Shanghai Jiao Tong University OSA Student Chapter Awarded Activity Grant

The Optical Society of America (OSA) is pleased to announce that the Shanghai Jiao Tong University OSA Student Chapter has been awarded a 2008 Activity Grant in support of attending several conferences in order to promote the chapter and OSA.

OSA Student Chapters provide guest lecturer programs, leadership training and year-round networking opportunities for students with an interest in optics and photonics. OSA supports these activities through grants, awards and a student member rebate program.

“Building a strong network of OSA Student Chapters around the globe is one of OSA’s highest priorities,” said Rod Alferness, 2008 OSA President.

To learn more about the Shanghai Jiao Tong University OSA Student Chapter, please contact <<Qingjiang Chang, email: changqj@sjtu.edu.cn, tel: +86-21-34204370>>.  If you are interested in more information about OSA’s Student Chapter grant programs and volunteer opportunities, visit: www.osa/studentservices/chapters
or contact: KiKi L’Italien (telephone: +1 202.416.1432, email: klital@osa.org).

About OSA
Uniting more than 70,000 professionals from 134 countries, the Optical Society of America (OSA) brings together the global optics community through its programs and initiatives. Since 1916 OSA has worked to advance the common interests of the field, providing educational resources to the scientists, engineers and business leaders who work in the field by promoting the science of light and the advanced technologies made possible by optics and photonics. OSA publications, events, technical groups and programs foster optics knowledge and scientific collaboration among all those with an interest in optics and photonics. For more information, visit www.osa.org.