Friday, November 14

Executive Committee Meeting

9:00 a.m. to Noon

Opening Remarks

Donnell Walton, Alan Evans, and David Dawson-Elli, Corning Incorporated

1:00-1:20 p.m.

Optics I

• Lois Pollack, Cornell University

  • "Lasers and Microfluidics: New Tools for Studying Protein Dynamics"

• Wayne Knox, Institute of Optics, University of Rochester

  • "Optics from 3000 BC to 3000 AD: The Amazing History and Future of Optics"

Break

2:50 to 3:15 p.m.

Materials I

• Linda Pinckney, Corning Incorporated

  • "Glass-Ceramic Materials: Design and Applications"

• Ron Parrington, IMR Test Labs

  • "Visual Examination of Failures"

3:15 to 4:35 p.m.

Poster Session

5:00 to 6:00 p.m.

Banquet

• Speaker: Scott Kardel, Palomar Observatory

  • "Exploring the Universe from Palomar and the Next Generation of Giant Telescopes"

6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

Observatory Visit

9:00 to 10:30 p.m.

Saturday, November 15

Continental Breakfast

7:30 to 8:00 a.m.

Optics II

• Oana Malis, Binghamton University

  • "New Materials and Light Generating Processes for Infrared Semiconductor Lasers"

• John Noe, Stony Brook University

  • "The Laser Teaching Center at Stony Brook University: An Optics Playground for Project-based Learning"

9:00 to 10:20 a.m.

Break

10:20 to 11:00 a.m.

Materials II

• Bruce White, Binghamton University

  • "Lattice Vibrations in Amorphous Thin Films: A Path to Nanocomposite-Based Energy Conversion?"

• Jim Hannon, IBM

  • "Seeing is Believing: Using Microscopy to Learn How Crystals Grow"

11:00 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.

Lunch

12:20 to 1:45 p.m.

Student Presentations

1:45 to 3:05 p.m.

Closing Remarks / Corning Museum of Glass Tour

3:05 p.m.