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**OSA Press Releases -October**
Title	Release Date
OSA Elects Vice President, Directors at Large	October 19, 2005
Engineering Excellence Awards, Dekker Foundation Scholarship Bestowed	October 14, 2005
President Susan Houde-Walter Congratulates Physics Nobel Prize Winners	October 4, 2005

**OSA Press Releases -September**
Title	Release Date
Frontiers in Optics/OSA Annual Meeting Highlights	September 27, 2005
Laser Physicist Claire Gmachl Receives MacArthur Fellowship	September 20, 2005
Anthony Johnson Named by Magazine as Top Minority in Science	September 9, 2005
September 30, 2005: Deadline For 2006 National Medal of Technology Nominations Submissions	September 9, 2005

**OSA Press Releases -August**
Title	Release Date
OSA Foundation, Girl Scouts of the USA Announce Partnership	August 30, 2005
The Colorado Photonics Industry Association Presents Annual Awards	August 17, 2005
John R. Heberlein Joins OSA as Chief Operating Officer	August 17, 2005
Congress Recognizes Importance of Photonics in Transportation Bill	August 17, 2005
The Beginnings of a New Phase in Medical Imaging?	August 8, 2005
MAGAZINE NAMES UCF'S PETER DELFYETT OUTSTANDING BLACK PROFESSIONAL IN SCIENCE	August, 2005

**OSA Press Releases - July**
Title	Release Date
A New Way to Produce Desirable Infrared Light	July 27, 2005
Fifteen Attain 2005 Top Honors from the Optical Society of America	July 20, 2005
Optics Letters, Optics Express Top Rated Journals in 2004	July 12, 2005
Opticsforkids.org Teaches The Fundamentals of Light, Provides Instruction Guides for Teachers	July 11, 2005
Optics Community Mourns the Loss of Jim Baker	July 5, 2005

**OSA Press Releases - June**
Title	Release Date
Wiley Forms New Publishing Partnership with the Optical Society of America	June 29, 2005
Optics Express Receives Grant for Authors from Developing Countries to Publish in Open Access Journal	June 13, 2005
OSA Past President, Sir Peter Knight, Honored by British Government with Knighthood	June 13, 2005

**OSA Press Releases - May**
Title	Release Date
Effective for 2006 – Important Notice to All Agents and Subscribers. Please Update Your Records.	May 30, 2005
Leading Academic, Science Groups Propose Visa Reforms To Boost U.S. Economic Competitiveness And Scientific Leadership	May 20, 2005
William F. Ryan Joins OSA as Senior Director of Meetings and Conventions	May 20, 2005
OSA and SPIE Join Forces to Emphasize Importance of R&D Funding to Congress	May 18, 2005
Nanometer-Scale Views inside Cells, New Light on Brain Tumors, and a Novel Method for Slowing Down Light Showcased at 2005 CLEO/QELS	May 14, 2005

**OSA Press Releases - April**
Title	Release Date
IEEE and OSA Launch Journal of Display Technology	April 11, 2005

**OSA Press Releases - February**
Title	Release Date
MEDIA ADVISORY: 2005 OSA Executive Forum: Driving Fiber to the User – Annual Executive-Level Telecom Event to Feature Industry Luminaries	February 28, 2005
MEDIA ADVISORY: FTTx, Triple-Play, Broadband over Power Lines, Ethernet Services, WiMAX	February 25, 2005
MEDIA ADVISORY: OFC/NFOEC Exposition Advisory	February 25, 2005
MEDIA ADVISORY: OFC/NFOEC Technical Program Advisory	February 25, 2005
OFC 2005 Fact Sheet	February 25, 2005
An Earth-Mars Laser Link, the Optiputer and Cinema-Quality Digital Video Among the Topics to Be Discussed at OFC/NFOEC 2005 Meeting	February 23, 2005

**OSA Press Releases - January**
Title	Release Date
Homeland Security's Science and Technology Issues Call For Papers For R&D Partnering Conference	January 18, 2005

**OSA Press Releases - December**
Title	Release Date
SPARC Partners with Society-Published Open Access Journal	December 7, 2004

**OSA Press Releases - November**
Title	Release Date
Florida Trend Honors OSA Vice President Van Stryland	November 5, 2004

**OSA Press Releases - October**
Title	Release Date
Remarks made by Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton to the Optical Society of America 's Annual Meeting, Frontiers in Optics	October 28, 2004
OSA Elects 2005 Vice President, Joseph Eberly	October 12, 2004

