Outreach facilities within a research center

V. Zambon; G. Thériault; A.-S Poulin-Girard

doi:10.1117/12.929907

15 October 2012 Outreach facilities within a research center

V. Zambon, G. Thériault, A.-S Poulin-Girard

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Proceedings Volume 8481, Optics Education and Outreach II; 84810O (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.929907
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2012, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Worldwide, volunteers from student associations and non-profit organizations carry out outreach activities with high school students in their classrooms. Most of the time, these activities highlight optical phenomena but do not provide information about the reality of researchers in companies and universities. To address this issue, Université Laval’s OSA and SPIE student chapters set up a demonstration laboratory dedicated to outreach, located in a research center. In this paper, we list the advantages of this type of facility as well as the steps leading to the creation of the laboratory, and we give an overview of the demonstration laboratory.

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V. Zambon, G. Thériault, and A.-S Poulin-Girard "Outreach facilities within a research center", Proc. SPIE 8481, Optics Education and Outreach II, 84810O (15 October 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.929907

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