Université Laval

Activities Report

2007-2008

2007-2008 Chapter officers, in a “Heroes” setting

About Us

Our chapter is composed of 22 graduate students at Université Laval,Québec, Canada. Combined with Université Laval’s OSA and CIPI-Sstudent chapters we form what is called REPOL (Regroupement desÉtudiants en Optique et Photonique à Laval) and represent over 150graduate students in optics and photonics. Our laboratories and officesare located in a newly-built pavilion for the COPL (Centre d’Optique,Photonique et Laser) at Université Laval. Our website is relatively newand it is constantly growing : www.repol.copl.ulaval.ca. We also have aFacebook group, but it is not very active at the moment.

Chapter Officers

Gabrielle ThériaultPresident, SPIE Chaptergabrielle.theriault.1@ulaval.caID# 3197236

Bernard DéryPresident, OSA Sectionbernard.dery.1@ulaval.caID# 3045454

Véronique ZambonTreasurerveronique.zambon.1@ulaval.caID# 874889

Alexandre AprilVP for communicationsalexandre.april.1@ulaval.caID# 3173449

Azadeh NaderiyanhaSecretaryazadeh.naderiyanha.1@ulaval.ca

Erik KretschmerVP for social activitieserik.kretschmer.1@ulaval.caID# 03215202

Prof. Réal ValléeDirector (COPL) and Chapter Advisorrvallee@copl.ulaval.ca

Current student chapter members

Name Expires1. Guillaume Androz 30 November 20092. Alexandre April 31 August 20093. Anne Barichard 31 March 20094. Seydou Bassene 30 November 20085. Anne-Pier Bernier 31 October 20086. Martin Bernier 31 May 20097. Guillaume Brochu 31 August 20088. Maxime Charlebois 31 May 20099. Harold Dehez 31 March 200910. Bernard Dery 31 August 200811. Dominic Faucher 31 December 200812. Gilles Fortin 31 October 200813. David Jeannette 31 March 200914. Erik Kretschmer 31 March 200915. Azadeh Naderian 31 May 200916. Jocelyn Parent 30 June 200917. Bruno Roy 30 April 200918. Omar Seddiki 31 October 200819. Genevieve Taurand 31 March 200920. Gabrielle Thériault 31 January 200921. Bora Ung 30 June 200922. Véronique Zambon 30 June 2009

Activities in 2007-2008

Outreach ActivitiesWe participated in "Les filles et les sciences", an annual day ofscientific activities to promote science for high school girls. In February2008, we had a kiosk with optics-photonics demonstrations and did aone-hour workshop on optics with 12 girls.

Industrial VisitsIn 2007-2008, we visited 3 companies in the optics-photonics field:Telops, Olympus and ABB Bomem. We usually do around 4 industrialvisits every year.

Social ActivitiesTo encourage networking amongst students, professors and staff, weoffer approximately one social activity per month. This year, we had aBeach Party in the middle of the winter, we organized the COPLChristmas Party and a lunch at the Sugar Shack (Cabane à sucre), aswell as a few barbecues during the summer and 5à7 cocktails.

Scholarship : REPOL GrantLast year, we organized a student paper contest, judged by a jury ofthree professors. The prize was a 500$ scholarship, shared betweenthe two winners (there was a tie!). The winners were Martin Bernierand Alexandre April and the COPL contributed to half the scholarship.

Planned activities for 2008-2009

Collaborative Conference"Photonics ToolkiT" consists in 3 days of conferences and workshopsfor graduate students in optics-photonics. Over 100 students-investigators in optics-photonics from North America will meet and talkabout their research, assist to conferences and participate in variousworkshops, notably about communication tips and data processingtools. They will also get to meet optics-photonics industryrepresentatives for an evening. We are organizing this event with thehelp of the Montreal SPIE and OSA Chapters, as well as the CIPI-Snetwork. More details can be found here :www.repol.copl.ulaval.ca/toolkit

Outreach activities"Les Jeux photoniques" is a scientific competition during which teamsof high school students will oppose each other in an optics-photonicschallenge. Before this competition, one hour workshops about opticalcomponents will be given to these students in their school. As for"Photonics ToolkiT", we are organizing this event with the MontrealSPIE and OSA Chapters. More details can be found here :www.repol.copl.ulaval.ca/jeux

We also plan on participating in "Les filles et les sciences" nextFebruary.

Visiting LecturerIn October 2008, Melissa Marshall will lead a 4h workshopon how to make a good scientific presentation. We will also use theOSA visiting lecturer program to invite Philippe Lalanne, researchdirector at the Laboratoire Charles Fabry de l'Institut d'Optique,France.

Industrial VisitsIf our budget allows it, we will also do industrial visits in 2008-2009.Quebec City is an optics-photonics hub, so we have many companiesto visit!

Social ActivitiesIdeas for upcoming social activities include a Karaoke night, a Khettournament and a multicultural potluck dinner (everyone will bringfood from their native country). We are also thinking about preparinga game of "The Price Is Right – Optics/Photonics Edition" for the nextChristmas Party, but don’t spread the word, it’s a surprise!

Scholarship : REPOL Grant, 2nd EditionWe will also organize the student paper contest, but this year theapplicants will also have to present a 20-minute talk about theirresearch. The COPL has agreed to help us out and give 250$ like lastyear.

Financial information

All amounts in the following table are in Canadian dollars.

Incomes Expenses BalanceBeginning balance 1083.93 $Christmas Party 2007 196.56 $ 887.37 $REPOL Grant 500.00 $ 387.37 $COPL contribution to REPOL Grant 250.00 $ 637.37 $SPIE Chapter Activity Grant* 676.55 $ 1 313.92 $Membership discount for SPIE+OSA 241.47 $ 1 072.45 $Beach Party 282.80 $ 789.65 $Telops tour (Industrial Visit) 141.09 $ 648.56 $Olympus-ABB tour (Industrial Visit) 186.24 $ 462.32 $SPIE Chapter Activity Grant 1 132.65 $ 1 594.97 $OSA Chapter Activity Grant 955.00 $ 2 549.97 $BBQ 100.00 $ 2 449.97 $Chapter Poster (SPIE O+P) 47.80 $ 2 402.17 $Promo for Photonics Toolkit 32.73 $ 2 369.44 $Ending balance 2 369.44 $

TOTAL 2 764.20 $ 1 478.69 $

* This SPIE Grant was for the previous year, but was deposited late.