**OSA Press Releases - September**
Title	Release Date
3-D Reality, Internal Fingerprints, and No Cell Left Behind at 2004 Frontiers in Optics Meeting	September 23, 2004

**OSA Press Releases - August**
Title	Release Date
OSA Member Delfyett Named One of "50 Most Important Blacks in Research Science"	August 27, 2004

**OSA Press Releases - July 2004**
Title	Release Date
Optical Society of America Awards 2004 Top Honors to 20	July 30, 2004
California Institute of Technology Student Receives Prestigious $5,000 Prize From OSA and Bookham/New Focus	July 20, 2004
Beth T. Hampton Joins OSA as Chief Marketing Officer	July 15, 2004
Military Aviation S&T and Procurement Conference	July 7, 2004

**OSA Press Releases - May 2004**
Title	Release Date
OFC And NFOEC Combine to Create Leading Optical Communications Technology Event	May 26, 2004
UCF Becomes First Major University in U.S. to Designate Optics Program as College	May 17, 2004
OSA Member Art Guenther Completes Work on National Academy Panel	May 17, 2004
OSA Fellow Wang named holder of Wisenbaker Professorship	May 14, 2004
NY Infotonics Center of Excellence	May 10, 2004
Commerce Secretary Issues Call for Nominations for Nation’s Highest Honor in Technological Innovation	May 3, 2004

**OSA Press Releases - March 2004**
Title	Release Date
Announcement of OSA Editor Position	Mar 30, 2004
OSA and SPIE Join Efforts and Call on Congress to Make More Investments in Research and Development	Mar 17, 2004
OSA Launching New Web-based Journal Workflow System	Mar 1, 2004

**OSA Press Releases - February 2004**
Title	Release Date
Media Advisory - OSA 6th Annual Photonics & Telecommunications Executive Forum and Asia Forum	Feb 9, 2004

**OSA Press Releases - January 2004**
Title	Release Date
NAE Calls for Award Nominations	Jan 20, 2004

**OSA Press Releases - December 2003**
Title	Release Date
OSA Member Wins NATO Prize	Dec 18, 2003
Anthony J. Keane, Certified Association Executive, Joins OSA as Chief Operating Officer	Dec 15, 2003

**OSA Press Releases - November 2003**
Title	Release Date
Research Interests of The Air Force Office of Scientific Research and Broad Agency Announcement	Nov 21, 2003
In Memoriam: Stephen Benton	Nov 11, 2003
OSA Fellow John T. Foley Receives George B. Peagram Medal	Nov 11, 2003

**OSA Press Releases - October 2003**
Title	Release Date
OSA Fellows Nick Holonyak, Jr. and Russell Dupuis Honored by President Bush	Oct 22, 2003
Education and Training in Optics and Photonics 2003; Most Successful ETOP in History! (PDF, 74KB)	Oct 21, 2003
OSA Elects 2004 Vice President, Eric Van Stryland	Oct 7, 2003
In Memoriam: Russell De Valois	Oct 2, 2003

**OSA Press Releases - September 2003**
Title	Release Date
OSA and SPIE Awarded $1.7 Million Grant to Implement National Science Education Program for Underrepresented Middle School Students	Sept 29, 2003
Nanoneurosurgery, the Search for Extraterrestrial Life, Bio Scan Technology and Home Holograms are at Frontiers in Optics	Sept 24, 2003

**OSA Press Releases - August 2003**
Title	Release Date
Obituary-Dr.Thomas Wiggins	Aug 4, 2003

**OSA Press Releases - July 2003**
Title	Release Date
University of Central Florida Student Receives Prestigious $10,000 Prize From OSA and New Focus	July 16, 2003

**OSA Press Releases - June 2003**
Title	Release Date
Optical Society of America Extends Journal Subscription Gracing Period for divine/RoweCom Subscribers	June 18, 2003
CLEO Fact Sheet	June 1, 2003

**OSA Press Releases - May 2003**
Title	Release Date
New Focus Awards to Recognize Outstanding Graduate Achievements	May 29, 2003
Optical Society of America Bestows Top Honors on 14	May 5, 2003
W. Lewis Hyde (1919-2003)	May 1, 2003

**OSA Press Releases - April 2003**
Title	Release Date
OSA Workshops at NSTA Conference	Apr 8, 2003

**OSA Press Releases - March 2003**
Title	Release Date
First Woman to Chair Physics Group	Mar 20, 2003
Membership & Education Services Chair visits India	Mar 19, 2003
OSA Supports ICTP Winter College	Mar 12, 2003
OSA Members invited to attend ASLMS Annual Meeting	Mar 11, 2003
Esteemed Member, Richard A. Linke, Joins OSA as Director of Science Policy	Mar 11, 2003

