The Center for Freeform Optics
An Industry/University Cooperative Research Center

2025 recipient of the Pollicove Memorial Scholarship

Join us in congratulating the 2025 recipient of the Pollicove Memorial Scholarship, Akif Quadeer from the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)

This scholarship supports students with a passion for designing, fabricating and assembling optical components and systems, and supports their future career in the optics manufacturing industry.

Established in 2005, the Harvey M. Pollicove Memorial Scholarship honors the work of Harvey Pollicove, co-founder of the Center for Optics Manufacturing (COM) at the University of Rochester, USA.