SPECTRA 2013

Two Day Workshop on Optics 9^th and 10^th November,  2013

SPIE student chapter of Vidya Jyothi Institute of Technology has organised 2^nd Two day workshop on Optics “SPECTRA 2013” on 9^th and 10^th November, 2013.  This programme includes invited talks of renowned Professors from various reputed institutions like IIIT Hyderabad, BITS – Pilani Hyderabad campus, JNTUH and Osmania University. 

 The workshop was inaugurated by Prof. K. Venugopal Reddy, Head, Dept. of Physics, OU.  During his talk he highlighted the various optics related fields and the carrier opportunities in the field of Optics.  The inaugural session was followed by the invited talk of Dr.C.P.Vardhani, Head, Department of Physics, Osmania University College For Women.  Her talk focused on the beauty and power of physics in general.  She also gave a brief overview of how Optics and Photonics is playing a crucial role in different spheres of life.

 In afternoon session Dr. Kannan Ramaswamy, from BITS – Pilani, Hyderabad campus presented his talk on Nanoplasmonics.  He explained the fundamentals and applications of Plasmonics in different fields. He also demonstrated an interesting model about the propagation of em waves through metal.

 The second day of workshop started with the invited talk of Dr. T. Sreekanth, Head, JNTUC, Jagatial. His lecture was on Lasers and applications.  He covered the different areas like types of lasers and the applications.  He also highlighted the research opportunities in the field of Photonics.

 The next session was taken by Dr. Suryanarayana from IIT, Hyderabad.  He emphasized the research methodology and research areas in the field of nanophtotonics.

 More than 60 SPIE and OSA student members participated in this programme and benefited.