The University of Osaka

We attended the Asia-Pacific SPIE Student Chapter Symposium 2025 held in Tokushima. We gained valuable insights from presentations by SPIE President Peter J. de Groot, Professor Nathan Hagen, and Associate Professor Takayuki Umakoshi, who is our chapter advisor. We also enjoyed discussions during the poster session.

We organized an experimental event for high school students as the second part of a GLHS tour organized by the University of Osaka. They enjoyed not only the experiment but also the conversation with our members.

Dr. Tomohiro Oda from the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) gave a lecture on both his research and effective lightning talks. His engaging lightning talk skills captured our attention and will continue to be valuable for our future careers.

We teamed up again with Suita City to host another hands-on workshop on the wonders of optics. The event was filled with smiles, as babies, elementary school students, and their parents all joined in the fun. We were delighted to see so many families enjoying science together.

We held a joint seminar with the student chapters from Tokushima University. We introduced our research and activities to each other and exchanged ideas.

We organized an experimental event for high school students as the second part of a GLHS tour organized by the University of Osaka. 

We held a joint seminar with the student chapters from Zhejiang University. We introduced our research and activities to each other and exchanged ideas.

We partnered with Suita City to organize and run an interactive workshop aiming to introduce children to the wonders of optics. On the event day, we welcomed over 300 excited young participants. Our objective was to make learning about light and optics enjoyable for them.

The first lecture of the OPTICA/SPIE Student Chapter Osaka for the 2024 academic year. In this lecture, Prof. Kawata gave a talk about student chapter activities. Over 30 people attended and interacted with each other.

The Annual Joint UOsaka-UTokyo OPTICA Student Chapter Meeting, held on 25/11/2023, provided a vibrant platform for students from the University of Osaka and the University of Tokyo to converge, share knowledge, and foster collaboration in the field of optics and photonics.

We invited two members from the GUT Optica student chapter  chapter to Osaka and organized a networking event. During the gathering, we exchanged views and insights on research and chapter activities.