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Our sponsors

The Optical Society (Optica, formerly OSA), the European Physical Society (EPS) and the international society for optics and photonics (SPIE) are the international non-profit organizations which financially support our student chapters and their events, offering innumerable opportunities to students and early careers.

Our activities

Scientific Outreach

• Outreach seminars: talking about science, to everyone.

• Guided visits to the laboratories of the Physics Department of Politecnico di Milano.

A format we invented and we are very proud of:

Professional Development

• We organize courses (e.g., how to use LaTeX to write your thesis!), conferences, technical seminars, workshops, roundtables with start-ups and entrepreneurs

A format we invented and we are very proud of:

Knowledge sharing and networking

• Student leadership experience: annual conference where student chapters from all over the world meet for knowledge sharing and networking.

• Traveling lecturer: host outstanding professionals who are open to traveling to your university to share their expertise with you.

Advocating for open science, equal opportunities and equal representation in STEM.

Beyond science, we care about our scientific community.

Our chapter advocates for ethical research and equal representation in STEM, particularly for historically underrepresented categories (LGBTQIA+ community, gender, demographics, social backgrounds).

• Seminars and webinars about research ethics, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in STEM.

Next event(s) below

Dr. Why!? Christmas edition

Dear all,You are officially invited to a new edition of Dr. Why!? 🧠✨ Join us for a science & physics quiz night with great prizes 👑 and panettone for everyone 🥳It will also be a nice chance to wish each other Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 🎄✨ 📍 Where: Aula 8.1.1⏰ When: 17/12 at 18:15 Participation is free, but registration at this link is highly recommended. 💌 Feel free…

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