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SPIEAnnualReport
2015
MichiganTechnological
UniversityChapter
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Contents
INTRODUCTION 3
MEMBERSHIP 3
MEETINGS 4
RECRUITMENT 4
OUTREACH 5
INVOLVEMENT 7
PROJECTS 8
TRAVEL 9
WEBSITE 9
TREASURY 9
CONCLUSION 10
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IntroductionThisisthe2015finalreportfortheSPIEStudentChapteratMichiganTechnologicalUniversity.Ithasbeenayearoftransitionwithallofficerrolesbeingturnedovertonewleadership inthespring.Ourprimaryfocushasbeentoestablishdirectionforourorganizationonthewholeaswellasindividualresponsibilitiesforofficersandmembersalike.Ourcontinuinggoalsincludetherecruitmentofnewmembers,publicanduniversityoutreach,activitiesforstudentinvolvement,long-term group projects, funding for student travel, an increased online presence, andconsiderationforfuturedevelopment.Allinitiativesarediscussedinthesectionsthatfollow.
MembershipTherearecurrently20studentmembersinourorganizationwhoareregisteredwithSPIE.Therearealsoseveralactiveparticipantswhohavenotyetregisteredaspayingmembers.Membershipinformationforchapterofficersandallotherpersonnelisdetailedinthetablebelow.
name email IDPresident DerekBurrell [email protected] 3654778
VicePresident MashadUddinSaleh [email protected] 3646358Treasurer BreannaMerritts [email protected] 3613533Secretary AeshahKhudayshM.Muqri [email protected] 3714187Advisor ChristopherMiddlebrook [email protected] 708671
Members JeffreyBeck(registered) MichaelBriseno
SandraCvetanovic JamesDavis ClarenceHardwick ArashHosseinzadeh SaeidJamilan MitchellKirby AnindyaMajumdar MehdiMalekrah JosephRabaut SeyedmehdiSadatgoltabarestani MasoudSarabi DavidSchultz NimaTaherkhani FanYang
Members TurhanCarroll(unregistered) JephiasGwamuri
MatthewLeMay AbhinavMadhavachandran AlexanderMahler EricStefanko
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MeetingsOurorganizationholdsmeetingsonceperweek.Thelastweekofeachmonthisreservedforageneralmeeting to include all organizationmembers. Generalmeetings have been used forgroupprojectupdates,presentationsonconferenceorworkshopexperiences,andjournalclubsessions,amongotherthings.Officermeetingsareheldontheoffweekstodiscussplansfornewactivitiesandallocationoffunds.
RecruitmentOurchapterhostedadepartmentalopenhouseearly in the fall semester for thepurposeofrecruiting new members. The event was geared toward both undergraduate and graduatestudentswhowerenewtotheuniversityorotherwiseunawareofphotonicsasanengineeringdiscipline.Promotionwascarriedoutthroughemailaswellasbyphysicaldistributionoftheflyerseenbelow.Wesawahealthyturnoutofroughly50attendees.Foodandbeverageswereservedwhile the officers introduced themselves and the optics program atMichigan Tech, and ouradvisordiscussedfieldandthepotentialforgroupprojectswithinterestedstudents.Audiencememberswerethengiventhechancetotourourfacilities,participateinopticsdemos,andhavetheirnamesenteredintoadrawingtowinlaserpointersandorganization-brandedpoloshirts.
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OutreachSeveraloutreachactivitiestookplaceoverthecourseofthispastyear.TheseeventsservedthevisitingpublicbothinspecializedgroupsandasprospectiveMichiganTechstudentsoncollegetourswith their families.Abrief lectureand seriesofopticsdemonstrationsweregiven to amiddle/highschoolgroupof~20aspartofMichiganTech’sSummerYouthProgramsinmid-July.
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AnothercollectionofdemoswasputonforvisitorsatthehighschoollevelconsideringMichiganTechforcollege.Theeventwasourcontributiontotheuniversity-widefallopenhouseeventforsuchstudentswiththeirfamiliesinSeptemberofthisyear.Oursetuphadanopen-doorpolicy,andwewereabletoreachmanyinterestedparties(estimatedat100persons)throughoutthedayandleadfruitfuldiscussionsofopticsandphotonics.
OurstudentchapteralsocollaboratedtwicethisyearwithMichiganTech’sBlueMarbleSecurityEnterprise todevelophologramswith theWomen inComputerScience scholarshipprogram.Participantswerewalkedthroughtheimagingprocessbyourorganization’smembersinordertocreatepersonalizedholographicplatesthattheywereabletotakehomeattheend.
