text"><strong>Desiré Whitmore</strong><br> <em>Senior Physics Educator,, Exploratorium, USA</em></p> <p class="card-text"> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="row row-cols-1 row-cols-sm-1 row-cols-md-1"> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card h-100"> <div class="card-body bg-black"> <h5 class="card-title"><img alt="Duncan Kiboi Boiyo" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/optica/foundation/opportunities/scholarships/2021/amplify/duncan_kiboi_boiyo.png?t=637697479727135114"><i class="fas fa-quote-left fa-lg text-secondary me-2"> </i><br> In 2007, I had to wait for an hour to log into my email account while sitting in the only internet shop in my hometown in Kenya. Now, I am a researcher in the field of laser and optical fiber telecommunication systems and working on the future of the internet.</h5> <p> </p> <p class="card-text"><strong>Duncan Kiboi Boiyo</strong><br> <em>Professor, Machakos University, Kenya</em></p> <p class="card-text"> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="row row-cols-1 row-cols-sm-2 row-cols-md-2"> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card h-100"> <div class="card-body bg-black"> <h5 class="card-title"><img alt="Enoch Rotich-Kipnoo" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/optica/foundation/opportunities/scholarships/2021/amplify/enoch_kipnoo.png?t=637703516881440066"><i class="fas fa-quote-left fa-lg text-secondary me-2"> </i><br> I am involved in fiber optic communication teaching, training and research. Mainly, I work on optical fiber characterization, fiber link designs and measurements, optical sensing and optical networks for various applications.</h5> <p> </p> <p class="card-text"><strong>Enoch Rotich-Kipnoo</strong><br> <em>Lecturer, University of Kabianga, Kenya</em></p> <p class="card-text"> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card h-100"> <div class="card-body bg-black"> <h5 class="card-title"><img alt="Estelle Temgoua" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/optica/foundation/opportunities/scholarships/2021/amplify/estelle_temgoua.png?t=637703516900745410"><i class="fas fa-quote-left fa-lg text-secondary me-2"> </i><br> The future depends on optics. </h5> <p> </p> <p class="card-text"><strong>Estelle Temgoua</strong><br> <em>Assistant Lecturer, University of Buea, Cameroon</em></p> <p class="card-text"> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="row row-cols-1 row-cols-sm-1 row-cols-md-1"> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card h-100"> <div class="card-body bg-black"> <h5 class="card-title"><img alt="Esther Nabadda" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/optica/foundation/opportunities/scholarships/2021/amplify/esther_nabadda.png?t=637707765754423216"><i class="fas fa-quote-left fa-lg text-secondary me-2"> </i><br> I am passionate about research and strategic innovation. Thus, I love to be part of the technological advancement in the design and manufacture of Optical Geometric Phase elements used for different important applications. </h5> <p> </p> <p class="card-text"><strong>Esther Nabadda</strong><br> <em>PhD Student, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elchem, Spain</em></p> <p class="card-text"> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="row row-cols-1 row-cols-sm-2 row-cols-md-2"> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card h-100"> <div class="card-body bg-black"> <h5 class="card-title"><img alt="George Okyere Dwapanyin" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/optica/foundation/opportunities/scholarships/2021/amplify/george_dwapanyin.png?t=637707769418292741"><i class="fas fa-quote-left fa-lg text-secondary me-2"> </i><br> I love to explore the applications of the different concepts of light and how they come together to enhance our understanding of various phenomena and nature.</h5> <p> </p> <p class="card-text"><strong>George Okyere Dwapanyin</strong><br> <em>Research Fellow, University of St Andrews, United Kingdom</em></p> <p class="card-text"> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card h-100"> <div class="card-body bg-black"> <h5 class="card-title"><img alt="Godwin Ahonkhai" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/optica/foundation/opportunities/scholarships/2021/amplify/godwin_ahonkai.png?t=637715688345499872"><i class="fas fa-quote-left fa-lg text-secondary me-2"> </i><br> I manage a team of optical transport network engineers. We plan, implement and commission transport network equipment such as Ciena 6500 (submarine and terrestrial), wave servers, and the CES 51** and 39** series.