The International Year of Light 2015 and its impact on educational activities
- The International Year of Light and Light-Based Technologies 2015 (IYL 2015) was celebrated around the world. Worldwide activities were organized to highlight the impact of optics and photonics on life, science, economics, arts and culture, and also in education. With most of our activities at Offenburg University of Applied Sciences (Offenburg/Germany), we reached our own students and the generalThe International Year of Light and Light-Based Technologies 2015 (IYL 2015) was celebrated around the world. Worldwide activities were organized to highlight the impact of optics and photonics on life, science, economics, arts and culture, and also in education. With most of our activities at Offenburg University of Applied Sciences (Offenburg/Germany), we reached our own students and the general population of our region: - University for Children: “The Magic of Light“ winter lecture program and “Across the Universe with Relativity and Quantum Theory” summer lecture program - “Students Meet Scientists” - “A Century of General Relativity Theory” lecture program Nevertheless, with some of our activities we also engaged a worldwide audience: - IYL 2015 art poster collection (Magic of Light and No Football, Just Photonics) - Smart Interactive Projection - Twitter Wall - “Invisible Light” - Live broadcasting of the total lunar eclipse - Film Festival Merida Mexico The authors will highlight recent activities at our university dedicated to promote, celebrate, and create a legacy for the IYL 2015.…
| Document Type: | Conference Proceeding |
|---|---|
| Conference Type: | Konferenzartikel |
| Conference Type: | Sonstiges |
| Zitierlink: | https://opus.hs-offenburg.de/2231 | Bibliografische Angaben |
| Title (German): | The International Year of Light 2015 and its impact on educational activities |
| Conference: | SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 28 August-1 September 2016, San Diego, California, United States |
| Author: | Dan CurticapeanStaff MemberGND, Oliver VauderwangeStaff MemberGND, Peter Wozniak GND, Avikarsha MandalGND |
| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Creating Corporation: | Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers |
| Place of publication: | Bellingham, Washington |
| Publisher: | SPIE |
| First Page: | 994608-1 |
| Last Page: | 994608-9 |
| Article Number: | 994608 |
| Parent Title (English): | Proceedings of SPIE : Optics Education and Outreach IV |
| Editor: | G. Groot Gregory |
| Volume: | 9946 |
| ISBN: | 9781510602830 (Print) |
| ISBN: | 9781510602847 (Elektronisch) |
| ISSN: | 0277-786X |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2237954 |
| URL: | http://proceedings.spiedigitallibrary.org/proceeding.aspx?articleid=2564425 |
| Language: | German | Inhaltliche Informationen |
| Institutes: | Fakultät Medien und Informationswesen (M+I) (bis 21.04.2021) |
| Collections of the Offenburg University: | Bibliografie |
| Tag: | Licht | Formale Angaben |
| Open Access: | Open Access |
| Licence (German): |  Urheberrechtlich geschützt |