Welcome to Photobears! We are the joint student chapter of the SPIE (International Society for Optical Engineering) and OSA (Optical Society of America) at the University of California, Berkeley. The club is student-operated by individuals who are dedicated to advancing the field of optics. Our members are affiliated with several departments on campus including Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Vision Science and Optometry. We are devoted to helping the optics community on campus.

NEWS

11.18.2009        Photobears sponsored optics mixer, 5:30 - 6:30 pm, 545 Cory Hall. All students, faculty and staff working or interested in optics are invited. There will be food, wine, along with a brief presentation about photobears and its research groups.

06.22.2009        Photobears win officer travel grant to SPIE Optics + Photonics 2009 in San Diego! (Invitation letter)

Elections coming up - please email Eric Chin (eychin at eecs.berkeley.edu) if you want to get involved

05.07.2009        Four Photobears win SPIE scholarships!

Congratulations to Volker Sorger (Vice-President for SPIE 08/09) for winning the BACUS Photomask Scholarship. Chris Clifford, Kaccie Li and Marshal Miller also won SPIE scholarships.

04.17.2008        Photobears wins OSA activities grant