OSA News Archive
A listing of past featured news and press releases.
January 2012
OSA Foundation Launches Endowment Campaign for New Summer Learning Program in Honor of Anthony Siegman
The Optical Society Launches Language-Editing and Article-Level Metrics Services for Journal Authors
OSA Applauds President Obama's Focus on Technology and Innovation in State of the Union Address
The Optical Society Launches Optics and Photonics CONNECT Online Resource
OSA Foundation Launches Paul A. Bonenfant Memorial Scholarship Campaign
December 2011
Optical Society Renames its Leadership Award to Honor Robert E. Hopkins, Noted Optical Engineer
Monthly Tip Sheet: Research Highlights from Biomedical Optics Express - December 2011
Sixty-six OSA Members Elevated to Rank of Fellow
Optical Fiber Innovation Could Make Future Optical Computers a 'SNAP'
OFC/NFOEC 2012 Plenary Session to Feature Japanese Government Official's Perspective on Telecom Network Disaster Recovery
Optical Materials Express Focus Issue: Liquid Crystal Materials
November 2011
Monthly Tip Sheet: Research Highlights from Biomedical Optics Express - November 2011
OSA Foundation Recognizes Student Researchers Frontiers in Optics 2011
OSA Applauds Science Funding Levels in FY 2012 U.S. Federal Budget
OSA to Host Congressional Briefing on Optics in Medical Imaging
John Bowers Wins 2012 John Tyndall Award
Energy Express Focus Issue: Organic Light-Emitting Diodes
Jarus W. Quinn Named Honorary Member of the Optical Society
Manufacturing Microscale Medical Devices for Faster Tissue Engineering
October 2011
OSA Co-Sponsors Best Poster Awards at Annual NSBP/NSHP Meeting
Monthly Tip Sheet: Research Highlights from Biomedical Optics Express - October 2011
Tech Industry Veteran Greg Papadopoulos to Keynote OFC/NFOEC 2012 Plenary Session
Space Debris, More Efficient LEDs, and Thinner, Cheaper Solar Cells
Optics Express Focus Issue: Collective phenomena in photonic, plasmonic and hybrid structures
OSA Elects Philip H. Bucksbaum as 2012 Vice President
The Optical Society Mourns the Loss of Anthony E. Siegman
OSA's WORKinOPTICS Website Launches New Internship Gateway
Tagging Tumors with Gold: Scientists Use Gold Nanorods to Flag Brain Tumors
Erasing History? Temporal Cloaks Adjust Light's Throttle to Hide an Event in Time
Programming Highlights: Optics Innovations to be Showcased During OSA's Annual Meeting, Frontiers in Optics 2011
Local California Highlights: Optics Innovations to be Showcased in San Jose During OSA's Annual Meeting, Frontiers in Optics 2011
Borrowing from Brightly-colored Birds: Physicists Develop Lasers Inspired by Nature
Photo Gallery: Applied Optics Special Issue on Light and Color in the Open Air
From Myth to Reality: Photos Prove Triple Rainbows Exist
Researchers Transform iPhone into High-quality Medical Imaging Device
September 2011
OSA Honorary Member Steven Chu Named R&D Magazine's 2011 Scientist of the Year
Author Milton Chang Donates Book to Help OSA Foundation's Fundraising Efforts
Optical Materials Express Focus Issue: Nanoplasmonics and Metamaterials
Google's Milo Medin to Keynote OFC/NFOEC 2012 Plenary Session
Monthly Tip Sheet: Research Highlights from Biomedical Optics Express - September 2011
OSA Members Arkwright, Bouzerdou, Eggleton, Evans and Moss win Australia's Prestigious 2011 Eureka Prize
Emil Wolf Outstanding Student Paper Competition Finalists Announced
Faster Diagnostics through Cheap, Ultra-Portable Blood Testing
August 2011
Microscope on the Go: UCLA Engineers Build Cheap, Portable, Dual-Mode Microscope That Uses Holograms Instead of Lenses
OSA Presents 2011 Advocate of Optics Recognition to Senator Stephen Conroy of Australia
OSA Board Member Thomas Koch Named New Dean of University of Arizona College of Optical Sciences
Optical Materials Express Focus Issue: Femtosecond Direct Laser Writing and Structuring of Materials
Applied Optics Research on Incoherent X-ray Sources Covered in Scientific American
Monthly Tip Sheet: Research Highlights from Biomedical Optics Express - August 2011
Optics Express Focus Issue Highlights Research to Increase Internet Bandwidth Capacity
New Tool May Yield Smaller, Faster Optoelectronics
Ganesh Gopalakrishnan joins OIDA as Executive Technical Director
New High-speed 3-D Imaging System Holds Potential for Improved Cancer Screening
July 2011
Vyas Akondi Receives Robert S. Hilbert Memorial Travel Grant
OSA-CIOMP International Summer Session to Focus on Laser Applications
In Optical Materials Express: New Scientific Research Reveals Diamonds Aren't Forever
Second Quarter 2011 Industry News Summary
OSA, SPIE and MRS Announce 2011-2012 Congressional Science and Engineering Fellows
Optics Letters Research: Cornell Develops a Lens-free, Pinhead-size Camera
Energy Express Focus Issue: Optics in LEDs for Lighting
June 2011
The Optical Society's Journals Remain Leaders in Optics and Photonics Publications
