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  OSA Foundation Announces Funding for New and Continuing Programs

  04 August 2008
  The Optical Society’s (OSA) Foundation Board of Directors recently approved new funding for programs taking place this year. These grants will help advance international optics-related education by renewing successful grants and introducing new programs. The grants and programs will benefit students and educators around the world by providing resources such as classroom sets, travel support and program funding.
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  OSA Foundation Wins Award from Association of Educational Publishers

  23 June 2008
  The OSA Foundation (OSAF) is the recipient of a 2008 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers (AEP). Honored for its collaborative project with the Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA), Lighten Up! Discovering the Science of Light took top honors in the Curriculum, Science Instruction Book, Grades 6 – 8 category.
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  OSA Foundation Partners with Harvey M. Pollicove Memorial Fund

  23 January 2008
  The Optical Society of America (OSA) Foundation is pleased to honor the work of Harvey Pollicove by supporting the Harvey M. Pollicove Memorial Scholarship, awarded to a student who is pursuing a degree in the field of precision optics manufacturing. The first scholarship will be given this fall.
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  Optics and Vision Exhibit Opens at Fleischmann Planetarium in Reno, Nevada

  14 December 2007
  The University of Nevada, Reno's (UNR) Fleischmann Planetarium and Science Center opened its newest exhibit last week. "Perceptual Relativity" is an interactive exhibit exploring individual perception through optical illusions. It was developed by faculty from the UNR Department of Psychology and funded in part by a grant from the Optical Society of America (OSA) Foundation.
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  OSA Foundation Funds New Programs

  05 December 2007
  The Optical Society of America (OSA) Foundation Board of Directors recently approved funding for three new optics-related programs for 2007 through 2009. These grants will provide funds for optics curriculum for EASTCONN, a non-profit education service center; for an optics education and hands-on demonstration program developed by the OSA Rochester (N.Y.) Local Section; and for the distribution of educational materials to developing nations.
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  OSA's Engineering Excellence Award Renamed in Honor of Paul F. Forman

  30 November 2007
  The Optical Society of America (OSA) Foundation is pleased to announce the renaming of OSA's Engineering Excellence Award to the Paul F. Forman Engineering Excellence Award. The new name honors the contributions to optical engineering by the late Paul Forman, co-founder of Zygo Corporation and OSA fellow.
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  OSA Foundation Announces Newly Funded Programs for 2007

  12 June 2007
  The Optical Society of America's (OSA) Foundation is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors awarded three new grants that will serve students from the primary school to graduate level.
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  OSA Foundation Receives $10,000 Donation from IMRA America

  02 April 2007
  The OSA Foundation received a $10,000 corporate donation from fiber laser manufacturer IMRA America.
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  OSA Foundation's Partnership with the Girl Scouts of the USA Achieves Milestone

  02 April 2007
  In a new milestone for ongoing work toward establishing an optics activity book for the Girl Scouts of the USA, the Central Maryland Girl Scouts Council and Girl Scout Council of The Nation's Capital visited the optics laboratory at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC). There, the girls participated in experiments that are slated to be a part of an optics and photonics workbook.
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  OSA Establishes Emmett N. Leith Award in Honor of Late Optical Physicist

  18 October 2006
  The Optical Society of America (OSA) has established a new award in honor of the late optical physicist Emmett N. Leith. Leith was a world-renowned scientist in holography and optical information processing.

Highlighted News

Coherent and Edmund Optics Adopt Student Chapters

Offering students technical and professional development opportunities is one of the OSAF's areas of priority. Recognizing the importance of this work, Coherent, Inc. and Edmund Optics have generously provided funding to support special resources, and activity and travel grants for OSA Student Chapters.