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InvolvementOurchaptermaintainsanefforttoseekwidespreadinvolvementfromwithinthestudentbodyat Michigan Tech. We’ve hosted several activities and workshops targeting a more generalpopulation than what we see within our immediate membership circle (though our ownmembers are always welcome to join). For instance, a photo contest was organized by ourchapter during the spring semester.Wewere able to secure funding for gift cards and laserpointerstobeofferedasprizesandincentivesforparticipation.TheactivitywasbilledinsupportofIYL2015.Wereceived16entriesintotalforthecompetition.
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Inadditiontothephotocompetition,wehostedseveralstandaloneholographyworkshopsthisyear.We find such imaging opportunities to be very successful in attracting interdisciplinaryinterestatMichiganTech.ThephotographsbelowweretakenduringoneparticularworkshopnearHalloweeninwhichjack-o’-lanternfigurineswereimagedbyreflectionholography.
ProjectsWehavetakenontwostudentprojectstobeexecutedbysubgroupswithinourorganization.Namely,therestorationofouruniversity’sownAMJOCHobservatoryandtheconstructionofaCO2lasercompriseourcurrentgroupprojects.Theideabehindtheseprojectsistoprovideteam-basedextracurricularengineeringanddesignexperiencetoourmemberswhileofferinguniqueleadership and learning opportunities pertaining specifically to optics and photonics. Theobservatorywillultimatelybeutilizedforspectroscopicimagingandsatellitetrackingalongwithpublicoutreachevents,andthegaslasercanbeappliedtoresearchandclassworkinalaboratorysetting.
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TravelTwo undergraduates and several graduate students within our organization are presentingpapersatSPIEPhotonicsWest2016.Wewereapproachedbyahandfuloforganizationmemberswho expressed interest in attending the conference and exhibition if possible. Through theinternalfundraisingeffortsbyoneofourown,sixadditionalstudentswillhavetheopportunitytoattendtheconferenceinSanFranciscothiscomingFebruary.Thegroupisadiversemixofgraduate and undergraduate students spanning the Electrical and Computer Engineering,BiomedicalEngineering,andPhysicsdepartments.
WebsitePartofourreorganizationendeavorthisyearwastoredesignandoverhaulourwebsiteinawaythatallowsforlong-standingupkeepwithoutmuchinthewayoftraining.AnewdomainwasacquiredthroughOSA,andourcustomthemewasmadeWordPress-compatiblesothatminimalknowledgeofwebdevelopmentwillberequiredoffutureofficersforchangesandupdatestobemade. The site also syncs with such services as Facebook and CollegiateLink for seamlessintegrationwithexistingchapterinformationoutlets.Thoughdevelopmentisstillunderway,thecurrentbuildcanbeviewedathttp://mtu.osahost.org/.
TreasuryTheinformationprovidedinthefollowingtableoutlinesouraccountbalances,fundsraised,andfundsexpendedfortheyear.Ourfinalbalancefor2015willberolledoverintoourbeginningbalancefornextyear.Theexpected$4,550frominternalsourcesforthePhotonicsWesttripwillbeappliedimmediatelytowardtravel/lodgingexpensesandreflectedonnextyear’sbudget.
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amount(USD) source/destination descriptionbeginningbalance 1,833.47 CheckingAccount 2014rollover
fundsraised 300.00 OSAChapterPromotion fallrecruitmentevent 700.00 SPIEChapterActivityGrant generalpurpose
fundsexpended 292.18 CheckingAccount food/refreshments 100.00 CheckingAccount websiteplugins 192.18 CheckingAccount holographysupplies
endingbalance 2,314.29 CheckingAccount final2015adjustment
ConclusionIthasbeenaveryproductiveyearforourchapter,andtheofficershavelearnedmuchabouttheirnewlyassumedrolesintheorganization.Weaimtocontinueexpandingourinfluenceandvisibility on campuswhile findingnewways to impact our community throughoutreach andeducation.Wehaveavarietyofpotentialactivitiesintheworksfor2016,includinganarrangedindustryvisitwithaMidwestphotonicscompany,aseriesofguestlectureswithpossibilityfortie-inwithanon-campusphotonicsconference,andrebootedaffairsfrompastyearsincludingour Youth Outreach Program and Photonics Learning Center. We will emphasize aninterdisciplinaryapproachtophotonicsgoingforwardbyencouraginginputfromalldepartmentsandpursuingcollaborationwithotherchaptersandsections.Wearegrateful fortheongoingsupportfromSPIEandlookforwardtoanotheryearofcelebratinglight.