Optics Express Research: Lab-on-Chip Sensing: New Compact Microspectrometer Design Achieves High Resolution and Wide Bandwidth
Historic First Images of Rod Photoreceptors in the Living Human Eye
May 2011
Improving DNA Sequencing: Sponge-like Biosensor Crams Enormous Power into Tiny Space
OSA Foundation and International Commission for Optics Announce Donation Partnership
Pictures from Capitol Hill Day 2011 are now available
Optics Express Research: NIST Super-stable Laser Shines in Minivan Experiment
Six OSA Members Elected to the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering
Theodore Maiman Student Paper Competition Winner Announced
The Optical Society Announces 2011 Class of Senior Members
OSA Members Visit Legislators to Advocate for Sustained Federal Funding for Science and Technology
OSA To Host Digital Holography & 3-D Imaging Meeting in Tokyo
April 2011
CLEO: 2011 Kicks Off May 1 in Baltimore: Highlights include Business-Focused Programming, 1,700 Technical Paper Presentations
Research on Green UV Sterilization, MEGa-rays for Nuclear Detection, and Cloaking 3-D Objects to be Presented at CLEO: 2011
Beetle Bling: Researchers Discover Optical Secrets of 'Metallic' Beetles
Laser Sparks Revolution in Internal Combustion Engines
OSA Launches New Journal, Optical Materials Express
Kathy Bosak to Join the Optical Society as Chief Financial Officer
Miniature Invisibility 'Carpet Cloak' Hides More than Its Small Size Implies
OSA Announces Partnership with Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics
Applied Research and Photonics, Inc. Receives 2011 CLEO/Laser Focus World Innovation Award
The Optical Society Bestows 18 Awards for 2011
OSA Foundation Completes Endowment Campaign for the Optical Society's Paul F. Forman Engineering Excellence Award
The Optical Society Launches Biomedical Optics Express Community Website
March 2011
OSA Student Members to Gather in Salamanca, Spain for IONS-9 Conference
OSA Foundation Announces Winners of Photo and Video Contest
Corning Outstanding Student Paper Competition Winner Announced at OFC/NFOEC 2011
Video: A Conversation With 2011 OSA President Christopher Dainty
OSA Extends Support to Japanese Optics Community
Tying the Knot with Computer-Generated Holograms: Winding Optical Path Moves Matter
Preparing for the Internet of the Future
Optical Communications Industry Leaders to Convene at OSA Executive Forum: Transforming Business Models and Networks
OFC/NFOEC 2011 to Feature Advances in Wireless, Fiber, Multiplexing, Data Center Processing, Cloud Computing, Network Capacity
Corning Student Paper Competition Finalists Announced
OFC/NFOEC Exhibit Hall to Feature 500+ Companies Covering Entire Scope of Optical Communications
February 2011
OFC/NFOEC Research: Development Team Achieves One Terabit per Second Data Rate on a Single Integrated Photonic Chip
OFC/NFOEC 2011 to Feature Business-Focused Programming and 750 Technical Presentations
The OSA Foundation and Coherent Inc. Partner to Support OSA Student Chapters
OSA Congress on Research in Optical Science to Collocate with Laser Optics Berlin
OFC/NFOEC Sees Exhibition Hall Growth
2011 John Tyndall Award Winner Announced
OFC/NFOEC to Feature Expanded Data Center Programming
January 2011
OSA Applauds President Obama for Strong Focus on Science and Technology in State of the Union Address
The Optical Society Announces Strategic Partnership with OIDA
Insect Eyes Inspire Improved Solar Cells
Optical Communications Industry Leaders to Convene for OSA Executive Forum: Optical Technology – Transforming Business Models and Networks
The Optical Society Releases Statement on Shooting of U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords
December 2010
The Optical Society Applauds Passage of America COMPETES Act Reauthorization
Sixty-four OSA Members Elevated to Rank of Fellow
OSA and CIOMP Announce International Summer Session
Northern California OSA Local Section Announced
Australian Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Named 2011 OSA Advocate of Optics
OSA, DPG Name Marlan Scully Winner of Herbert Walther Award
World's First Microlaser Emitting in 3D
The Optical Society Announces a New Organization Serving Students and Business Professionals
Optics Express Publishes Focus Issue on Chalcogenide Photonics: Fabrication, Devices and Applications
FiO/LS Programming Now Available to All OSA Members
LaserFest in Times Square
November 2010
Congressional Briefing on Lasers: Advancing Security, Health and Justice
International Optics Students to Gather in New Zealand for IONS-KOALA 2010
Optics Express Research on AFM Positioning: Shining Light on a Needle in a Haystack
OSA Foundation Recognizes Student Researchers at the Optical Society's Annual Meeting, Frontiers in Optics 2010
The Optical Society to offer child care support to members.
