Search
Menu
Gentec Electro-Optics Inc   - Measure With Gentec Accuracy LB

Attracting More Girls to Science: Hands-on Experiences and Mentors Are Key

Facebook X LinkedIn Email
OSA and the Girl Scouts team up to encourage an early interest in science.

Elizabeth A. Rogan, Optical Society of America

When Thomas M. Baer took his daughter Christina to the annual meeting of the Optical Society of America in 1997, he never realized that he would be shaping the 14-year-old’s career path. At the time, her excitement centered on wanting to be a jet pilot and on the conference’s scheduled laser eye surgery session. She hoped to hear that a new technique could provide her with the perfect vision she would need to fly. But once she got to the meeting, Christina was absorbed in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The announcement of the year’s Nobel Prize in physics coincided with the annual...Read full article

Related content from Photonics Media



    Articles


    Products


    Photonics Handbook Articles


    White Papers


    Webinars


    Photonics Dictionary Terms


    Media


    Photonics Buyers' Guide Categories


    Companies
    Published: September 2007
    Glossary
    laser cooling
    A process and method by which manipulation and orientation of a given number of directed laser beams decreases the motion of a group of atoms or molecules such that their internal thermodynamic temperatures reach near absolute zero. The 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Steven Chu, Claude Cohen-Tannoudji and William D. Phillips for the development of methods to cool and trap atoms with laser light.
    vision
    The processes in which luminous energy incident on the eye is perceived and evaluated.
    CommunicationsFeatureslaser coolingvisionLasers

    We use cookies to improve user experience and analyze our website traffic as stated in our Privacy Policy. By using this website, you agree to the use of cookies unless you have disabled them.