Archive of Friday Optics Seminars for Fall 2006
Date          
Speaker/Topic                        
Friday, August 25
Dr. Mike Fiddy, Center Director
Center Update, OSA Local Chapter and HONET/OISE
Friday, September 1
 Dr. S.M.H. Zaidi
Dean, NUST Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan
"Academic/ R&D collaborative opportunities in the area of Optics and Information Technology at NUST"
Friday, September 15
 Dr. Ajay Sharma
Professor, Dept. of Electronics & Communication Engineering
National Institute of Technology (Deemed University), India
"Major Research Initiatives on Optical Communication Systems & Networks and Collaborative Opportunities at NITJ"
Friday, October 6
 Dr. Wataru Nakagawa
Institute of Microtechnology, Univ. of Neuchatel, Switzerland
"Near-field optical phenomena and nanophotonic devices"
October 8 - 12
OSA Annual Meeting
Rochester, NY
October 9 - 10
FALL BREAK - NO CLASSES
Friday, October 13
Journal Club
Javaid Ikram, MS student, Physics & Optical Science
Dr. Angela Davies, Asst. Professor, Physics & Optical Science
Friday, October 20
 Dr. Oleg Smolski
CREOL/ University of Central Florida
Friday, October 27
Mini-Symposium
Dr. Nirmal Bose, Penn State University
"Superresolution with a large field of view for microminiaturized imaging systems"
                                       PLUS
Dr. Michael Lebby, President and CEO, OIDA
Friday, November 3
 Dr. Raymond Rumpf
Melbourne, Florida
“Vectorial Methods for Modeling Electromagnetics in Micro and Nano Systems”
Monday, November 6
Dr. Shengbai Zhang
National Renewable Engergy Laboratory
"Nanostructured Silicon: From Novel Symmetry to New Optoelectronics"
Friday, November 10
Journal Club
Amit Suratkar, PhD student, Physics & Optical Science
Dr. Ed Stokes, Assoc. Prof., Electrical & Computer Engineering
Friday, November 17
 Dr. Michael Klibanov
Department of Mathematics, UNC Charlotte
"A globally convergent numerical method for coefficient inverse problems"
November 23 - 24
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY- UNIVERSITY CLOSED
Wed., November 29
 Carolinas MicroOptics Triangle Annual Meeting
Clemson University
Friday, December 1
 Dr. Tuan Vo-Dinh, Director,
Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics at Duke University
"Advanced Biophotonics in Environmental and Medical Applications At the Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics"
Reception to Follow
December 6
LAST DAY OF CLASSES



Archive of Fall 2006 Optics Center Events

Optics In the Southeast & HONET 2006
This past year's combined conferences provided opportunities for researchers from around the world to share ideas, renew acquaintances and strengthen collaborative ties.
September 6 - 8, 2006
More photos and complete program

Optics Mixer
Wednesday November 1, 2006, 5:30-7:30pm
Host: Bright View Technologies in Morrisville NC
Presented by: the Carolina Optical Industry Cluster

2nd CMOT Annual Symposium
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
8:30 AM until 1PM
Advanced Materials Research Laboratory
Clemson Research Park
Information and Agenda