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JOIN THE FREEFORM REVOLUTION Why Join CeFO? THE CENTER FOR FREEFORM OPTICS CeFO AN INDUSTRY/UNIVERSITY COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTER • Be at the forefront of the freeform revolution THE CENTER FOR FREEFORM OPTICS • Join the development of freeform technology roadmaps AN INDUSTRY/UNIVERSITY COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTER • Accelerate time to market of new technologies • Demonstrate new capabilities • Access the center’s intellectual property ACADEMIC PARTNERS • Leverage research funds • Mentor graduate students for potential recruitment

Freeform optics reduce part count, improve performance, unconstrain optical design, and shrink package size.

“OUR GOAL IS TO HELP OUR INDUSTRIAL MEMBERS LEARN MORE AT Jannick P. Rolland, PhD www.CenterFreeformOptics.org BRING PRODUCTS TO MARKET FASTER, Director of CeFO Or contact JANNICK P. ROLLAND at [email protected] AT REDUCED COST, WITH NEW BREAKTHROUGH FEATURES AND CAPABILITIES.” Photos courtesy of J. Adam Fenster, Eugene Kowaluk, and Jacque Photo LLC CeFO Accelerate the Impact of Freeform Optics Recognized Global Innovation Leaders on Our Collective Future in Optical Technology Where Do You Fit In?

• Selected by the National UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER The Center for Freeform Optics (CeFO) was TRANSPORTATION SEMICONDUCTORS Science Foundation • The Institute of Optics, the nation’s first academic institution devoted established in 2013 as a collaboration between • A legacy of centers in heads-up display (HUD) lithography to training optical scientists and engineers inspection industry and university, supported by the National manufacturing Science Foundation. • The Laboratory for Laser Energetics, home to two of the world’s most • Committed to innovation powerful high-intensity lasers and a world-class coating facility OPTICAL TRANSFORMATIONS MOBILE DISPLAYS VISION • 2 universities • Expertise in materials science, precision mechanics, optomechanics, quantum cryptography headworn Compact, affordable, and performant optical systems • 5+ departments and nanotechnology (URnano) handhelds will permeate precision technologies of the future. • 13+ faculty members • Proximity to and collaboration with the University of Rochester MISSION • 7+ students Medical Center (URMC) FREEFORM • 7 founding members The mission of the Center for Freeform Optics UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE ENERGY RESEARCH LIGHTING (CeFO) is to advance research and education in the • Home to Center for Precision Metrology, a world-leading research photovoltaics OPTICS automotive science, engineering, and applications of systems facility in dimensional metrology laser beam transport LED based on freeform optics through a dedicated, OLED • Center for Optoelectronics and Optical Communications has full MEDICAL continuing industrial partnership based on shared Robert B. Goergen Hall for suite of micro-optics and lithography tools to enable fabrication of assistive technologies value and promotion of technical advantage Biomedical Engineering and Optics multi-scale optical surfaces leading to a competitive economic advantage for at the University of Rochester CeFO members. • Expertise in single-point diamond machining, precision machine REMOTE SENSING INFRARED AND MILITARY design, optical testing, and materials characterization down-looking satellite ISR (intelligence, surveillance and JOIN US TODAY! • Tradition in multidisciplinary research and education for precision ubiquitous data collection reconnaissance) systems and optical engineering astronomical instrumentation