Workshop: Support for Student Participation: OSA Topical Meeting on Optical Fabrication and Testing (OF&T). To Be Held held on the Kohala Coast, Hawaii, on June 22-26, 2014.

该提案的目的是为美国机构的全职学生提供经济支持，以参加其领域的领先光学工程会议。该方法是让获奖者就与会议相关的选定主题进行口头或海报介绍，并与其领域的许多专家进行交流，以鼓励他们进入光学制造行业，并有机会获得对他们工作的反馈。 智力优点：在专业会议上展示研究成果并回答有关工作的问题和/或评论是任何教育学生计划的重要组成部分。了解光学制造的更大图景并接受教育对下一代领导者至关重要。更广泛的影响：这次会议是重要的，因为它解决了光学制造，在我们的世纪的关键使能技术。据估计，来自学术界、工业界和政府实验室的500人将参加。 在教育层面，做出了协调一致的努力，让学生参与技术会议，并充分考虑到代表性不足的学生在技术上的平等。总的目标也是为我们共同的未来为这个专业注入“新血”。

The objective of this proposal is to provide financial support to students who are full time at an US Institution to attend a leading optical engineering conference in their field. The Approach is to have recipients give oral or poster presentations on selected topics relevant to the meeting, and engage with many experts in their field for encouragement into the profession of optics manufacturing and the opportunity to get feedback on their work. Intellectual merit: Presenting research results at a professional meeting and responding to questions and/or comments regarding the work is an essential part of any plan for educating students. Understanding and getting educated on the bigger picture of optical manufacturing is essential for the next generation leaders. Broader impact: This meeting is important as it addresses manufacturing of optics, a key enabling technology in our century. An estimated 500 people from academia, industry, and government laboratories will attend. On the educational level, concerted effort are made to engage and include students in technical conferences and meetings, with strong consideration at equal technical merit to underrepresented students. The overall goal is also to get "new blood" into the profession for our collective future.