2025-2026 BLOCK-GIFT PROGRAMS

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    • Optics, Lasers and Photonics CUNY, City University of New York, Qiushi Guo, Octave-Wide Electrically Wavelength-Tunable On-Chip Optical Amplifiers Lehigh University, Professor Ivan Biaggio and Professor Junpeng Wang, Electrically Poled Vapor-Deposited Organic Glasses for Nanophotonic Electro-Optic Modulators University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Professor John Dallesasse, Long-Wavelength 1550nm VCSELs for Optical Communication University of Pittsburgh, Professor Kevin...

    Block-Gift Consideration Procedure

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    • THIS PROCEDURE MUST BE FOLLOWED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR A BLOCK-GIFT INVITATION  PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 1ST To help understand the process and topics areas we encourage Professors to complete the INQUIRY FORM. Doing so will help the technology team offer guidance regarding topic areas and answer questions prior to the submission of the RESEARCH CONCEPT...

    Dr. Alan Hedges, Block-Gift Program Manager

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    • The Coherent/II-VI Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Alan Hedges as Manager of the Block-Gift Program beginning January 1, 2024. Dr. Hedges has served as Associate Block-Gift Manager for the last year. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physics from Southampton University, UK and his PhD from Imperial College, London,...

    Board of Directors’ Announces Changes

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    • After fifteen years of generous service and exemplary guidance, Dr. Carl Johnson, founder and primary donor to the Coherent/II-VI Foundation, will be stepping down as Chairman of the Board of Directors but remaining on the Board as Chairman Emeritus. We look forward to Dr. Johnson continuing his invaluable advice and counsel. We are pleased to...

    II-VI Foundation Announces New Name

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    • The Board of Directors and Staff of the II-VI Foundation are pleased to announce our new name and logo. We look forward to many more years of supporting students and valuable research as Coherent/II-VI Foundation

    Past Foundation Mini-Conferences

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    • Date Conference Title 01/28/2010 Conference on Silicon Carbide 02/05/2010 Conference on YAG Material Defects and Characterization 01/28/2011 The Development and Processing of High Temperature Materials for Advanced Devices and Components 11/02/2011 Fabrication, Characterization and Metrology of Optical Surfaces 02/01/2012 Design, Processing and Materials for Temperature Tolerant Electronics 11/09/2012 Synthesis and Characterization of Nano-Tech Materials for...

    Fifteenth Anniversary

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    • THE II-VI FOUNDATION CELEBRATES ITS FIFTEENTH ANNIVERSARY In 2022 the II-VI Foundation celebrated fifteen years. In the first fifteen years almost $33 million was invested in our programs and over 17,000 students were impacted. Recent years saw generous contributions to the foundation by Coherent Incorporated, a move of the staff to working from home, and...

    Tenth Anniversary

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    • THE II-VI FOUNDATION CELEBRATES ITS TENTH ANNIVERSARY In 2017 the II-VI Foundation celebrated ten years of “Encouraging and Enabling Students to Enter a Career in Engineering, Science and Mathematics while Maintaining a Standard of Excellence in that Pursuit”. In the first ten years $24,882,836 was invested and 11,457 students were impacted. We thank you for...

    Introducing our newest Board Member, Mr. Steve Rummel

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    • The Coherent/II-VI Foundation is proud to announce the addition of a new director to our Board of Directors. By a unanimous vote, Mr. Steve Rummel was appointed to the Coherent/II-VI Foundation Board of Directors. Steve Rummel joined Coherent Corporation in 1988 and has been the Senior Vice President of the Engineered Materials Group since 2019....