The New Me – Short Biographies

Now that I have graduated from Michigan Tech, it is time to updated my short biographies. There are two standard sizes: 1 paragraph and 120 characters.

So, here are mine:

Paragraph:

Elizabeth Cloos is a 1st year Electrical Engineering – Optics graduate student at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering  in 2012 from Michigan Technological University in Houghton, MI.  She is a very active student with many interests. Cloos is a student member of IEEE, SPIE, OSA, SWE, and HKN. In her free time, she plays Clarinet and Accordion, enjoys reading, and playing games with friends. Cloos has a passion for engineering, optics, and people. Her passion for optics is evident in her research interests of nonlinear optics, laser cooling, and magento-optic effects. In general, she wishes to change the world through thoughtful application of photonic technology and human connection. Cloos’ long-term goals include obtaining a PhD in the optics field, obtaining her P.E. license, and traveling the world.

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120 Character “Twitter Length”:

1st yr Optics grad student at Michigan. Michigan Tech ’12 alumna. Passionate about Optics, music, people, and language.

Want to learn more about me?
Twitter: www.twitter.com/efcloos
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/efcloos

The Next Step

Greetings!

As the semester is quickly coming to a close, I am getting excited for the next steps in my life. I will be starting research at the University of Michigan in nonlinear optics under the UM Rackham Summer Institute research program in June. I am very excited to be taking my optics education to the next level.

• University of Michigan – I will be pursuing a PhD in Electrical Engineering with a focus in optics and photonics. I will be researching with Dr. Stephen Rand in the areas of laser cooling and magneto-optic interactions such as the one shown here.
• National Science Foundation GRFP – I have received a 3-year fellowship from the National Science Foundation. I was selected as one of 2000 recipients out of over 20,000 applicants.
• Rackham Merit Fellowship – I have also received a fellowship from the UM Rackham College of Graduate Studies. This fellowship will support me after NSF.
• Professional Societies – I will be continuing my involvement in SPIE, OSA, IEEE, and SWE. Ann Arbor has a local chapter of OSA. UM has graduate section of SWE. I hope to start up a student chapter of SPIE on campus before the end of the year. My professional involvement will greatly help my research.

Well, that gives a broad overview. I will try to update my blog more frequently with all of the exciting academic and social happenings in Ann Arbor, MI. Until then, T-19 days until graduation!

~ Liz