Edmund Optics is now accepting applications for their 2014 Education Award, which acknowledges novel projects involving optics that will have an impact on future applications.
The award is given annually to undergraduate and graduate programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics at non-profit colleges and universities working on projects involving optics. In 2013, the following projects were awarded with the top prize of $10,000 in Edmund Optics projects for their work:
- Americas:University of Illinois at Chicago, submitted by Simon Alford. This award was given for the development of a novel approach to protein-protein interactions in live cell imaging using a combination of total internal reflection microscopy and fluorescence anisotropy that allows the determination of real-time binding rates of proteins within lipid membranes.
- Asia:KAIST, South Korea, submitted by YongKeun Park. This award was given for the development of holography-based imaging techniques designed to study human disease including the investigation of malaria, cancer, and neuro-diseases.
- Europe:University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, submitted by Craig Mackay. This award was given for the development of a new kind of instrument intended for the largest ground-based optical telescopes, which will deliver much higher angular resolution than any space-based images by combined a 5-10 meter class telescope with an adaptive optics system.
The award consists of Gold ($10,000 in products), Silver ($7,500 in products), and Bronze ($5,000 in products), as well as 12 matching awards for $500 each inEdmund Optics TECHSPEC products in the Americas, Asia, and Europe. Applications for the award must be submitted by June 30, 2014. The award, according to Edmund Optics, is also given to stimulate interest and involvement in research and innovation in the industry.
"Given the tremendous success of the research programs we have supported over the past years, it is exciting to announce the expansion of this program into the EO Educational Award," said Kirsten Bjork-Jones, Director of Global Marketing Communications in apress release. "The EO Educational Award reinforces our commitment to stimulating cutting-edge research and optical innovation.
She added, “With the new EO Educational Award, we hope to create even more visibility for the diversity of research around the world. I would encourage anyone involved in a project using optics, opto-mechanics orimaging components at a college or university to apply."
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