Don’t forget to sign up to be a part of the VIP series in the Community Speakers forum. You get a chance to show off your research to the community and get a shot at the $250 grand prize at the end of the semester. You can sign up here.

You can also evaluate speakers of the week by clicking on their name below:

Week 1:

• Jonathan Brand: “A task-based two-stage observer to stage hepatic fibrosis”
• Caleb Baker: “Ultrafast Characterization and In-situ Probing for Modelocked VECSEL Structures”

Week 2:

• Colton Bigler, “Waveguide Pupil Expansion for Avionic Heads-Up Display (HUD) Systems”
• Patrick Thrasher, “Focusing X-Ray Optics”

At the last Community Speakers we announced the Very Impressive Presenter series. The goal of the VIP series is to return to some of the original goals for Community Speakers: we want to place a higher emphasis on research and make sure students at OSC have the chance to share and practice presenting their research work.

Prizes: there’s a $250 cash prize for the best presentation every semester.

If you’re interested in sharing your research at Community Speakers in the future, please let us know by filling out this form.