The Optical Society Announces New Class of Senior Members
The Optical Society Announces Editorial Board for Optical Materials Express
The Optical Society Applauds NCI Research on CT Scans for Lung Cancer Detection
Gerard M. Zack Named Deputy Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Optical Society
October 2010
James Gordon Named Honorary Member of the Optical Society
OSA Elects Donna T. Strickland as 2011 Vice President
Scientists Examine Energy Trends of Communications Equipment
Colorful Brains, Cooling Lasers, Disease-Detecting Lights, and More
Long Distance, Top Secret Messages
The Hair Brush that Reads Your Mind
Largest Parity Violation and Other Adventures in Table-Top Physics
Treating Cancer with Light
International Optics Students to Gather in Recife for IONS-SA-1
Alan E. Willner Receives 2010 Paul F. Forman Engineering Excellence Award
September 2010
Congratulations to the 2010 Nobel Prize® for Physics Winners
The OSA Foundation Launches New Website
OFC/NFOEC 2011 Announces Plenary Session Speaker Lineup
OSA Congratulates Members Michal Lipson and Nergis Mavalvala on MacArthur Foundation Fellowships
Brazil Minister of Science and Technology Sergio Machado Rezende Participates in LAOP Plenary
The North American chapter of the International OSA Network of Students (IONS) will be hosting IONS-NA-2 in Tucson, Arizona, USA, from September 30 to October 2 at the University of Arizona campus
The Optical Society Launches Optics & Photonics Latin America Website
Students Receive Incubic/Milton Chang Travel Grants to Present Papers at FiO
Energy Express Focus Issue: Thin-Film Photovoltaic Materials and Devices
CLEO: 2011 Conference Showcases Lasers & Electro-Optics Innovation, From Breakthrough Scientific Research to State of the Art Commercial Applications
August 2010
OSA, SPIE and MRS Announce 2010-2011 Congressional Science and Engineering Fellows
New Imaging Technique Could Help Physicians Ease the Aftermath of Breast Cancer
OSA Launches New Journal, Biomedical Optics Express
July 2010
New 3-D Imaging Techniques for Improved Lung Cancer Drug Development
Elizabeth Nolan Named Chief Publishing Officer at OSA
New Interactive Science Publishing issue online: Imaging in Diagnosis and Treatment of Lung Cancer
Applied Optics has published a feature issue devoted to optical instrumentation in honor of the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's telescope
The Optical Society Remains Top Publisher of Peer-Reviewed Optics and Photonics Content
Nominations for Paul F. Forman Engineering Excellence Award due July 2
June 2010
LaserFest Announces Laser Graffiti Video Contest Winners
OSA Student Members to Gather in Moscow for IONS 2010
Optical Society To Host Optics And Photonics Congress At Karlsruhe Meetings
Students to Receive New Robert S. Hilbert Memorial Travel Grant
The Optical Society Announces Inaugural Class of Senior Members
Five OSA Members Elected to the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering
June 15 is the deadline for OSA Fellow Nominations. Click here for information and nomination forms.
OSA to Host Energy Meetings in Tucson Covering Optics' Role in Alternative Energy
OSA to Launch New Journal, Optical Materials Express
May 2010
OSA Foundation Recognizes Award Winners at CLEO/QELS: 2010
The Optical Society Applauds President Obama for Presidential Message Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of the Laser
The Laser Turns 50
