OSSC Fellow Nominations
The OSSC Fellows Committee is soliciting input from our members for individuals to consider for nomination as OSSC Fellows. Fellows are individuals of distinction who have performed outstanding service for the Optical Society of Southern California. The period for accepting candidates will be closing shortly so get your candidates' names and qualifications in to the Committee as soon as you can.
Submit a Candidate
Images Newsletter
The OSSC newsletter, Images, is published monthly from October through June. You can read about our next meeting and other events; discover more about our individual and corporate members; and even learn a few Optricks!
Download the March Newsletter!
OSSC Member News
We have activated a Member News section of the OSSC website to communicate the activities of our individual and corporate members. The link is in the menu to the left. The first item is about two books on lens design written by OSSC Member Greg Smith. Contact the OSSC Webmaster if you have news to share.
Welcome New OSSC Members
New Individual Members
Katherine St. John
Araz Yacoubian
Stephen George
Karl Reithmaier
New Corporate Members
Steve Hines, HinesLab, Inc.
OSSC Members can learn more about these folks by visiting the on-line OSSC Membership Directory
We value your membership and
appreciate your support!
Calling Old Friends of the OSSC
Have you changed your email address, moved, or taken a new job? The OSSC may not be able to contact you. You may even have an account on this website with incomplete or out-of-date information. All you need to do is send the OSSC Membership Chair, Owen Cupp, an e-mail with your name and e-mail address and he can help you activate your account.
Once your account is active, you can login, reset your password and update your address and other contact information.
Contact the OSSC Membership Chair!
Optical Engineering & Instrument Design Pro-grams
A free Webinar is available to review these new programs. It was recorded on Wednesday February. 24.
Register for Courses here
Optical Systems Design
Begins Tues-day. April 6th - 6:30 - 9:30 pm - 10 weeks
Precision Positioning and Motion Control for Optical Systems
Begins Saturday April 24th - 8:30 am - 5 pm - 3 weeks
The Optics Institute of Southern California is coordinating these new pro-grams through UC Irvine Extension. The Lead Instructor is OSSC Vice President Valentina Doushkina. The Optical Engineering and Instrument Design Certification programs are being developed by OSSC Outreach Chair Donn Silberman. Donn is also the Director of the Optics Institute of Southern California.
Optics in Nature
The Mantis Shrimp employs its own natural scanning optical system (Photo courtesy of Roy Caldwell, UC Berkley)
OSSC Past President and Fellow HD (Don) Wolpert has prepared two interesting articles related to optics in nature. The first was published in the February issue of Optics and Photonics News and the second is a draft Don is working on.
Optical Filters in Nature, OPN Feb, 2009
Drawing Inspiration from Biological Optical Systems
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Next OSSC Meeting
Confidence in Optical Metrology
Steve Chakmakjian
Director of Engineering
Zygo Corporation
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Cerritos, CA
6:00 PM Social Hour
7:00 PM Dinner Meeting
7:45 PM Presentation
Meeting Details
Register Now!
Printable Meeting Announcement
Please post the announcement and
encourage your colleagues to attend!
February Speaker
3-D Video
Without Glasses!
Steve Hines
HinesLab, Inc.
February 10, 2010
Click to View Presentation
January Speaker
Did the great masters
"cheat" using optics?
David G. Stork
Our January meeting featured David G. Stork, Chief Scientist at Ricoh Innovations, presenting on the subject of art and optics including work disputing the Hockney-Falco thesis. Additional information is available in our February Images Newsletter and on David's website devoted to computer image analysis in the study of art
Outreach News
Seeking LaserFest Volunteers
OISC & OSSC will join forces again to upgrade Optricks Days at the Discovery Science Center with the LaserFest Extravaganza Saturday June 12.
The OISC & OSSC Partner to bring Galileoscopes to Southern California
New Outreach Photo Albums
Visit the OSSC Outreach Page to learn about and volunteer for OSSC Outreach pro-jects.
Light and Lasers Course
Advanced Technology & Education Park
Center for Applied Competitive Technologies
Fiber Optics Communications - CACT FO102
Tuesdays, March 2 to April 6, 2010 6 to 10 pm
Students will establish a solid base of knowledge that is critical to advance in Optics and Photonics careers. This educational experience includes allied lecture and hands-on lab experiments.
Visit the CACT website for additional information.
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