Wong Group, Optical Nanostructures Laboratory

Optical Nanostructures Laboratory
(Columbia motto: "In lumine tuo videbimus lumen";
in thy light we shalt see light)

Room 134G and 122B Mudd Hall, 500 West 120th Street, New York, NY 10027
Phone: 212.854.7253
Fax: 212.854.3304

Welcome to the Wong group, Optical Nanostructures Laboratory. Our groups thrives by our commitment to an open and collaborative environment, supported by a wide range of available measurement, nanofabrication and simulation tools. We are committed to the opportunity to learn and to discover, and the fun and joy of hard work and success. I hope that, during your stay here, you will personally experience these successes and joys.

As you start work with our group, I ask that you view safety as an important priority. Our group has a number of high-power lasers, unconventional materials, and access to nanofabrication cleanroom facilities. Each has its own quirks and when operating in an unfamiliar context, please seek additional help from other experienced users. Please in turn help those around you to be safe and successful in their work.

Also: please help maintain the labs clean and well-functioning. Each of you will be assigned a group duty - please treat this community service seriously, just as you would wish others to do so. A laboratory in great shape will allow us to achieve our full potential. As we examine the control and study of light in nanoscale structures, there will of course be formidable - and interesting - challenges. Stay optimistic, train your mind and hone your skills. It will serve you well.

Chee Wei Wong