Chapter  Activity  Report,  North  Carolina  State  University    

March  2011    North  Carolina  State  Univ.  Chapter  Department  of  Electrical  and  Computer  Engineering  Campus  Box  7914  Raleigh,  NC  United  States,  27695  Phone:  919-­‐513-­‐7363      I.  Newly  elected  Officers    President  Jihwan  Kim    jkim15@ncsu.edu    Member  Number:  03201743    Vice  President  Matthew  Miskiewicz    mnmiskie@ncsu.edu  Member  Number:  03307217    Treasurer  Elena  Nicolescu    enicole@ncsu.edu    Member  number:  03102268      II.  Current  Members    Jillian  Clements  Brandon  Conover  Shane  Di  Dona    Jeffrey  Harmon    Dennis  Kekas  Jihwan  Kim    Yanming  Li    Matthew  Miskiewicz    Cong  Mai  Elena  Nicolescu    

       III.  Chapter  Activities    Our  activities  mostly  centered  around  small  informal  meetings  with  our  members.  In  these  meetings  we  review  and  discuss  key  publications  related  to  our  interests  in  Optics  and  Photonics,  as  well  as  present  and  discuss  our  own  research.  We  also  approach  other  important  aspects  of  our  career  development  including  technical  writing,  presentation  skills,  etc.    

• Science  House  Program:  Photonics  Leaders  II  (Summer,  2010)    Photonics  Leaders  II  is  a  two-­‐year  science  and  information  technology  program  for  rising  tenth  and  eleventh  grade  students  from  across  North  Carolina.  Students  study  the  physics  of  light  and  its  technology  applications.  In  the  course  of  this  year  round  program,  students  participate  in  340  hours  of  investigations,  instruction,  virtual  meetings  and  internships  focused  on  electronics,  mathematics,  optics,  and  laser  technology.  The  resources  of  The  Science  House  at  North  Carolina  State  University  and  the  Research  Triangle  Park  area  are  leveraged  to  provide  access  to  leading  edge  researchers  and  experiences.    Photonic  Leaders  program  http://science-­‐house.org/index.php/about-­‐photonics-­‐leaders        

             

   

• Special  Awards  judging  to  select  winners  for  SPIE's  Optics  and  Photonics  Science  Fair  Awards  (May,  2011)  

 Our  chapter  member  served  as  a  Special  Awards  judge  to  select  winners  for  SPIE's  Optics  and  Photonics  Science  Fair  Awards  at  the  North  Carolina  Science  and  Engineering  Fair.    SPIE  awarded  three  cash  prizes  for  projects  best  demonstrating  scientific  research  and  engineering  applications  of  optical,  photonic,  imaging,  and  optoelectronic  technologies.    SPIE  Optics  and  Photonics  Science  Fair  Award  http://www.ncsciencefair.org/students/awards.html        IV.  Planned  Activities    For  the  next  academic  year  we  have  planned  the  following  specific  activities.  (1)  Organize  a  technical  seminar  on  a  topic  related  to  Optics  and  Photonics  from  one  of  the  professors  in  our  department  or  an  industry  representative  (2)  Continue  our  informal  research  presentations  and  literature  discussions  (3)  Design  and  maintain  a  chapter  website  (4)  Design  a  chapter  T-­‐shirt    One  of  our  main  goals  as  a  chapter  is  to  bring  together  all  of  the  students  and  professors  working  in  optics  and  photonics  from  around  the  university.  Here  at  NC  State,  there  is  optics  and  photonics  research  taking  place  in  several  departments  (Physics,  Electrical  Engineering,  etc).  We  would  like  to  serve  as  a  forum  for  students  and  professors  from  all  of  the  different  departments  to  be  able  to  network,  share,  and  discuss  their  research  interests.      V.  Financial  Information    We  have  not  yet  required  a  budget  so  we  have  not  requested  or  raised  any  funds  this  past  year.