Meetings
Upcoming Meeting
Optical Society of Chicago - Autumn Networking Event & Social
12 pm-1:30pm, November 18th, 2023
RSVP by November 15th, 2023
Join us Saturday, November 18th for a pizza lunch, conversation and networking with our OSC colleagues.
Lunch includes a variety of Lou Malnati’s pizzas and soft drinks, courtesy of the OSC and our parent organization, Optica.
We will be discussing the future of the Optical Society of Chicago, and hope to plot a path forward to keep this local organization viable. Please bring your thoughts and ideas!
We will need a count no later than November 15th, so please make your reservation no later than EOD on Wednesday, November 15th.
RSVP is required. RSVP by emailing opticalsocietychicago@gmail.com
Lunch at OSC Lecture on LIGO, celebrating OSA's 100th Anniversary
OSC tour of Yerkes Observatory (Photo by Al Brunsting)
Professor Rich Kron discussing the history of astronomy. Members in attendance include 99-years old Foil Miller. (Photo by Al Brunsting)
Rachel, Rana & Becky in the dome of the Yerkes 40: Refractor Telescope. (Photos by Tom Nicinski)
Professor Rich Kron showing OSC members how to point the Telescope. (Photos by Tom Nicinski)
The back of the Yerkes 40" Telescope without the eye piece. (Photo by Tom Nicinski)
Cody Kreischer measuring the focal length of the telescope eye piece, with members Jack Pine and Gary Kovener looking on. (Photo by Tom Nicinski)
Dr. Al Brunsting carefully examining one of the sample holders for measuring x-ray diffraction patterns from proteins at the Argonne Advanced Photon Source meeting.
Dr. Lahsen Assoufid guiding the OSC tour at Argonne National Lab. (Photo by Al Brunsting)
Dave & Morgan next to a model of a magnet that keeps the electrons focused as they travel at close to the speed of light. (Photo by Al Brunsting)