Macleod Student Prizes
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Macleod Student Prizes
Honoring the legacy of Angus Macleod by supporting the next generation of optics and photonics.
Program Prize
Check for regular submission deadline on the conference website.
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To honor the legacy of H. Angus Macleod and amplify his passion for supporting and mentoring students, The Optica Foundation is partnering with the optical coatings community to launch a memorial fund to endow student prizes awarded at the Optical Interference Conference (OIC).
Application Information
How To Apply
The Macloed student prizes recognize the potential of our next generation of scientists and engineers at Optical Interference Coatings (OIC) meeting.
Individuals opt-in for consideration during the submission process for OIC. The paper must be presented by an undergraduate or graduate student.
Finalists are selected during the Technical Program Committee review process. Winners are selected at the meeting based on paper content quality, presentation skills and overall value to the technical community.
Important Dates
The submitting author must opt-in to the competition during the regular paper submission process and follow all of the instructions provided on the submission site.
Paper Submission Deadline: 24 January 2025
Application Requirements
- Must be an undergraduate or graduate student.
- Must have a paper submitted and accepted during the regular call for papers process for OIC.
- Must present the accepted paper in person during the conference. This includes a five-minute oral presentation and a poster, according to the OIC tradition.
Recipients
Saaxewer Diop
CEA, Aix Marseille University, France
"Laser damage growth experiments on optimized multilayer dielectric coatings in the sub-picosecond regime"
Phillip Rumsby
Polytechnique Montreal, Canada
"Continuous ultra-thin silver films obtained by a two-step method for imporved control of the optical and microstructural characteristics"
Saaxewer Diop
CEA, Aix Marseille University, France
"Laser resistance optimization of multilayer dielectric pulse compression gratings by reducing the electric field intensity through the dielectric mirror design"
About the Endowment
H. Angus Macleod was a dedicated contributor to Optical Interface Coatings (OIC), having served in many roles since 1991, including member and chair of the Program Committee and as a member of the OIC Advisory Committee.
Macleod, was a renowned researcher, having made significant contributions in the area of thin film optical filters and optical coatings. He was best known for Thin-Film Optical Filters, an introduction to thin-film optical filters for both manufacturers and users, now in its fifth edition. However, Macleod was a prolific author and published over 200 papers in the area of optical coatings, all the while becoming a beloved mentor, collaborator, and colleague to his many students and members within the scientific community.
Selection Committee
The OIC conference chairs organize an evaluation procedure participated by members of both the OIC International Program Committee and the OIC Advisory Committee. The recipients are selected by the Chairs on the basis of the evaluation results.
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Evaluation criteria:
Winners are selected based on paper content quality, presentation skills in both oral talk and poster discussion, as well as overall value of the contribution to the OIC technical community.
