Section Locations
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Optica Local Sections promote optics through a variety of activities, including hosting local meetings focused on technical topics, business networking and teaching young students about science and the world of optics. Optica's global organization supports Local Sections through activity grants, awards, publications, guest lecturer programs, networking opportunities and more. A full listing of section benefits is available online.
If there is an Optica Local Section in your area, we encourage you to become an active member. If you do not yet have a nearby Local Section, we invite you to contact us about establising one.
Optica Local Sections:
Click on a state or country name for a listing of local sections.
Huntsville Electro-Optical Society (HEOS)
Optica Silicon Valley Loc15113 Malibu Road
Malibu, CA 90265al Section
President: Majid Ebnali Heidari
Email: majid.heidari@opticamember.org
Website: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14152595/
Address: 1210 E. Arques Ave, Suite 207, Sunnyvale, CA 94085
Optical Society of Southern California
President: Kevin Romero
Email: President@OSSC.ORG
Website: https://ossc.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=239344&module_id=60322
Address: 14271 Jeffery Road, Suite #136, Irvine CA, 92620
Florida Optica Local Section
President: Ty Olmstead
Email: ty.olmstead@oceaninsight.com
Address: 3500 Quadrangle Blvd, Orlando, Florida 32781
Optical Society of Chicago
President: Tara Maggiano
Email: opticalsocietychicago@gmail.com
Website: sites.google.com/site/opticalsocietyofchicago/
Address: 825 Pearson - 6E, Des Plaines, IL 60016
New England Section
President: Sanjay Khatri
Email: nesoptica@nesoptica.org
Website: http://www.nesoptica.org
Address: 1138 Chestnut Street, Newton, MA 02464
Email: cynthia.akuleh@gmail.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/Ann-Arbor-OSA-6776980
Facebook: www.facebook.com/AnnArborOSA
President: Filipp Ignatovich
Email: president@osarochester.org
Address: OSA Rochester Section c/o Optimax, 6367 Dean Parkway, Ontario, NY 14519
Columbia Section
President: Ingrid Scheel
Website: http://columbiasection.osahost.org/
Address: Stoel Rives LLP, 760 SW Ninth Avenue, Suite 3000, Portland, OR 97205
President: Mikolaj Schmidt
Email: mikolaj.schmidt@mq.edu.au
Twitter: @SydneyLocalOSA
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/sydneyosa/home
Address: School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2017
President: Sajid Choudhary
Email: smc@ieee.org
Website: http://www.osa-bangladesh.org/
China
Shenzhen Local Section
Address: South University of Science & Technology, Tangchang Road, Xili, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong 5180552375
Indonesia Local Section
President: Aulia Nasution
Email: aulia.nasution@fulbrightmail.org
Address: Building 442, Puspiptek, Serpong, Banten 15314
SGT University OPTICA Local Section
President: Dr. Mukesh Kumar
Email: mukesh.kumar@sgtuniversity.org
Address: Deptartment of Physics, A Block, 3rd Floor, Guru Gobind Singh Tricentenary University, Gurugam
Nepal OPTICA Local Section
President: Dr. Ashim Dhakal
Email: ad@pinstitute.org
Address: Phutung Tarakeshwor 7, Kathmandu, 44611
Pakistan Local Section
President: Dr. Fahim Aziz Umrani
Email: fahim_umrani@hotmail.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fahim-umrani/
Address: Institute of Information & Communication Technologies, Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Department of Telecommunication,
Room #217, Jamshoro, 76062
Taiwan Local Section
President: Yi-Hsin Lin
Email: yilin@mail.nctu.edu.tw
Graduate Institute of Electro-Optic
Address: No. 43號, Section 4, Keelung Rd, Da’an District, Taipei City, Taiwan 106, 300 Chung-Da Rd., Chung-li 320001
President: Sarun Sumriddetchkajorn
Email: sarunphotonics@gmail.com
Address: 48, 50 Kongtong Rd., Muang, Ratchaburi, 70000
London Local Section
Address: City University London, Northampton Square, London EC1V 0HB
