SPIE Manipal University Chapter

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1 SPIE Manipal University Chapter Annual Report Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics, LG-1, Academic Block-5, MIT Campus, Manipal University, Manipal, India Submitted By, SPIE Manipal University Chapter Department of Atomic & Molecular Physics 23 rd June, 2015

2 SPIE: International Society of Optics and Photonics- Manipal University Annual Activity Report SPIE Student Chapter at Manipal University (April 2014 through May 2015) Introduction The SPIE Student Chapter of Manipal University was initiated in April It took to flight with 13 members and was officially inaugurated on May 13 th, With each passing month, this team of students reached out to the neighboring communities of students through several science-related activities to add to its fame. And now, after two years and several activities later, the SPIE Manipal University Chapter has established itself as one of the leading optics and photonics outreach societies in the Mangalore Udupi region of Karnataka, India. The activities conducted between May 2014 and May 2015 are listed out in this report. Activities have been planned for the upcoming year to tend to a bigger audience. Meetings held Eight official meetings were conducted in this year to discuss the plan of action. Meeting 1: 20 th May 2014, to 1:00 p.m. Meeting 2: 31 st May 2014, to 1:00 p.m. Meeting 3: 25 th June 2014, to 1:00 p.m Meeting 4: 1 st September 2014, to 1:00 p.m. Meeting 5: 24 th November 2014, to 1:00 p.m. Meeting 6: 11 th January, :00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Meeting 7: 19 th January, to 1:00 p.m Meeting 8: 28 th February, to 1:00 p.m Venue: LG-1, AB- 5, LH-13, Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics, MIT

3 Chapter Leadership Chapter Advisor: Mr. Ajeetkumar Patil, Assistant Professor SPIE ID: President : Samvit G. Menon Vice President: Ravishankar Sugumar Research Scholar M.Sc. (1st year) SPIE ID: SPIE ID: samvit.menon@gmail.com s.ravi19191@gmail.com Secretary: Shameem K. M. Research Scholar SPIE ID: Shameemkm111@gmail.com

4 Chapter Members Current Strength: 25 Name 1. Steffi R Ballary 3. Kavita Bangodi 5. Ajaya Kumar Barik 7. Surekha Barkur 9. Rik Chakraborty 11. Priyanka D'Almeida 13. Varsha Hiremath 15. Reeja K V 17. Muhammed Shameem K. M. 19. Prinston Lewis 21. Eva Meghana 23. Samvit Menon Name 2. R Raghavendar Murty 4. Shivanand Nannuri 6. Arjun Nayak 8. Saurabh Patil 10. Mallika Priya 12. Anupamaa R 14. Rakshitha Rakshi 16. Ashok Kumar Renganathan 18. Manjunath Siddaramaiah 20. Madhura Somayaji 22. Ravishankar Sugumar 24. Nagarakshit T K 25. Deepthi Varambally

5 Chapter Activity (a) Calendar plan Event Dates Mr. Chetan Bhavdankar s Talk June, 2014 ASPC, Kolkata July, 2014 Dr. Junichiro Kono s Visiting lecture July, 2014 Officer s Leadership Workshop, San Diego, CA August, 2014 B.Sc. Interaction Programme January 2015 Anshu International Year of Light Celebratory event March, 2015 (b) Events The Chapter was granted charter on April 19, Mr. Chetan Bhavdankar s Talk Chetan Bhavdankar, an under graduate student from Fergusson s College, Pune and an Indian Academy of Sciences summer intern at the Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics, kick started the SPIE student activities of by giving a lecture on introductory astronomy and astrophysics with an emphasis on sky gazing and lens making. The talk was conducted on the 21st of June 2014 and was the first SPIE event conducted by the chapter.

6 Dr. Junichiro Kono s visiting lecture As a part of the SPIE s visiting lecture grant Prof. Junichiro Kono from Rice University, Texas delivered a talk on Optics and Photonics with carbon nanotubes on 20 th July Prof. Kono s talk was arranged and organized by the SPIE Manipal University Chapter and the Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics for the Dr. T. M. A. Pai Endowment Chair Lecture. Students, faculty and research scholars of several departments form Manipal University attended the lecture. Asia Student Photonics Conference, Kolkata 2014 The SPIE MU Chapter was a collaborator of the Asia Student Photonics Conference held at IISER, Kolkata, India in July Three of our student members, Uday Gowda, Madhura Somayaji, and Vanessa Rodrigues attended this event. Out of these members, Madhura Somayaji, a MSc photonics student and a SPIE member won a runner up award in student s oral presentations.

