EPJ Web of Conferences (Jan 2024)

How to spread optics in an interactive manner – LUZADA (USCOPTICA Student Chapter & Santiago YM Section): Our activities in 2023 & 2024

  • Doval Alejandro,
  • Muñoz-Ramos Alicia,
  • Santiago-Alonso Antía,
  • Carnero Bastián,
  • Insua-Costa Damián,
  • Feijoo-Piedrafita Daniel A.,
  • Romo-Díez Irene,
  • Varela-Carballo Javier,
  • Paz-Martín José,
  • Fernández-Rodicio Sabela,
  • Villa-Ortega Verónica,
  • Radziunas-Salinas Yago,
  • Flores-Arias María Teresa

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202430910016
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 309
p. 10016

Abstract

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Spreading optics and photonics arises as a pivotal duty for researchers in the field, aiming to inspire new generations of students to pursue a scientific career. Furthermore, essential abilities for researchers such as explaining science to an audience or approaching abstract concepts in a visual manner can be easily learnt whilst performing science fostering activities. With these ideas in mind, USCOPTICA Student Chapter and Santiago USC YM Sections were born. Bachelor and Master students and early-stage researchers collaborate in our group, performing diverse outreach sessions, comprising hands-on scientific workshops in schools and science diffusion events, roundtables raising awareness on social issues in Academia and cycles of conferences in collaboration with other student groups. The following abstract aims to share with the scientific community our major activities in the last two years.