Reaching audiences big and small: holistic approach to optics outreach at the Wyant College of Optical Sciences
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Univ Arizona, James C Wyant Coll Opt SciIssue Date
2020-08-28
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SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERINGCitation
Finan, E., Mathis, H., Gagne, K., Purvin, K., & Nofziger, M. (2020, August). Reaching audiences big and small: holistic approach to optics outreach at the Wyant College of Optical Sciences. In Optics Education and Outreach VI (Vol. 11480, p. 114800C). International Society for Optics and Photonics.Journal
OPTICS EDUCATION AND OUTREACH VIRights
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This item from the UA Faculty Publications collection is made available by the University of Arizona with support from the University of Arizona Libraries. If you have questions, please contact us at repository@u.library.arizona.edu.Abstract
The Wyant College of Optical Sciences (OSC) at The University of Arizona participates in a variety of outreach activities in all levels of the education system and the Tucson community at-large, reaching thousands of students each year. We have created immersive workshops including "D.I.Y. Optics" and "CSI: Optics - Optical Forensics". For large audiences, we emphasize "pocket optics", cost-effective giveaways such as pixel magnifiers, the Pepper's ghost illusion, and Fresnel lenses. New resources and lesson plans are centralized on an online hub, which started as a UA/NASA Space Grant project in 2018 and now facilitates instructor training and acts as an on-demand resource for troubleshooting demos in the field. We share successes and lessons learned from our outreach events, culminating in an annual Laser Fun Day, the flagship student-led event supported by the Student Optics Chapter (SOCk) and Women in Optics (WiO).ISSN
0277-786XVersion
Final published versionae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1117/12.2569076