We are productive and fun
"The real magic happens when you make work play and play work."
- Sheryl Sandberg
What Make Us Spcecial?
"The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team." - Phil Jackson
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We work hard
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We have fun
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We celebrate
Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.
Meet Our Team
Our team has students of different levels, including K12, Undergraduate, and Master's and PhD graduate students. We also have international scholar and NSF REU students.
Principal Investigator
Graduate Students
"Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will." - Susan Jeffers
Undergraduate Researcher
"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing." - Albert Einstein
WAVE Lab Alumni
We may have left the lab, but the lab never left us.
A Great Place to Learn and Grow
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We love collaborating to achieve more
Partnerships
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The NSF funds research and education in science and engineering, through grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements.
Lightwave Communications Research Lab at Princeton University focused on investigating ultrafast optical techniques with application to communication networks and signal processing.
Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) provides innovative scientific and technical solutions for the U.S. Department of Energy and other federal agencies to advance national priorities in science, health, and education.
Collaborates on Defeating SWIR Face Recognition