7 B.Sc. Interaction Programme Modulation: This initiative by the SPIE Manipal university Student chapter, with strong support of Prof. Santhosh C.- Head of department and Mr. Ajeetkumar Patil-Advisor to SPIE chapter was aimed to enhance Optics and Photonics awareness of students pursuing Bachelors. The audience comprised students mostly from several local colleges from Udupi, Karkala, Kallianpur and Mangalore. Launched on 24 th of January, 2015 the event was inaugurated by Prof. Hebbar, Director of Manipal University s School of Information Sciences (speaker in top photo). The main session began at 11 a.m. with the Introduction to Optics and Photonics followed by an Introduction to Research and the SPIE Manipal University Student Chapter. With an aim to maximize student interaction with us, this talk was split among four speakers- Ms. Surya Harikrishnan (top left), Chapter Vice President Mr. Ravishankar Sugumar (top right), Mr. Praveen Devangad. (bottmo left), and the chapter President, Mr. Samvit Menon (bottom right).

8 The Afternoon sessions comprised Research Lab visits where the students were exposed to fields of Linear and non-linear optics, spectroscopy and nanoscience. They were also exposed to the on-going research in the photonics and nanoscience conducted in the department to maximize student exposure to keep pace with research in photonics in and around the country simultaneously.

9 SPIE Member ID Badges Ms. Vanessa Rodrigues took the initiative and designed SPIE ID cards for all the members of the SPIE Student Chapter. Each badge includes the name and SPIE ID of the member, barcode and QR code for contact information of the member and the chapter respectively. Mr. Prinston Melroy Lewis and Mr. Ravishankar Sugumar took the initiative to design the t- shirts which is a collage of several fields of optics and photonics that SPIE stands for. Sample badge and T-Shirt:

10 Anshu International Year of Light celebration As a part of the Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics celebration towards the International Year of Light 2015, the SPIE, Manipal University Chapter, organized a one day event called Anshu A Ray of Light on the 1 st of March,2015. This event began with a formal inauguration with eminent scholars from leading research centers creating an air of interest among students across different graduate and post graduate streams. Following the inauguration ceremony, leading scientists in the fields of photonics and optics delivered lectures in hot research areas of photonics and nanobiophotonics. Among the speakers were, Dr.Aditya Dharmadhikari from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, Prof. Jagtap from Bhaba Atomic and Research Center, etc.

11 SPIE Lounge Notice boards An initiative of the department was to introduce Notice boards maintained regularly displaying the latest research on optics and photonics, and activities of the Student chapter. Mr. Ajeetkumar Faculty Adviser, SPIE Manipal University Chapter had participated in Winter College on Optics at ICTP, Trieste, Italy during 10-21, February, 2014.

12 Awards received Ravishankar Sugumar, Vice President of SPIE MU Student chapter received the Officer Travel Grant. Surekha Barkur, member of SPIE MU Student Chapter received SPIE Optics and Photonics Education Outreach Scholarship Ashok Kumar Renganathan, 1 st year M.Sc. Photonics student member SPIE MU Student Chapter received 2015 SPIE Travel Scholarship. Rik Chakraborty, 1 st year M.Sc. Photonics student SPIE MU Student Chapter received 2015 SPIE Travel Scholarship. Anupamaa Rampur, 1 st year M.Sc. Photonics student SPIE MU Student Chapter received 2015 SPIE Travel Scholarships.

13 Chapter Financial Statement Credited Fund in INR Opening balance 387 SPIE Activity Grant Received (12/12/2014) 79,144 SPIE Activity Grant Received (27/03/2015) 67,298 Balance amount 1,46,829 Expenditure Debited Fund in INR "Modulation" B.Sc. Interaction Programme held on 24th of January, ,360 "Anshu" organised as a part of International Year of Light Celebration organised on 1st of 1,03,250 March,2015 T-Shirts 17,500 Total Expenses 1,31,110 Remaing Balance 15,719 Planned future chapter activities July-August 2015 SPIE Office Bearer Elections August 2015 Possible participation in SPIE O&P Conference and Student Leadership Workshop August February 2016 Optics outreach events. Acknowledgement We are grateful to SPIE for the financial assistance through its many grants which has helped us share the knowledge of optics and photonics to the student community. Submitted by, SPIE Student Chapter at Manipal University Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics, MIT, Manipal June 23, 2015

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