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SPIE Professional Magazine

SPIE Professional, the SPIE member magazine, has technical and feature articles to help optics and photonics professionals succeed in their careers; the SPIE Leadership Series (for students and early career professionals); Career Stepping Stone Profiles; and other member-only content.

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Inside: April 2008 SPIE Professional

Member-only content IconSeeing The Light: Entrepreneurial Medicine

David A. Benaron, CEO of Spectros, has enjoyed a successful career as a physician, researcher, inventor, innovator, and serial entrepreneur by staying focused on the market. An open-acess version of this article can be found on the SPIE Newsroom.

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Member-only content IconReaching Skyward
Brian Lula's success with breathtaking images of space stems from “the love of the sky and the tools to reach for it.”
Member-only content IconInnovation Age
Sir John Chisholm of QinetiQ discusses where the current Innovation Age will take the human race.
Member-only content IconOptic Art
Optics and photonics engineers can learn much about illumination via art—and vice versa.
Member-only content IconDefense R&D
A variety of classical, new, and emerging identification and detection techniques are being developed for chemical, biological, and explosive threats.
Member-only content IconGolden Bullet for Cancer?

Gold nanoparticles show promise in the detection and treatment of cancer.

Member-only content IconStandard Measure
NIST’s Gerald Fraser shows how the Optical Technology Division can light up a career.
Member-only content IconTrue Colors
NIST scientist Wendy Davis works on standards for color quality in solid-state lighting and other illumination sources.
Member-only content IconGreen Tools
Many new products and devices use optical technologies for the energy-conscious gadgetry-inclined.
Member-only content IconAsian Experts in Biophotonics
The new Asian College on Optical Engineering shares learning with high school teachers.

SPIE Professional Articles About SPIE Events, Membership, Education, Outreach

Member-only content IconPresident's Letter
SPIE sponsors and seeks activities to support careers in optics and photonics.
Member-only content IconSPIE Senior Membership
A new “Senior Member” recognition program will honor members with significant contributions to the optics and photonics community.
Member-only content Icon2008 SPIE Fellows
SPIE has elected 72 new Fellows for 2008.
Member-only content IconPhotonics Curricula

Active learning curricula developed by Project PHOTON PBL go beyond concepts.

Member-only content IconSPIE at RIAO-OPTILAS
SPIE leaders at the conference of Latin American optics researchers
Member-only content IconSPIE Student News
Students are active participants in SPIE and photonics activities.
Member-only content IconSPIE Student Chapters
Singapore to host meeting of SPIE Student Chapters in Asia.
Member-only content IconGlobal Networking and Careers
Sarah Kendrew discusses cross border study and employment.
Member-only content IconSPIE Europe Photonics Europe
SPIE Europe Photonics Europe is a must-attend event in Strasbourg, 7-11 April, with an expanded industry programme.
Member-only content IconAstronomical Meeting
SPIE Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation Symposium, 23-28 June
Member-only content IconSPIE Nominations, Elections
Elections for the 2009 leadership begin in June. 2010 Nominations due 25 July.

SPIE Professional: ISSN 1994-4403

Bonus: Web Only Content

Member-only content IconFree Paper

The SPIE Member E-Newsletter includes access to a free paper from the SPIE Digital Library.

Member-only content IconMore on Optics and Art
SPIE Newsroom open-access article about glass artist Sarah Hall who uses photovoltaic cells in her sculpture.
Member-only content IconScience Gallery

SPIE Newsroom open-access article about Dublin's Science Gallery, which combines the work of artists and engineers.

Member-only content IconOptics Authenticates Art
Optical engineers can help determine if a valuable work of art is the real deal or a fake.
Member-only content IconSPIE Professional Letters to Editor
SPIE Professional welcomes letters from readers.

Career Steps and Profile Series

Member-only content IconCareers in Profile Series
Read about the the successful career steps taken by SPIE Members in the expanded profiles below.
Member-only content IconSen Han Profile

The trilingual principal scientist at Veeco and adjunct professor discusses the stepping stones in his career in optical metrology engineering.

Member-only content IconMichael Postek Profile
The division chief at NIST describes recent and early influences that lead him to become an expert in optical metrology.
Member-only content IconJannick Rolland Profile

This professor of optics discovered her passion for teaching and research in optical imaging when she took the step to move from France to the USA.

Member-only content IconWolfgang Staud Profile
The rate of advancement in semiconductor lithography keeps pulling in Wolfgang Staud.
Member-only content IconYidong Zhou Profile

Building a professional career is a long-term project, says laser system engineer Yidong Zhou.

Leadership Series

Member-only content IconLeadership Series
Print and Web-only articles from SPIE Professional and SPIE Student Services for students and early career professionals.
Member-only content IconThe Power of Unified Action
Web-only Leadership Series article by Marc Himel discusses the power of unified action.
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