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Imaging Science News
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February 18, 2026
Ph.D. student recognized for work in optics
Imaging science Ph.D. student Muhammad Akif Qadeer has been awarded the 2025 Harvey M. Pollicove Memorial Scholarship from the Optica Foundation. The award is given to one student each year who shows potential in precision optics manufacturing and lens design.
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February 11, 2026
Imaging science Ph.D. student advances photo conservation
Imaging science Ph.D. student Diane Knauf is shining new light on old images with help from a grant from the National Park Service.
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February 10, 2026
Researchers develop new method for predicting chaos
Mathematician Edward Lorenz used the butterfly effect to explain chaos theory in the 1960s. Now, decades later, a team from RIT has developed a method to predict chaos using less data, fewer parameters, and a more user-friendly format.