Congratulations to our alumnus and now Professor at the College of Optics (CREOL) in University of Central Florida, Sasan Fathpour, for winning the prestigious Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award. Sasan is known for the first demonstration of nonlinear photovoltaic phenomenon in optics and for energy harvesting in silicon photonics, accomplishments he made in our laboratory. The ONR award recognizes his latest innovative work in the area hybrid silicon-LiNbO3 integrated devices.