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CLEO/QELS Student Events Career Services Student Travel Grants & Awards
CLEO/QELS Student Events
Students, recent graduates and early-career professionals who want to improve their networking skills and the quality and effectiveness of their job searches should attend these events.
Tuesday, May 6
Enhancing Your Career in Optics Tuesday, May 6, 10:15 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Moderator: Eric Van Stryland, CREOL, USA If you’re a student member of the Optical Society of America (OSA), you won’t want to miss this year’s OSA student member program. Four outstanding leaders have come together to create an informative session that will help you build a successful academic and professional career. Each will share their insights on opportunities in the optics field, and the important role professional societies play during your years as a student and throughout your working life.
Part I: Leveraging Your OSA Membership into a Lifetime of Advantages 10:15 a.m.–10:45 a.m. Speaker: Alan Willner, Univ. of Southern California, USA Dr. Willner is an active volunteer with many scientific societies. Journal editing, leading technical meetings and conferences, and support of student programming are among his many contributions. Dr. Willner has lent his time and expertise to many OSA governing bodies including its Board of Directors, Board of Editors and conference steering committees. In 2006, he served as the IEEE-LEOS President and was a strong advocate for joint programming with peer societies. In this session, Dr. Willner will discuss the relationship between his volunteer activities and professional career, and will highlight ways to integrate professional societies into your student life and throughout your career.
Part II: The Importance of Meetings and Conferences in Career Advancement 10:45 a.m.–11:15 a.m. (5 minutes Q/A) Speaker: Greg Quarles, VLOC, USA Meetings and conferences are excellent venues for presenting research, networking with peers and establishing contacts with leaders in the scientific community. Dr. Quarles will highlight successful strategies for utilizing meetings to advance your career. He will discuss the importance of oral and poster presentations as well as networking at exhibits and during conference receptions. Additionally, Dr. Quarles will discuss the positive impact of serving on planning and review committees, and will offer suggestions on how students can become involved in technical meeting committees.
Part III: The Ins and Outs of Getting Published 11:20 a.m.–11:50 a.m. (5 minutes Q/A) Speaker: Joseph H. Eberly, Univ. of Rochester, USA Hard work, quality research and well written papers are the key to getting published. Those published in distinguished scientific journals have honed their skills at both research and written presentations. Understanding how the submission, review and publication process works can be invaluable. Dr. Eberly will discuss his volunteer activities in support of OSA publications, and review best practices for submitting your work. He will also describe the importance of serving as a volunteer reviewer and the path to becoming the editor of a scientific journal.
Part IV: My Experience as an OSA Volunteer 11:55 a.m.–12:25 p.m. (5 minutes Q/A) Speaker: Stephen D. Fantone, Optikos Corporation, USA Dr. Fantone is a dedicated and distinguished OSA volunteer which includes serving as OSA’s Treasurer since 1996. His presentation will highlight his experiences as a volunteer and will offer insightful suggestions on how to leverage your OSA membership to obtain your personal goals.
PhAST Power Lunch Tuesday, May 6, 12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Attend the PhAST Power Lunch and participate in high-level career planning discussions with industry leaders. You will have the opportunity to speak one-on-one with leaders from different career tracks – including plenary speakers, executives from various industry sectors, and academia – for them to share their wisdom and experience. Each of the ten industry leaders hosts a table, so space is limited. Box lunch included.
Special Student Offer – The PhAST Power Lunch $10 student member seats are full. You can still attend this valuable session at the full price. Regular tickets are $35 each and advance registration is required.
New Focus/Bookham Program Tuesday, May 6, 4:00 p.m.–6:30 p.m. The OSA - New Focus/Bookham Student Award was established in 1997 to encourage research excellence, presentation prowess, and leadership in the optics community among OSA Student Members. All are welcome to attend the competition session and the reception. The results will be announced at the CLEO/QELS Plenary Session on Wednesday morning.
Wednesday, May 7
Newport Student Researcher Party Wednesday, May 7, 6:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
South First Billiards Club & Lounge 420 South First Street San Jose, CA 95113
Join Newport for a night out of fun, networking, refreshments and raffle prizes. Space is limited to the first 100 respondents so RSVP today! Note: Be sure to RSVP for entry ticket instructions.
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Career Services
The CLEO/QELS Career Center features free on-site and online services, including resume posting, job listings, a career workshop and on-site interview opportunities.
Career Workshop - Career Path Alternatives: Industry vs. Academia Wednesday, May 7, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall, PhAST Room 3
Speaker: Professor Kent Choquette, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Illinois and Katherine Ibarguen, Strategic Sourcing Specialist, Lockheed Martin Corporation Explore the two career paths: what are the differences, how to enter the job market, what to expect in terms of long term career growth, and more. Speakers from industry and academia will present the two different perspectives and then you will have a chance to ask questions. To learn more, visit http://cleo.workinoptics.com/, or contact Mary Staley at cleocareer@osa.org.
Student Travel Grants & Awards
OSA
Incubic/Milton Chang Travel Grant
Funded by an endowment from Milton and Rosalind Chang, this program provides 10 grants of up to $1000 USD each to enable students who present papers to travel to CLEO. Grants are awarded to the presenter and usually the first author of the paper. Grant applications for CLEO must be submitted on or before March 7, 2008.
Note: These grants are not available for students who present at QELS. For more information on these grants visit the OSA website at: www.osa.org/aboutosa/grants/studentgrants/changgrant/default.aspx
New Focus/Bookham Student Award
Students are encouraged to submit applications for this joint award presented by the Optical Society of America and New Focus/Bookham Inc. The award recognizes and encourages excellence in research and presentation skills, in addition to leadership in the optics community.
To apply for this award visit, visit: www.osa.org/aboutosa/awards/osaawards/awardsdesc/newfocusbookhamstudent/default.aspx
IEEE/LEOS
CLEO Student Travel Grants
LEOS will provide grants of up to $2,500 each to enable students who present papers at CLEO to travel to the conference. A recipient should be a full time degree-seeking student, sponsored by a LEOS member, who is the first author and presenter of the paper.
Applications are due approximately 2-3 months before the CLEO conference and preference will be given to LEOS student members. The LEOS Student Travel Grants committee will notify the recipients about six weeks prior to the conference date.
For more information contact: leosconferences@ieee.org.
APS/DLS
For information on the DLS student travel grants, visit the “DLS Student Travel Grant” at http://units.aps.org/units/dls/.
