Traveling Lecturer: Traveling to New and Unknown Places
When I was first contacted by NISER student chapter officer, Samir Kumar, to visit as a traveling lecturer, I must admit I have never even heard of NISER, or the city in which it...
Added: 27 Feb 2017
Traveling Lecturer: Late Night Conversations turn to Collaboration
A few month ago I was in Rochester, NY for FiO2016. The meeting agenda was so busy, like always it is. Although tired, the day always ended with a group of us chatting in the hotel lobby about optics, science and life. As if all of us wanted to draw as much as possible on the opportunity of being there. A few months later, I received an...
Added: 27 Feb 2017
Traveling Lecturer: An Experience to Remember
It was my first - hopefully not the last - experience as OSA traveling lecturer, which was very enriching both scientifically, personally and...
Added: 27 Feb 2017
Great Innovators - How they collaborate and why their teamwork leads to more creativity
The Optical Society (OSA) continued the tradition of the Light the Future speaker series on 8 February 2017. The speaker series, which began in OSA’s centennial year, was created to shine light on the special contributions and innovations in optics and photonics. Walter Isaacson, president and CEO of the Aspen...
Added: 17 Feb 2017
Traveling Lecturer: A Discussion with Professor David J. Hagan
From 7th Feb- 9th Feb 2017- Professor David J. Hagan of University of Central Florida, CREOL (USA) visited NISER as a part of The Optical Society (OSA) Traveling Lecturer Program for the NISER Bhubaneswar OSA Student Chapter. Professor David J Hagan was accompanied by Dr. Ritwick Das and Dr. Ashok Mohapatra to visit our research labs as...
Added: 13 Feb 2017
Traveling Lecturer: On the Trail of the Wild Hog
They call them the fly-over states. The middle of the country (US that is). But, that such a statement is clearly wrongly placed, I experienced first hand.
Added: 13 Feb 2017
