
UCF Professor Discusses Future of Optics, Photonics at Capitol Hill Program
UCF’s Martin Richardson, director of the university’s Townes Laser Institute, spoke Wednesday on Capitol Hill about the future importance of optics and photonics. Richardson, a professor of optics and the Northrop Grumman professor of X-ray photonics at UCF, joined other experts from across the country, including U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu, in describing the need for the nation to take advantage…