**OSA Press Releases - February 2003**
Title	Release Date
In Memoriam, OSA Fellow, Hilda Kingslake	Feb 20, 2003
Optical Sensing in the News	Feb 12, 2003

**OSA Press Releases - January 2003**
Title	Release Date
Homeland Security Conference to Focus on Use of Optics in National Defense	Jan 24, 2003
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC) 2003 Extends International Reach, Solidifies Position as Premiere Industry Event	Jan 24, 2003
OSA Fellow Promoted to Colonel	Jan 22, 2003

**OSA Press Releases - December 2002**
Title	Release Date
New Research Brings Scientists Closer to More Powerful Computers and Faster Internet with First-Ever Observation of Raman Light Emission from Silicon Light Wires	Nov 12, 2002

**OSA Press Releases - November 2002**
Title	Release Date
Production Schedule Update for JLT Subscribers	Nov 12, 2002

**OSA Press Releases - October 2002**
Title	Release Date
OSA Annual Meeting Pictures Released	Oct 21, 2002
Nobel Prize Winner to Introduce Trends in Photonics and Highlight Advancements, Research and Technology Challenges	Oct 17, 2002
Optics Letters Celebrates 25 Years	Oct 17, 2002
Carl Verber, Noted Professor and OSA Fellow, Dies	Oct 16, 2002
Join OSA and your colleagues in the Bay Area	Oct 4, 2002
OSA Elects 2003 Vice President	Oct 1, 2002

**OSA Press Releases - September 2002**
Title	Release Date
Esteemed OSA Members and Recipients of Archie Mahan Prize Receive Prestigious NIST Award	Sept 26, 2002
Research Shows New Laser Technology Holds Great Promise to Instantly Identify Hazards in Environment	Sept 17, 2002
OSA Recognizes Oustanding Achievements in Optical Engineering with Prestigious Excellence Awards	Sept 16, 2002
Research Published in OSA Journal Addresses Key Problem in Planar Photonic Crystal Technology	Sept 3, 2002

**OSA Press Releases - July 2002**
Title	Release Date
Agenda for the 2002 Annual Business Meeting	July 24, 2002
Nominations for the 2003 David Richardson Medal	July 11, 2002
USAC-ICO Traveling Lecturer Award Program	July 5, 2002

**OSA Press Releases - May 2002**
Title	Release Date
CLEO/QELS 2002 Opens in Long Beach, CA	May 19, 2002
OSA Confirms Elizabeth A. Rogan as Executive Director	May 19, 2002
New Research Suggests Rapid Screening Technique for Macular Degeneration	May 15, 2002

**OSA Press Releases - April 2002**
Title	Release Date
New Focus Award Finalists Announced	Apr. 26, 2002
Optical Society of America Announces 2002 Award Winners	Apr. 22, 2002
New Web Site to Shed Light on Optical Science	Apr. 18, 2002

**OSA Press Releases - March 2002**
Title	Release Date
OFC 2002 Off To A Great Start	Mar. 17, 2002

**OSA Press Releases - February 2002**
Title	Release Date
Two OSA Members Named Recipients of the Prestigious Rank Prize	Feb. 21, 2002

**OSA Press Releases - January 2002**
Title	Release Date
OSA Executive Director Steps Down	Jan. 29, 2002

**OSA Press Releases - December 2001**
Title	Release Date
Student Prizes At ACOLS 2001	Dec. 20, 2001
OSA Receives Planning Grant from National Science Foundation	Dec. 10, 2001
OFC 2002 Technical Paper Submissions Up 30% From 2001 Conference	Dec. 03, 2001

**OSA Press Releases - November 2002**
Title	Release Date
2002 Michael Kidger Memorial Scholarship	Nov. 28, 2001
Webcast of Plenary Speech by OSA President	Nov. 26, 2001
OFC Continues to Experience Strong Growth	Nov. 13, 2001
Congress Boosts NSF Budget	Nov. 07, 2001

**OSA Press Releases - October 2001**
Title	Release Date
OSA Recognizes Engineering Achievements	Oct. 30, 2001
OSA Member Wins MacArthur Foundation Fellowship	Oct. 24, 2001
Three OSA Members Win the Nobel Prize in Physics	Oct. 09, 2001
OSA Welcomes the Newly Established Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology Student Chapter	Oct. 01, 2001
Dr. Powell's Letter to OSA Members	Oct. 01, 2001