Top 10 reasons to become involved in NWU-OSA:

1. Social value, excuse to get out of the lab. Never underestimate the power of contacts. Optics is a subject that has become increasingly multidiciplenary.
   NWU-OSA members include students from EE/CS, Physics, Chemistry, Biomedical, Mechanical and Civil Engineering, and Material Science departments.

   NWU-OSA is a forum for OPTICS and can catalyze departmental and inter- departmental relations between distinct research groups.

2. Might learn something? NWU-OSA sponsors over 10 symposia/seminars throughout the year, featuring speakers from industry, NWU and other invited professors, grad students, etc. Past talks include subjects ranging from technical talks Microchip/Microdisk Lasers, Image Processing, and Squeezed Light to Entrepreneurship and how to obtain funding for a start up venture.

3. Journals subscriptions. Physics Today and Optics and Photonics News (OPN) are complimentarty with membership. Other journals are at substancially reduced rates for students, usually 50% off.

4. Travel Grants, over the past two years, three NWU-OSA student members received travel grants exceeding $1500 to attend optics conferences. These grants tend to make advisor very happy.

5. WWW Optics Page. Let the world know what's happening at NWU.

6. NWU, Purdue, U of Ill. Regional Meetings. Opportunity to interact w/ students from other universities, visit labs, etc.

7. Field Trips to industry.

8. High School Outreach Program, contribute something to the local community and improve university relations w/ community.

9. Warm fuzzy feeling

10. The Pizza.

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This page is maintained by Glenn Bartolini and Susan Hagness.
Last Modified: 15 January 1997