The UANL SPIE Student Chapter members conduct research on optical and photonic sciences applied to solving a variety of problems and needs of our society. Therefore, looking for support energy and environmental sustainability for our planet we have initiated a research branch for projects of optics and photonics applied to sustainability. Therefore, the Facultad de Ciencias Físico Matemáticas have decided to support the realization of this event as it will contribute greatly to the dissemination of applied science to sustainability. Although our specialty is optics, we are aware of the importance of all branches of science, so we conducted a multidisciplinary symposium to present various topics. A goal for this year SOASE FOCUS was the celebration of the International Year of Light 2015, for it, we include a special section, including an opening conference 1000 years of history of Light given by Dra. Ana Maria Cetto Kramis, member of the International Committee for the International Year of Light 2015 and General Coordinator of the National Committee for the International Year of Light. The SOASE FOCUS first day was dedicated to non-technical conferences including topics related to teamwork, leadership, entrepreneurship, career planning, business model and technological development. By the end of the day a Light Outreach Games was performed with 4 participants and a Khet 2.0 matches. Teamwork by Mr. Agustín Flores Career Planning by Dr. Javier Sánchez Enterpreunership by Mr. Francisco Barrera Business Model and Technological development by Dr. Pedro Fernández and Dr. Moisés Hernáiz
Career Planing by Mr. Dirk Fabian Students at Light Outreach Games Students at the first days last conference Light Outreach presentation Students playing Khet 2.0 In the Symposium second day, was declared the inauguration of the SOASE and started with Dra. Ana María Cetto Kramis IYL conference, then, technical conferences were given, including topics of quantum mechanics, the 100 years of general relativity and by the end of the day we have student talks and poster session. The winners for the student sessions were: Talk Adriana Silva (UdeG) Luis Vieyra (UNAM) José Guadalupe Santiago (IICO) Poster Marco Antonio Cortez (CICESE) Jair Castro (UdeG) 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 1st place 2nd place
Omar Arellanes (INAOE) 3rd place SOASE FOCUS Inauguration 100 years of General Relativity by Dr. José Morones Attendance of the SOASE FOCUS Miss Adriana Silva 1 st Place at Student Talks A realistic version of Quantum Mechanics by Dr. Luis de la Peña Student Talks
Student Poster Session By the last day we have the last technical session including topics related with imaging and nonimaging optics, fiber optics and LED illumination. Properties of some optical beams: Gaussian, Bessel and Airy by Dr. Sabino Chavez Optical Design History by Dr. Daniel Malacara Attendance to SOASE FOCUS 2nd Day Nonimaging Optics Applications to CPV and SSL by Dr. Juan Miñano
LED and the Physics Nobel Prize 2014 by Dr. Iván Moreno Use of fiber optic as phase identifier in bubbles by Dr. Santos Méndez Advanced Microstructured Fiber Fabrication by Dr. José Antonio SOASE FOCUS Closure SOASE - FOCUS Committee and Mexican Students In the meal time for the three days, we have meetings regarding IYL student activities and joint activities and the planning of other meetings. Also we have a Coffee Science event with Dirk Fabian.
For the FOCUS conference, the committee was formed by: M.C. Perla Marlene Viera González (UANL) M.C Guillermo Ezequiel Sánchez Guerrero (UANL) Gustavo A. Cárdenas Ortiz (UANL) Alejandra Reneé Gonzalez (UANL) Luis Rafael Cardenas Ortiz (UANL) José Ismael Martínez Contreras (UANL) M.C. Claudia G. Gil. (CICESE) M.C. Gibraham Alejandro Graciano Armenta (CICESE) Ing. Roberto Carlos Barragán Campos (Guadalajara) Dr. Alejandro Espinosa Calderón (Instituto Tecnológico de Celaya) Dr. David Serrano García (Center of Optical Research and Education) SOASE FOCUS have around 200 assistants (local) and 20 Mexican students from other universities including: Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla Centro de Investigación Científica y Educación Superior de Ensenada Centro Universitario de Ciencias Exactas e Ingenierías de la Universidad de Guadalajara Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Instituto de Investigación en Comunicación Óptica Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí Universidad de Guadalajara Universidad de Guanajuato Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México This event met the objectives of the International Year of Light and bring students together in this celebration. The Mexican Network of students was strengthened, which opens the possibility for more collaborative events. At the same time, the students were enthusiastically conducting more conferences FOCUS in Mexico.