On August 5th, Prof. Daewook Kim from the Wyant College of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona traveled to XMUT on ithe nvitation and gave an academic lecture titled "The Future of Astronomical Telescopes and Optics" in Conference Room 11-403 of the Precision Industrial Park to faculty members and students from the School of Mechanical Engineering & Automotive Engineering.

The lecture explored the ways and methods in implementing next-generation telescope architectures using scalable optical engineering technology and shared the latest research progress of American university research groups on ultra-precision machining and testing of ultra-large aperture astronomical telescopes, such as the 25-meter -wide-mirror Giant Magellan Telescope, including prototype design, manufacturing, and testing. After the lecture, Prof. Daewook Kim visited XMUT's Xiamen Key Lab of Robot Systems and Digital Manufacturing and made suggestions on lab construction for XMUT. He hoped that both universities could carry out in-depth cooperation in the field of precision machining and testing of optical components.

Prof. Daewook Kim is a doctoral supervisor at the University of Arizona and a SPIE Fellow ( international society for Optical Engineering). He is currently leading a large optical manufacturing and testing team consisting of over 20 members, engaged mainly in the design and manufacturing of optical systems on free-form surfaces as well as the R&D of dynamic measuring systems. He served as the deputy editor-in-chief of Optics Express, an internationally renowned journal of the American Optical Society, and is elected as a member of the board of directors of SPIE from 2024-2026.

Prof. Daewook Kim gives an academic lecture

Prof. Daewook Kim visits labs of XMUT