</h5> <p> </p> <p class="card-text"><strong>Godwin Ahonkhai</strong><br> <em>Head, Core Network, MainOne, Nigeria</em></p> <p class="card-text"> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="row row-cols-1 row-cols-sm-1 row-cols-md-1"> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card h-100"> <div class="card-body bg-black"> <h5 class="card-title"><img alt="Joshua Burrow" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/optica/foundation/opportunities/scholarships/2021/amplify/joshua_burrow.png?t=637703516734023501"><i class="fas fa-quote-left fa-lg text-secondary me-2"> </i><br> Do you like challenges and want to become an innovator for the next big piece of technology? In that case, I'd say study optics and photonics. There are many exciting science explorations and real-life applications that use this science, including communications, information processing, medicine, manufacturing, and quantum computing.</h5> <p> </p> <p class="card-text"><strong>Joshua Burrow</strong><br> <em>Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Brown University, USA</em></p> <p class="card-text"> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="row row-cols-1 row-cols-sm-2 row-cols-md-2"> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card h-100"> <div class="card-body bg-black"> <h5 class="card-title"><img alt="Kimani Toussaint Jr" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/optica/foundation/opportunities/scholarships/2021/amplify/kimani_toussaint.png?t=637707766077370344"><i class="fas fa-quote-left fa-lg text-secondary me-2"> </i><br> Optics (and the study and manipulation of light) is all around us. It's a great mix of being fundamental, applied, impactful, visual, and fun! </h5> <p> </p> <p class="card-text"><strong>Kimani Toussaint Jr</strong><br> <em>Senior Associate Dean, School of Engineering, Brown University, USA</em></p> <p class="card-text"> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card h-100"> <div class="card-body bg-black"> <h5 class="card-title"><img alt="Lucien Mandeng Mandeng" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/optica/foundation/opportunities/scholarships/2021/amplify/lucien_mandeng_mandeng.png?t=637707766273155042"><i class="fas fa-quote-left fa-lg text-secondary me-2"> </i><br> I like to study and discover the hidden mysteries of the universe, especially those related to light and share these discoveries with others.</h5> <p> </p> <p class="card-text"><strong>Lucien Mandeng Mandeng</strong><br> <em>Researcher, National Advanced School of Engineering of the University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon</em></p> <p class="card-text"> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="row row-cols-1 row-cols-sm-1 row-cols-md-1"> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card h-100"> <div class="card-body bg-black"> <h5 class="card-title"><img alt="Mulundumina Shimaponda-Nawa" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/optica/foundation/opportunities/scholarships/2021/amplify/mulumariah_sumaponda-nawa.png?t=637697479745851749"><i class="fas fa-quote-left fa-lg text-secondary me-2"> </i><br> Optical wireless communication was an emerging technology with lots of research gaps when I started my PhD, but it was more interesting compared to radio frequency technology. Now I realize that optics is the future of communication, and I am enjoying learning about it.</h5> <p> </p> <p class="card-text"><strong>Mulundumina Shimaponda-Nawa</strong><br> <em>PhD Student, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa</em></p> <p class="card-text"> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="row row-cols-1 row-cols-sm-2 row-cols-md-2"> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card h-100"> <div class="card-body bg-black"> <h5 class="card-title"><img alt="Muyinatu Lediju Bell" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/optica/foundation/opportunities/scholarships/2021/amplify/muyinatu_lediju_bell.png?t=637707766177952083"><i class="fas fa-quote-left fa-lg text-secondary me-2"> </i><br> I am the founder and director of the Photoacoustic & Ultrasonic Systems Engineering (PULSE) Lab, where we integrate optics, acoustics, and robotics to innovate novel diagnostic and surgical imaging technology that will improve patient care.</h5> <p> </p> <p class="card-text"><strong>Muyinatu Lediju Bell</strong><br> <em>PULSE Lab Director, Johns Hopkins University, USA</em></p> <p class="card-text"> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card h-100"> <div class="card-body bg-black"> <h5 class="card-title"><img alt="Nwamadi Bede K" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/optica/foundation/opportunities/scholarships/2021/amplify/nwamadi_bede_k.png?t=637727758547889245"><i class="fas fa-quote-left fa-lg text-secondary me-2"> </i><br> The study of optics and photonics is needed for our communications infrastructure, improvements in medical technology, developing autonomous systems and quantum computing. Optics and photonics are the future!