February 2014 – Photonics@UCI

February 28, 2014

IONS-NA 8 Montreal

The 8th North America International OSA Network of Students (IONS)^® conference will take place at Polytechnique Montréal in Montréal, Canada on 25-27 May 2014. On behalf of the sponsors of this event, we extend the invitation to you all.

IONS conferences bring students together from all over the world to discuss the latest results in their research and to share their experiences with OSA Student Chapter activities.
DEADLINE:

The submission and registration deadline is 1 April 2014.
Submit your abstract and register today!
Note: Conference registration is FREE and most meals are included! Travel grants are also available!

Conference highlights include:

Plenary talks
Student quick talk
Student paper presentation and poster session
Best student talk /poster awards
Conference dinner
Social day

Visit the IONS-NA 8 website for more information on speakers, events, programs and travel grants.
Contact us if you have any questions.

February 24, 2014

February Social: kaleidoscopes

Hey there!
The San Diego Festival of Science and Engineering is coming up one more year. We will be there on March 22, 2014 to share light experiences with kids and families!
BUT before going to San Diego, we need to get to work and prepare the material for the children. Since last year event was a complete success, we’re repeating with Kaleidoscopes and Spectrometers.
On Thursday 27, join us put together the kaleidoscope kits!
When: Thursday 27, February 2014 at 5:00pm.
Where: second floor of Natural Sciences 2.
Refreshments and snacks will be served!
Looking forward to seeing you all there!

February 13, 2014

2014 Biophotonics Summer School

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign hosts the 5th Biophotonics Summer School.
WHEN:
May 19-30, 2014

FORMAT:

10 days: 4 hours of lectures and 4 hours of labs per day

TOPICS:

Principles of Biophotonics

Technology and methods of investigation

Current research (e.g., biomolecular sensing, nanoprobes, nonlinear microscopy, nanoscopy, nanoplasmonics, quantitative phase imaging)

Leading speakers from Illinois and U.S.

Check the schedule and additional information here.

February 13, 2014

Saint Petersburg OPEN 2014

On behalf of the St. Petersburg Academic University of the Russian Academy of Science OSA Student Chapter:
“The St. Petersburg Academic University of the Russian Academy of Science OSA Student Chapter invites all undergraduate, graduate and PhD students to attend 1^st International School and Conference “Saint-Petersburg OPEN 2014” which is chaired by Nobel Prize Laureate in Physics (2000), academician Zhores I. Alferov. The conference will be hosted by the St. Petersburg Academic University of the Russian Academy of Sciences and covers modern aspects of Optoelectronics, Photonics, Engineering and Nanostructures. All accepted proceedings will be published in Journal of Physics: Conference Series.
Abstract submission due date is February 28, 2014. The series of travel grants is also available. Please, find attached the official poster of the conference. The detailed information can be also found on the official page of the conference: http://spbopen2014.spbau.com/“
POSTER_SPBOPEN_2014

February 11, 2014

Art in Science 2013 contest

This is the belated report of the 6th Art in Science contest that took place last November.
With over 30 entries, the event was a success one more year. We want to thank all who participated: contestants, judges, organizers and all of you who joined us in the event.
This time we had 3 winners and 2 honorable mentions.

1st Prize goes to Jolie McLane for “Magnetic Eye”

2nd place is for Sophia Lin for “Antelope Canyon of the mind”

3rd place is for Rupsa Datta for “Fluorescent Art”

1st honorable mention goes to Li Li for “Particle in Box”

2nd honorable mention goes to Alba Alfonso-García for “Hair follicle in mouse ear”

We are already looking forward to seeing your fabulous and artistic work at the 7th Art in Science 2014! Until then, here you are some photos of the past event: