Officers: President: Ahmed Al Balushi. Vice-President: Zeinab Mohammadi. Treasurer: Levi Smith. Secretary: Bryce Cyr

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1 SPIE Annual Report and Summary of Activities University of Victoria February 2012-January 2013 Officers: President: Ahmed Al Balushi Vice-President: Zeinab Mohammadi Treasurer: Levi Smith Secretary: Bryce Cyr Chapter Advisor: Prof. Reuven Gordon 1

2 Table of Content Table of Content Member Roster University of Victoria SPIE Student Chapter Inaugural Meeting SPIE Chapter General Meetings First SPIE chapter general meeting Second SPIE chapter general meeting Invited Speaker Series Prof. Andrea Armani (University of Southern California) Prof. Sang-Hyun Oh (University of Minnesota) Student Seminar Student Chapter Leadership Workshop SPIE Travel Scholarship Future Plans Financial Report

3 1. Member Roster Current member roster of the University of Victoria SPIE Student Chapter is: Ahmed Al Balushi Damon DePaoli Ghazal Hajisalem Abhay Kotnala Douglas Rennehan Wei Su Haitian Xu Wenyu Zhang Bryce Cyr Maryam Alizadeh Maura Dewey Ramin Jamnejad Yashaswini Rajashekara Mohammadreza Sanadgol Nezami Skyler Wheaton Jian Wu Wenyan Yu 3

4 2. University of Victoria SPIE Student Chapter Inaugural Meeting The University of Victoria SPIE Student Chapter held it its inaugural meeting on March 1 st, 2013 where Ahmed Al Balushi briefed the audience about the importance of forming an SPIE chapter and the benefits to the members. In Addition, the chapter advisor, Prof. Reuven Gordon, highlighted the advantages of having a student chapter at the University of Victoria. During the meeting the chapter officers for the year 2013 were elected. In addition, there was a group discussion about the possible future activities. 4

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6 3. SPIE Chapter General Meetings 3.1 First SPIE chapter general meeting The first SPIE general meeting was held on August 9 th, 2013 with all chapter members present. The president of the SPIE chapter, Ahmed Al Balushi, and president of the OSA student chapter, jooshesh Afshin, presented to the members an update about the activities of both chapters. In addition, it was agreed during the meeting to form the University of Victoria Optical Society, which encompasses both SPIE and OSA student chapters. 6

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8 3.2 Second SPIE chapter general meeting The second SPIE general meeting was held on December 17 th, 2013 with all chapter members present. The president of the SPIE chapter, Ahmed Al Balushi, outlined a summary of the activities that had been held during the year. In addition, elections were held in order to determine the new chapter officers for the year The results are listed below: President: Maryam Alizadeh Vice-President: Yashaswini Rajashekara Treasurer: Bryce Cyr Secretary: Abhay Kotnala 8

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10 4. Invited Speaker Series 4.1 Prof. Andrea Armani (University of Southern California) The SPIE student chapter invited Professor Andrea Armani from the University of Southern California to come and give a talk at UVic. Prof. Armani was given a tour of the Universities optical facilities and presented her lecture to a mixed crowd of approximately 30 faculty and students. Undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty all attended, which is a testament to the diverse audience that the University of Victoria SPIE student chapter appeals to. Dr. Armani s talk was titled Integrated Photonics for Exploring Biological Systems. 10

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12 4.2 Prof. Sang-Hyun Oh (University of Minnesota) The SPIE student chapter assisted the OSA student chapter with their invited speaker event. OSA student chapter invited Prof. Sang-Hyun Oh from the University of Minnesota. Prof. Oh s talk title was: Ultra-flat and Ultra-small: New Approaches to Nanofabrication with Applications to Biosensors and Spectroscopy. 12

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14 5. Student Seminar The SPIE student chapter arranged one student seminar during Ahmed Al Balushi. The seminar s title was: Observing single protein binding by optical transmission through a double nanohole aperture in a metal film and covered aspects of the latest research results on the latest protein binding detection methods based on double nanohole apertures. 14

15 6. Student Chapter Leadership Workshop The president of the University of Victoria SPIE Student Chapter participated in the Student Chapter Leadership workshop which was held in San Diego, California on August 24 th, The workshop was a great opportunity to networking and professional development as well as sharing information and ideas with chapter officers from all over the world. 15

16 7. SPIE Travel Scholarship Our undergraduate chapter member, Damon DePoali, was awarded a 2013 SPIE Travel Scholarship for his potential contributions to the field of optics and photonics. The scholarship will entitle Damon to attend the SPIE s Photonics West 14 conference. 16

17 8. Future Plans During its inaugural year, the University of Victoria SPIE student chapter did not hold any outreach events. In the coming year, many activities and events are in the planning stage and will hopefully be brought to fruition. A popular idea is to make contact with local high school and middle school teachers in the area in order to give interested students an opportunity to learn more about the optics and photonics that they encounter on a day to day basis. Many school tours also come through the University at various times over the year, so setting up a booth with exciting and fun demonstrations can help excite students passing by. A plan has also been set into motion to establish more of a presence among the students of UVic as well. A booth is to be created in September for the universities annual Club Days in order to recruit students from a more diverse range of faculties. These outreach activities will hopefully drive up the recruitment and increase university awareness. 17

18 9. Financial Report Opening Balance (08/02/2013) $ (Activity Grant) Expenses (chronological) Date Activity Amount (21/06/2013) Reimbursement to Dr. Gordon $50.00 (09/08/2013) Food for Seminar $ (22/08/2013) Food for Meeting $ (28/10/2013) Transportation for Dr. Armani $20.00 (29/10/2013) Dinner with Dr. Armani $88.00 (29/10/2013) Gift for Dr. Armani $21.18 (26/11/2013) Transportation/food Dr. Oh $49.30 (26/11/2013) Food/gift for Dr. Oh $40.22 (26/11/2013) Food $14.60 (26/11/2013) Travel Reimbursement $20.00 (17/12/2013) Food for Annual General Meeting $ Closing Balance (30/12/2013) $