</h5> <p> </p> <p class="card-text"><strong>Nwamadi Bede K</strong><br> <em>Head Field Operations (Transport Network: Optical & Microwave), MainOne, Nigeria</em></p> <p class="card-text"> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="row row-cols-1 row-cols-sm-1 row-cols-md-1"> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card h-100"> <div class="card-body bg-black"> <h5 class="card-title"><img alt="Oluropo Dairo" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/optica/foundation/opportunities/scholarships/2021/amplify/oluropo_dairo.png?t=637707765626573252"><i class="fas fa-quote-left fa-lg text-secondary me-2"> </i><br> My internship during my undergraduate was the eye opener for me into optics and photonics. I had the privilege of working on the SAT-3 submarine fiber optics cable.</h5> <p> </p> <p class="card-text"><strong>Oluropo Dairo</strong><br> <em>Faculty, Redeemer's University, Nigeria</em></p> <p class="card-text"> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="row row-cols-1 row-cols-sm-2 row-cols-md-2"> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card h-100"> <div class="card-body bg-black"> <h5 class="card-title"><img alt="Paul Ikechukwu Iroegbu" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/optica/foundation/opportunities/scholarships/2021/amplify/paul_iroegbu.png?t=637707765865612612"><i class="fas fa-quote-left fa-lg text-secondary me-2"> </i><br> Optics and photonics has massive applications in telecommunication, energy, medicine, defense and security and more. Inventions in this field have revolutionized the world and enhanced human lives.</h5> <p> </p> <p class="card-text"><strong>Paul Ikechukwu Iroegbu</strong><br> <em>PhD Student, Chongqing University, China</em></p> <p class="card-text"> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card h-100"> <div class="card-body bg-black"> <h5 class="card-title"><img alt="Peter Baricholo" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/optica/foundation/opportunities/scholarships/2021/amplify/peter_baricholo.png?t=637708595717303843"><i class="fas fa-quote-left fa-lg text-secondary me-2"> </i><br> I was born during the era of laser development and hence I decided that I should understand how it works if I am going to use it in helping find optics based solutions to life challenges. </h5> <p> </p> <p class="card-text"><strong>Peter Baricholo</strong><br> <em>Senior Lecturer, National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe</em></p> <p class="card-text"> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="row row-cols-1 row-cols-sm-1 row-cols-md-1"> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card h-100"> <div class="card-body bg-black"> <h5 class="card-title"><img alt="Reinhard Karembera" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/optica/foundation/opportunities/scholarships/2021/amplify/reinhard_karembera.png?t=637709534757943074"><i class="fas fa-quote-left fa-lg text-secondary me-2"> </i><br> In the near future, applications in telecommunication, computing, spectroscopy and imaging will require optical systems vs. electronic. Studying in this field means shaping your academic career in line with the broader future of technology.</h5> <p> </p> <p class="card-text"><strong>Reinhard Karembera</strong><br> <em>Postdoctoral Researcher, Nelson Mandela University Center for Broadband Communication, Namibia</em></p> <p class="card-text"> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="row row-cols-1 row-cols-sm-2 row-cols-md-2"> <div class="col mb-2"> <div class="card h-100"> <div class="card-body bg-black"> <h5 class="card-title"><img alt="Rodrigues Bitha" class="card-img-top" src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/optica/foundation/opportunities/scholarships/2021/amplify/rodrigues_bitha.png?t=637703517082189848"><i class="fas fa-quote-left fa-lg text-secondary me-2"> </i><br> My research focuses on non-linear and stochastic phenomena in optical nanoscale resonators. In particular, I seek to understand which features are universal in photonic crystals and micro-resonators made of glass. </h5> <p> </p> <p class="card-text"><strong>Rodrigues Bitha</strong><br> <em>PhD Student, University of Auckland, New Zealand</em></p> <p class="card-text"> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </main> <footer class="footer bg-black pb-3"> <div class="container py-2"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4 py-1 py-lg-2"> <svg class="my-2" viewBox="0 0 778.66 208.72" fill="currentColor" style="max-width: 255px;"> <path d="M6.94,192.36l-2.84,8H0l9.83-27.82h5.11l10.24,27.82h-4.38l-2.94-8H6.94ZM16.85,188.86c-2.52-7-3.94-10.9-4.56-13.09h0c-.68,2.43-2.26,7.07-4.3,13.09h8.86Z" /> <path 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