Rice Photonic Owls (SPIE Student Chapter)

Promoting the Discipline of Optical Science and Engineering at Rice University

Quoting from our Constitution: "The purpose of the Chapter shall be to promote the discipline of Optical Science and Engineering through the organized effort of this group in study, research, and discussion; to disseminate knowledge of the field of Optical Engineering; and to further the professional development of the students. The Chapter shall promote membership in the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, described as SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, hereinafter known as SPIE - by acquainting the student body with the ideas, purposes, and objectives of SPIE."

Events Calendar

Officers (2008-2009)
President: Britt Lassiter
Vice-President: Rizia Bardhan
Treasurer: Mark Knight
Secretary: Tamer Ali
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Naomi Halas

Meeting Minutes

• Mar. 05, 2009. FP3 series lunch meeting. Two speakers, President keynote.
• Feb. 05, 2009. FP3 series lunch meeting. One speaker, President keynote.
• Jan. 29, 2009. FP3 series lunch meeting. One speaker, President keynote.
• Jan. 22, 2009. FP3 series lunch meeting. One speaker, President keynote.
• Sep. 25, 2008. FP3 series lunch meeting. Two speakers, President keynote.
• Aug. 20, 2008. Officers Meeting. Discussed monthly meeting, budget, speakers, t-shirts, events.
• Feb. 07, 2008. FP3 series lunch meeting. Two speakers, Business meeting next Monday (2/11).
• Jan. 17, 2008. FP3 series lunch meeting. Two speakers, discussed membership, funding, and chapter shirts.
• Nov. 29, 2007. FP3 series lunch meeting. One speaker, discussed COMSOL Multiphysics software.
• Nov. 15, 2007. FP3 series lunch meeting. Two speakers, discussed membership, We're an official SPIE chapter!
• Nov. 1, 2007. First FP3 series meeting. Two speakers, discussed membership, shirts, and topics for future speakers.
• Oct. 3, 2007. First meeting. Discussed bi-weekly meetings, speakers, t-shirts, and organizational details.