Author Archives: IOSA

International Year of Light 2015

  IOSA is proud to participate in the International Year of Light celebrations taking place in 2015. IOSA will participate in numerous scientific outreach activities throughout the year to educate and entertain through knowledge of optics. We will bring our Discovering Light workshop … Continue reading

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Professional networking seminar_Program

The excitement is palpable, for we have 18 presenters ready to share their scientific and science-related experiences, on 9th Dec 2015 from 11am to 1pm. Detailed program and abstracts are available here. Warm welcome to all, come to show and know.

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Scientific seminars for social networking

IOSA (IO OSA student chapter) carries out several outreach activities to spread Optics Science among general population. This activity is developed by the IOSA members: young researchers, pre‐ and post‐doctoral students of the Institute of Optics (CSIC), working on different … Continue reading

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Week of Science

The annual event of Week of Science was different in a number of ways compared to the previous years. Two new workshops (plus some old ones) made all the difference. The workshop on Fluorescence demonstrated the various uses of fluorescence in … Continue reading

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Fellows in FIO

Two contributions from IOSA members Maria Vinas and Mario Garcia was well received at the FiO, Oct 2014 conference at Tucson. Ms Vinas was also the proud recipient of the Emily Wolf award for the best presentation. Also, Mario Garcia represented … Continue reading

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Day of Photonics+more…

After the days of calm, comes the time of whirlwind for IOSA…. Mark your calenders, for we are back with activities for the next quarter. It is not only the year of light, but also the centennary of Photonics…So we … Continue reading

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“Discovering Light”

Laying the cornerstone for the activities of the Internation Year of Light was the Scientific outreach course organized by Cultura Cientifica of CSIC. Maria Vinas and Mario Garcia from IOSA participated in the interactive seminar organized by CC and lectured … Continue reading

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Its fun time!!

The members of IOSA got together in an informal setup at La Blanca Rosa, for some typical Spanish style beers and tapas. The evening that began with unprecedented summer showers, echoed with lots of laughter and ended with a re-invigorated members ready … Continue reading

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A major feat at Menorca

The team comprising of five members of IOSA went last weekend to Mahon in Menorca, to deliver the “All Optics” package to students and general public. The activity was conducted in a general library. The basic optics workshop like Ray tracing, Laser puzzle, … Continue reading

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4ºESO Students visit

Another inspirational activity by the IOSA…Few high school students from 4 different schools of Madrid visited the laboratories of Institute of Optics on 9th April 2014. The visit of the students were sponsored by 4ºESO-Empresa of the Comunidad de Madrid, … Continue reading

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