UNM'S Optical Science and Engineering Program will participate in the New Mexico State Fair’s – Science and Technology Day, Celebra la Ciencia day at Expo New Mexico on Friday, Sept. 18, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. This is a day where the industry's leading labs, government agencies and colleges share the wonders and mysteries of science with New Mexico children and their families. State Fair organizers anticipate 2,000-3,000 to attend.
Optical Science and Engineering Program faculty and students will demonstrate innovative and creative optical devicess. UNM Professor Majeed Hayat will perform a demonstration with infrared spectral sensors and imagers. Stephen Myers will lead a beading exercise using solar/UV beads. Maya Kutty will show and explain the optical science behind kaleidoscopes. Andreas Velten and Koji Masuda will create a rainbow using light, prisms and water vapors. Brianna Klein will demonstrate solar cells as evidienced by a volt meterhave a hands-on solar cell demonstration and discuss applications. Other student participants include
Rajeev Shenoi, Nishant Patel, Freddie Santiago, Eric Jang, Erika Cooley and Nutan Gautam. The OSE booth will be located on the Avenue of the Governors just east of the Indian Arts building.
The OSE program is an interdisciplinary graduate program jointly administered by the Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and affiliated with the Center for High Technology and Materials.
Student participation at this event was made possible by the UNM student chapters of the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers and the Optical Society of America.
The event was organized by Doris Williams, OSE program advisor. For further information, contact Doris Williams at (505) 272-7764.