Professor Faraon Wins AFOSR Young Investigator Award

Andrei Faraon, Assistant Professor of Applied Physics and Materials Science, has won a 2015 Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Young Investigator Award. The objectives of this program are: to foster creative basic research in science and engineering, enhance early career development of outstanding young investigators, and increase opportunities for the young investigators to recognize the Air Force mission and the related challenges in science and engineering. Professor Faraon’s award will support his research in the area of on-chip quantum memories at telecom wavelengths and based on nano-photonic resonators. [AFOSR Press Release]