Synopsys names optical design contest winners

Contest sponsor Synopsys of Mountain View, Calif., has announced the winners of the 2013 Robert S. Hilbert Memorial Optical Design Competition: Matthew Bergkoetter, James Corsetti and Jonathan Papa from the University of Rochester and Tzu-Yu Wu from the University of Arizona were recognized for their demonstration of strong optical design knowledge and innovative use of the company’s Code V and LightTools software. The annual competition, open to students in North America working toward bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degrees, was established in 2000 by Optical Research Associates – now the Optical Solutions Group at Synopsys – in honor of ORA’s former president and CEO Robert S. Hilbert.