SPIE OPTICA Student Chapter

The first quiz of the student chapter took place remotely on April 7th, bringing questions about fundamental topics related to optics. Participants had to answer 15 questions that discussed the following issues: geometric optics, mirrors, lenses, optic fiber and the human eye.

It was a close contest, with the second place being disputed by 03 participants who had tied results at the end of the competition. The sudden death was also not easy. 08 rounds were made with the same topics discussed previously. We had a total of 07 members participating in the event, which made the event fun, dynamic and raised relevant issues from different perspectives to be explained. Below, the final score of our dear participating members:
1º Tiago de Bortoli
2º Filipe Broetto
3º Eduardo César
4º Maryah Elisa
5º Filipe Veras

 
We thank all the participants, and see you on the next challenge!

In partnership with the SPIE Student Chapter Recife, owner of Podcast “Focalizando”, the professor D.Eng. Estiven Sánchez, former member of SPIE Student Chapter UFSC, were invited to talk about his research at the Universidad del Valle, in Colombia.

Focalizando is a Podcast whose goal is to bring photonics and optics related themes with a funny and easy-to-learn approach.

They talked about the laboratories LinFA (Integrated Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Intelligent Agriculture) and LAFA (Laboratory of Atmospheric Physics), both part of CIBioFi (Center for Research and Information in Bioinformatics and Photonics) which is located at Universidad del Valle, Cali, in Colombia. Estiven explained to them about relevant applications of photonics in agriculture and in atmospheric measurements.

The first meeting of the SPIE / OSA Chapter took place on March 17th, 2021.

The first meeting occurred on March 17th, online, where current members and prospect members were presented to the new presidents of OSA and SPIE Chapters.

Below, the content of the meeting:

Presentation of the new presidents of the chapter SPIE / OSA, the members:
• Tainara Pedrosa de Lima as president OSA and Vice SPIE
• Vinícius Conti da Costa as president of SPIE and Vice OSA

What is SPIE / OSA
SPIE an international optical society founded in 1955, whose mission is to establish partnerships between researchers, companies and educational institutions to encourage research and technological development related to light.
And we explain that OSA is an optical society founded in 1916 and has the mission to promote the generation, application and archiving of knowledge in optics and photonics and to disseminate this knowledge throughout the world.

Advantages of being a member
We invite everyone who is not yet a member of the chapter to become a member and contribute to spreading research in optics. And we took the opportunity to punctuate the advantages of being a member.
1. Access to a community of researchers around the world;
2. Access to a collection of more than 700 thousand articles and books;
3. Subscription to a magazine of the SPIE or OSA group;
4. International events;
5. Internal events organized by the Chapter;
6. Access to events with awards;
7. Acquire new knowledge of optics and photonics;
8. Be part of a society that wants to spread knowledge;
9. Participate effectively in organizing events.

Regular activities
▪ Lectures with special guests;
▪ Mini-competitions;
▪ Access to a shared call for paper calendar;
▪ Technical visits and trips;
▪ Participate effectively in organizing events.

Welcome Quiz
Theme: Fundamentals of Optics

International Day of Light
▪ Technical photography mini-course;
▪ Photography competition;

Partnership with other Chapters Brazil
▪ Shared online events;
▪ Podcast “Focalizando”;
▪ Educational initiatives for high school;
▪ Lectures more frequently;
▪ Week of optical presentations;
▪ International partnerships;

Active participation
We invite all members to participate more actively in Chapter OSA / SPIE event organizations.

On Thursday, February 25, the class for the architecture course was held, as usual, every semester. This time the class was different from the other years, online, limiting the presentation of experiments to the class.

Our group thanks everyone that help the class happen and also all the students of architecture.

On December 17, 2020, the second edition of our quiz was held. This edition had the participation of three members of the chapter who were able to discuss and learn a little more about optics.

After the 25 questions and several sudden deaths, we had the following classification:
1- Filipe
2 – Vinícius
3 – Eduardo

The full video of the competition can be seen at the following link:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DtLhvOHM7Ohxi1zQM2Ts5704tDeKy9LY/view?usp=sharing

O prazo para votação dos novos líderes foi finalizado.
Os votos foram apurados e por um placar de 8 x 0 a chapa composta por Vinícius e Tainara foi eleita para a presidência do SPIE e do OSA para o ano de 2021. Sendo assim os líderes para o ano que vem serão:

Vinícius Conti Costa : Presidente do SPIE e vice Presidente da OSA
Tainara Pedrosa: Presidente da OSA e vice Presidente do SPIE
Tiago Junior de Bortoli: Secretário do SPIE e do OSA
Guilherme Canarin Marcelino: Tesoureiro SPIE e OSA

Da esquerda para direita: Vinícius, Tainara, Tiago, Guilherme.

Olá membros. Esse post será diferente dos demais, em PT-BR
Como todos sabem, nessa época do ano realizamos a eleição dos representantes para o próximo ano, tanto para o SPIE quanto para OSA.
Diferente dos demais anos, nossa votação será online, por e-mail.
Como avisado no dia 06.11 os interessados em se candidatar para a presidencia do SPIE e da OSA deveriam enviar até o dia 13.11 um vídeo com suas propostas para oficializar a candidatura.
Até a data estipulada recebemos a candidatura de uma Chapa. A chapa é composta pelo Vínícius e pela Tainara, candidatos a presidência do SPIE e do OSA, respectivamente. O vídeo com a apresentação e as propostas deles se encontra disponível abaixo.
Todos os menbros ativos do SPIE e do OSA tem direito ao voto. Para a votação iremos enviar um e-mail para cada um dos menbros ativos pedindo se aceita ou não os cadidatos apresentados para a próxima gestão. As respostas serão aceitas até o dia 20.11.  A aceitação mínima para a eleição é de 50%.

Espero que todos dediquem um tempo para votação

During the week of the 16th and 17th of November, lectures will be held for the members of the spie. The lectures will have the following subjects:

We wait everyone’s presence

Spie ufsc channel link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk789WOd2lRxkRboF0IPZKg

On October 21, the first quiz day of Spie UFSC was held. The Quiz aimed to promote studies in optics through questions related to the subject. Five members of our chapter participated and learned a little more about optics. The final classification was:
1 – Filipe
2 – Vinícius
3 – Luiz
4 – Michael
5 – Thiago

On Thursday, September 25, the class for the architecture course was held, as usual, every semester. This time the class was different from the other years, online, limiting the presentation of experiments to the class.

Our group thanks everyone that help the class happen and also all the students of architecture.