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Optica Technical Group Prizes
Optica technical groups bring together members from around the globe to help foster lasting, valuable connections. Each year over 200 Optica members volunteer their time to organize a wide-range of activities to bring their community closer together. In 2024, our technical groups hosted 25+ special events, 20+ virtual activities, and 60+ webinars just to name a few.
In 2020, the Board of Meetings established several prizes to recognize the outstanding work being done by our technical group volunteers. We are pleased to recognize the following groups this year for their efforts in 2024.
Thank you to all of our technical group volunteers for their dedication to fostering a sense of community among their fellow Optica members!
NonImaging Optical Design Technical Group
This technical group, led by Maryna Meretska, is recognized for organizing the greatest number of activities for its members in 2024. In total, the group hosted 8 activities, including webinars, panel discussions, and special talks, for the members of its community.
Short Wavelength Sources and Attosecond/High Field Physics Technical Group
This technical group, led by Balázs Major, is regonized for sharing the most information with its members throughout 2024. In total, the group shared over 75 communications, such as event announcements and recent journal publications, with the members of its community
Multifunctional Metaoptics
This webinar, by the Holography and Diffractive Optics Technical Group, is recognized as our overall most popular activity in 2024. The event featured a presentation from Federico Capasso and had over 550 registrants. Ivan Divliansky served as the chair of the organizing technical group.
How to Use SMD Tool to Design and Simulate Metalenses
The NonImaging Optical Design Technical Group hosted this webinar, which is recognized as our most popular activity based on portion of the community served. The webinar was attended by 73% of the group's primary membership. Maryna Meretska served as the chair of the organizing technical group.
Tissue Imaging and Spectroscopy Technical Group
This prize recognizes the group that has shown the most improvement in the number of activities or communications in any given year or over the course of a chair's term. In 2024, the prize was awarded to the Tissue Imaging and Spectroscopy Technical Group led by Katarzyna Komolibus.
Optical Fabrication and Testing Technical Group
This prize recognizes a technical group using a new and unique approach to engage their members. In 2024, the prize was awarded to the Optical Fabrication and Testing Technical Group, led by Christopher Holmes, for spearheading the development of the Simulight Optics Challenge.
