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09 December 2014
OSA Student Members Gather in Kharagpur for India’s IONS-Asia 6 Conference on Optics
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OSA Student Members Gather in Kharagpur for India’s IONS-Asia 6 Conference on Optics
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9, 2014–The International OSA Network of Students (IONS) will host IONS-Asia 6 in Kharagpur, India Dec. 10-12. The conference, organized by the OSA Student Chapter of the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IITKGP), offers a plenary talk, invited speakers, and oral and poster presentations by the students in various areas concerning the field of optics and photonics. The Optical Society (OSA) is the primary sponsor of the event.
The program for IONS-Asia 6 Kharagpur features several invited speakers including:
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Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Pennsylvania State University, USA
- “Nanoengineered Metamaterials and an Optical Tale of Seduction and Worse”
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Hernando Garcia, Southern Illinois University, USA
- “Evolutionary Dynamics as a Model for a Laser Behavior Near Threshold”
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R.P. Singh, Physical Research Laboratory, India
- “Vorticity of the Scattered Optical Vortices”
Since its inception in 2006 at OSA’s Annual Meeting, Frontiers in Optics (FiO), 41 IONS conferences have been held all over the world, including Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America and South America. The meetings are independently managed by OSA Student Chapters and are designed to give young scientists a way to connect and collaborate with the global optics and photonics community. OSA supports IONS events through guest lecturer funding, travel grants, administrative and marketing support and event funding. More information is available on osa.org/ions.
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Founded in 1916, The Optical Society (OSA) is the leading professional organization for scientists, engineers, students and entrepreneurs who fuel discoveries, shape real-life applications and accelerate achievements in the science of light. Through world-renowned publications, meetings and membership initiatives, OSA provides quality research, inspired interactions and dedicated resources for its extensive global network of optics and photonics experts. OSA is a founding partner of the National Photonics Initiative and the 2015 International Year of Light. For more information, visit www.osa.org.
