Her current work centers on the mid-IR (MIR) regime. She also developed a design for a graded-index chip-to-fiber edge-coupling scheme. As a part of this research, she developed, evaluated, and later confirmed, the utility of polycrystalline silicon material for waveguide applications. Her prior research includes the integration of active and passive optical components on silicon, using standard Si-CMOS fabrication processes. Agarwal has led several research projects at the Microphotonics Center/Initiative for Knowledge and Innovation in Manufacturing (IKIM) at MIT, since its inception. Her work has focused on the technologies for the foundational components of electronic-photonic chips including polysilicon waveguides, LEDs, couplers, photodetectors, and optical buffers.ĭr.
Anu Agarwal is a Principal Research Scientist at MIT's Microphotonics Center and Materials Research Laboratory.
Leader, LEAP (Lab for Education and Application Prototypes)ĭirector, EPP (Electronic-Photonic Packaging at MIT Microphotonics Center) They have worked tirelessly to build relationships across industry and academia in the Commonwealth and they are integral to the continued development of Stonehill as a major player in Southeastern Massachusetts becoming a photonics hub.Principal Research Scientist, Microphotonics Center and Materials Research Laboratory
The vision and determination of Professors Gu and Schnitzer have really made all this happen.
AIM ACADEMY MIT PROFESSIONAL
As a result, Stonehill is now part of a wider and prestigious photonics LEAP ecosystem, a big professional advantage for our students. There are only three AIM Academy LEAP facilities in the country-MIT, Stonehill/BSU, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute/Quinsigamond Community College. Stonehill’s material characterization capability is not only limited to Photonics materials but could be applied on Chemistry, Biology, Polymer Science, Microplastics, Pharmaceuticals, Gemstones and geology and more. Comprehensive material characterization will enable enhanced device performance, improved device yield, and will avoid long-term device and system failure. Materials are critical for high performance devices. Opened recently in Easton’s industrial park, the lab is equipped with state-of-art instruments focused on material characterization and high-speed photonics testing. LEAP means Lab for Education and Application Prototypes. Stonehill received a $2.4 million Massachusetts Manufacturing Innovative Initiative two-year grant, which started in October 2019, to purchase equipment for an AIM Academy LEAP Stonehill College, with BSU, which received $1.4 million. Next summer, when the inaugural class graduates, manufacturing companies specializing in integrated photonics will seek to hire the program’s 15 graduates for their expertise in a technology that is revolutionizing data collection and transfer. Launched in May, the Advanced Manufacturing and Integrated Photonics (AMIP) technician certificate program is geared towards traditional and nontraditional students, including veterans and those in industry seeking photonics training.Īdministered by Stonehill in partnership with MIT and BSU, this 15-month, 27 credit program offers evening classes online and in-person, hands-on lab experiences at Stonehill and BSU and an MIT bootcamp. Future possibilities include-BS, engineering degrees, and masters-level programs. The College now offers a Bachelor of Arts degree, a minor, and a certificate program in photonics. Under their leadership and vision, that partnership has grown to include Bridgewater State University, secure major grant funding and expand education and career opportunities for students. MIT’s AIM Photonics Academy chose Stonehill professors Ruby Gu (physics) and Cheryl Schnitzer (chemistry) to help establish and lead the program, which started in September 2018. Below are six things that define integrated photonics, which uses light instead of electricity to transmit and process information, at the College today.
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