International Year of Light Events Washington, DC Sept. 2015

2015年被联合国教科文组织定为“国际光年”。该活动将教育社区有关光相关技术的进展、应用和影响。该活动由一个特设委员会组织，由所有主要工程学会的代表组成，并得到美国国家科学基金会（NSF）的支持。该活动将于2015年9月12日星期六在华盛顿特区举行，包括针对K-12儿童的教育活动和技术会议。光学与光子学是工程科学中最活跃、发展最快的领域之一。光学和光子学的技术进步极大地推动了从通信、医学、航空航天到先进制造业等广泛领域的发展。美国在光学和光子学研究和应用方面投入了大量资金，领先的团队在各个领域开展了开创性的工作。随着技术的不断突破和光学和光子学的新课题，如硅光子学，等离子体，新型激光器和二维材料，不断涌现，光学和光子学研究的重要性及其潜在的社会影响应该得到传播。白天，美国印第安人博物馆将提供动手示范，以激励孩子们。晚上的活动将包括光学领域的杰出研究人员，随后进行讨论和交流。

Year 2015 is designated as the "International Year of Light" by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). This event will educate the community on the advances, applications, and impact of light-related technologies. The event is organized by an ad-hoc committee with representatives of all major Engineering Societies and supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The event will take place in Washington, D.C. on Saturday September 12, 2015 and includes an educational event for K-12 children and a technical session. Optics and photonics is one of the most active and fast developing fields in engineering and science. Technological advances in optics and photonics have significantly advanced a broad range of areas from communication, medicine, aerospace to advanced manufacturing. The U.S. has invested significantly in optics and photonics research and applications, with leading teams conducting pioneering work across the spectrum. As technological breakthroughs continue to be achieved and new topics of optics and photonics, such as silicon photonics, plasmonics, new lasers and 2D materials, continue to emerge, the importance of research in optics and photonics and its potential societal impact should be disseminated. Hands-on demonstrations will be provided to inspire children at the Museum of American Indian during the day. The evening event will include prominent researchers in the field of optics followed by discussions and networking.