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Nice work, YSO Student Chapter 🥳🤩

STEM outreach became one of the core activities of the YSO Student Chapter!
On the 20th of October, the members of the YSO Student Chapter and ԵՊՀ Ֆիզիկայի Ֆակուլտետի ՈՒԳԸ, accompanying Prof. Rafik Hakobyan - the chapter's advisor and the dean of the ԵՊՀ Ֆիզիկայի ֆակուլտետ/YSU, Faculty of Physics, visited 3 schools in Gyumri, Shirak region of Armenia and had meetings with middle and high school students, their teachers discussing the important role of science end technologies in our lives and for a better, safer country. Moreover, Prof. Hakobyan talked about new programs thought at the Faculty of Physics, encouraging students to join the faculty.
💡🧲🔬🌈In the end, the chapter's members demonstrated experiments with polarizers and fibres, diffraction gratings and lasers, Tesla's coil and Sterling's motor.
It is always motivating to receive questions and see curiosity in the eyes of school students who come to listen and follow us.

The whole YSO Student Chapter thanks its active members Լևոն Դավթյան and Edvard Grigoryan for their endless efforts in promoting science and, especially, optics to school teachers, students and public audiences. Our STEM community becomes stronger thanks to such volunteers!

Stay tuned to see our next stop in the scientific journey!

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Excellent first first-author article by Student Member Michaela Taylor-Williams at University of Cambridge: “Noninvasive hemoglobin sensing and imaging: optical tools for disease diagnosis” in the current issue of .

Based on the absorption of light by hemoglobin, optical tools make it possible to detect blood oxygenation and flow. The is a well-known example.

Beyond pulse oximetry, many newer optical technologies are emerging to detect hemoglobin-based biomarkers and facilitate real-time care for a wide range of debilitating illnesses.

Learn more: https://spie.org/news/optical-tools-for-measuring-blood-oxygenation?utm_id=zfbz

Optical tools for measuring blood oxygenation Hemoglobin imaging and sensing help identify significant biomarkers via a growing range of optical techniques

If you have not heard by now, US semiconductor manufacturing just got a huge boost. Check out this article on the historic CHIPS and Science Act. This is going to mean a lot of potential jobs in this industry! 💸💸

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US President Joe Biden signs historic CHIPS and Science Act The new law advances efforts to boost US semiconductor manufacturing, and is a boon for the US optics and photonics community

Have you heard the news? 🆕 📰 We’re launching a new opportunity for you to gain the skills, information, and resources you need to successfully join the optics and photonics workforce: the Career Connections Student Webinar Series! 👏

Join us on Thursday, 18 August, as we kick off the series with this discussion about how to effectively elevate interest in optics and photonics through strategic outreach. Hear from three SPIE Student Chapters from Charles University, Vanderbilt University, and Central Carolina Community College, and Membership Director Nelufar Mohajeri — and add your voice to the conversation. 🗨️

https://spie-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/4016579201710/WN_y_emdZdRSkydNqkhK_plQg