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SPIE Professional Magazine

The first issue of SPIE Professional for 2012 features new SPIE President Eustace Dereniak's views on how the global photonics community can help build the workforce of the future. The January 2012 issue also covers XFELs, our recent optics and photonis salary survey, and other free content on optics and photonics research, career and funding opportunities in photonics, and optics industry trends.

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XFELs Emerge
Hard X-ray free-electron lasers operating or being developed in Japan, Europe, and the USA have distinct characteristics.
SPIE Optics and Photonics Salary Survey
The SPIE global salary report provides a new data source for the optics and photonics community.

---- Photonics for a Better World -----

From Olympics to Optics
A physician finds a non-invasive treatment to a disabling condition with NIRS.
Ionized Plasmas As Sterilizers
As cheap sterilizers for the developing world, ionized plasmas can kill bacteria for as long as a week after treatment.
Judge Sparks Laser Tattoo Removal
Court-ordered tattoo-removal treatment helps offenders return to the community.
Shedding Light on Mosquitoes
Physicist uses optics to target the common mosquito and fight malaria.
Photonics for a Better World Blog

Join the blog conversation on how photonics is making a better world.
New App for Medical Diagnostics
MIM Software puts handheld devices into the world of medical instruments.
Satellites "Respond" to Human Needs
Crisis response services using Earth observation techniques now available online.
More in this Series

Read more articles from SPIE Professional about how photonics is making a better world.

Optics Research Highlights

Biological Molecules Show True Colors
Molecular events below the skin can now be seen in their true color.
Angling to Detect Cancer
A pilot, ex vivo study uses a/LCI as a non-invasive way to detect pre-cancerous colon cells.
Special Optical Engineering Section on Space Telescopes
A new generation of space telescopes and observatories are making exciting discoveries.
3D Gets Second Look
3D imagery has real-world applications in medical imaging, aerial mapping, and molecular modeling.
Illustrating Optics Roots
An overview of optics from ancient times.
Synthesizing Silver Nanoparticles
Rapid fabrication of metallic nanoparticles is desirable for a host of optical applications.

---- Optics Education and Careers -----

Non-Compete Agreements
A new study shows non-compete agreements can carry a high cost for technology employees.
ICO: Through a Global Lens
The International Commission for Optics focuses its efforts on the developing world.
SPIE Student Leadership Workshop in Brussels
In 2012, SPIE expands its popular Student Chapter Leadership Workshop to Europe.
New Rules to Engage Students in Science
Retaining physics students at the undergraduate level requires a new approach.

SPIE Professional: ISSN 1994-4403

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Imaging Goes Inside the Eye
Technology engineer and entrepreneur Douglas Anderson was on a mission to save retinas and lives.
Alfano Wins Britton Chance Award

The first SPIE Britton Chance Biomedical Optics Award recognizes pioneering work in biomedical optics and ultrafast laser spectroscopy.
SPIE Women in Optics Calendar
The new SPIE Women in Optics planner covers 18 months.

Optics and Photonics Industry

IYOL Proposal Clears Hurdle
The International Union of Pure and Applied Physics endorsed the International Year of Light project.
Multiphoton Microscopy
Optics industry representatives will explore the market for a technique for collecting high-resolution fluorescence images.

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SPIE President's Letter
Unfilled positions in the photonics industry plague some regions, but there is an employee surplus elsewhere.
SPIE and SCHOTT Launch Lecture Program for Student Chapters
A new SPIE-SCHOTT lecture program is bringing valuable work-world insights as well as field-proven technical knowledge to SPIE Student Chapter members.
Council of Scientific Society Presidents Meets
The Council discussed the key role that scientific societies play in communicating the importance of science to legislators and the public.
SPIE Members Among 'Blue Ocean' Grant Winners
Ocean Optics awards Phase I Blue Ocean grants and development grants.
Photonics21 Offers Student Innovation Prize
European technology platform Photonics21 calls for applications for a photonics award to recognize industrial impact.
SPIE Members Receive Presidential Early Career Awards
Several SPIE members are honored with the 2011 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
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Optics Funding Opportunities
Learn about optics and photonics funding opportunities. Web-only bonus content.

SPIE-Sponsored Events in 2012

Photonics West
BiOS program feeds SPIE Photonics West growth trend in San Francisco.
SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing

The unclassified event is in a new location, 23-27 April 2012, in Baltimore's Inner Harbor.
Advanced Lithography
Advanced Lithography will take place 12-16 February 2012 at the San Jose Convention Center.
Smart Structures/NDE
SS/NDE highlights animal (and human) solutions to design challenges
Photonics Europe Returns to Brussels
Photonics Europe will take place 16-19 April in Brussels.
Upcoming SPIE Events

See the full schedule of upcoming SPIE conferences and exhibitions.
Winter College on Nano-optics, Plasmonics
Nano-optics and plasmonics will be highlighted 6-17 February in Italy.
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