Research

Dick and Vicki Schwartz standing behind a lecturn

Creating pivotal student experiences: Dick and Vicki Schwartz

By establishing the Schwartz Discover Grant for Undergraduate Student Research and other experiential learning funds at Rochester, this alumni couple...

Joanne Y. Law ’98 (PhD) in her cap and gown

Joanne Y. Law ’98 (PhD) establishes a distinguished professorship in optics

Joanne Y. Law ’98 (PhD), an inventor and optical engineer, has established a new endowed fund—the Joanne Y. Law Distinguished...

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Barbara Zuegel ’57 establishes an endowed professorship to support early career faculty at the Institute of Optics

Barbara Zuegel ’57 has established the Zuegel Family Professorship in Optics at the University of Rochester in honor of her...

��Թ� Trustee Barbara Burger ’83 gives $2 million to support research, innovation, and the student experience

Burger's latest gift continues her legacy of philanthropy and engagement, establishes a new directorship, and launches a pilot undergraduate research...

Group photo of Hugo Sonnenschein and his family.

Beth Sonnenschein ’61, ’62N establishes a $1 million endowed research fund in mathematics

Elizabeth “Beth” Sonnenschein ’61, ’62N has established the Hugo Freund Sonnenschein and Elizabeth Gunn Sonnenschein Research Endowment in Mathematics within...