▁of ▁Opt ical ▁Sciences ▁fac ulty ▁include ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁leaders ▁in ▁opt ics , ▁phot on ics , ▁and ▁applied ▁physics . ▁ ▁Professor ▁James ▁C . ▁Wy ant : ▁Le ader ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁optical ▁met ro log y , ▁founder ▁of ▁several ▁opt ics ▁companies , ▁former ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Opt ical ▁Society ▁of ▁America . ▁ ▁Professor ▁Nicola as ▁Blo ember gen : ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁Physics ▁Nobel ▁La ure ate , ▁pione ered ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁non - linear ▁opt ics . ▁ ▁Professor ▁M iche al ▁Mar cell in : ▁Reg ents ▁Professor , ▁co - le ader ▁of ▁the ▁J PE G 2 0 0 0 ▁group , ▁p aved ▁the ▁way ▁for ▁modern ▁develop ments ▁in ▁image ▁and ▁video ▁compression ▁techniques . ▁ ▁Professor ▁Hy att ▁M . ▁Gib bs : ▁Le ader ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁semi - con duct or ▁quantum ▁opt ics . ▁ ▁Professor ▁Will is ▁Lamb : ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁Nobel ▁La ure ate ▁in ▁Physics ▁( former ▁fac ulty ) ▁discover er ▁of ▁Lamb ▁shift . ▁ ▁Professor ▁Harrison ▁Bar rett : ▁National ▁Academy ▁of ▁Engineering . ▁Pub lished ▁several ▁adv ances ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁imag ing . ▁ ▁Professor ▁N asser ▁P ey gh amb arian : ▁Chair ▁of ▁Phot on ics , ▁leader ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁phot on ics , ▁non - linear ▁opt ics ▁and ▁h olog raph ic ▁ 3 D ▁displays . ▁ ▁Notable ▁al umn i