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Title: Designing Glasses for Space Exploration Pierre Lucas, University of Arizona, DMR 0502577


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Designing Glasses for Space Exploration Pierre
Lucas, University of Arizona, DMR 0502577
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Tellurium based glass for exploration of
extraterrestrial life on remote planets
Infrared signal of selected planets
Gas molecules such as H2O, CO2 and O3 are
specific markers of potential life on remote
exoplanets. Hence the ability to selectively
detect these molecules provides a way to identify
planets which are likely to harvest life. We
have developed a new family of glass based on
Tellurium which allows to collect the infrared
signal emitted by these molecules. These glasses
have an unprecedented wide transparency in the
infrared and can be shaped into any optical
component. Drawn into monomode fibers they act a
light filter that permits to identify earth-like
planets as part of a telescope deployed into
space.
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International Joint PhD programPierre Lucas,
University of Arizona, DMR 0502577
  • We have developed a joint PhD program between the
    University of Arizona and the University of
    Rennes in France that provides students with a
    unique exposure to international research
    environments.
  • Students alternate class and research between
    the two institutions every semester.
  • Course credits are transferable between the two
    University.
  • Students obtain a double PhD diploma.

Ellyn A. King is performing Fourrier Transform
Spectroscopy at the University of Arizona on a
series of optical glass that she synthesized
during her stay at the University of Rennes, in
France.
  • Four students are currently enrolled including
    three female students.
  • The program benefits from a strong
    complementarity in expertise between the research
    groups involved.
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