Stephen Rand

This Q&A with Prof. Steve Rand provides insights into his career, his current groundbreaking research, and what makes Michigan unique

Research led by Prof. Stephen Rand, Director of the Center for Dynamic Magneto-optics (DYNAMO), has important potential for energy conversion, ultrafast switching, nanophotonics, and nonlinear optics.

Andre was chosen for her outstanding research and commitment to outreach activities.

EECS-ECE PhD student Laura Andre is recognized by the College of Engineering with the Distinguished Leadership Award for her outstanding contributions to the college, university, and community.

Lasers are typically thought of as hot. What if they were able to cool?

Liz Dreyer works with Prof. Steve Rand to understand how a new interaction between light and matter can generate electricity.

“India’s progress toward becoming a global economic power-player has generated an unprecedented need for a larger, highly trained workforce of engineers, scientists and technicians,” Rand said.

Cheng Zhang and Elizabeth Dreyer are both Ph.D. students in electrical engineering, and Lauren Bilbo is an undergraduate senior majoring in electrical engineering.

Winners are chosen for their outstanding accomplishments in teaching, research, and service.

The fundamental objective of the research initiative is to uncover, explain, and exploit dynamic magneto-optical processes and materials for new technological capabilities.

Elizabeth’s research is to understand how a new interaction between light and matter can generate electricity.

Their technique utilizes backscatter analysis to construct “perfectly transmitting” wavefronts.

This new technique could make solar power cheaper and, with improved materials, more efficient.