ANNUAL CHAPTER REPORT

2018

Orel, 2019

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Contents:

Elected officers for 2018 3

Chapter members 4

Chapter in faces 5

Chapter activities in 2018 – beginning of 2019 7

Planned activities for the future 22

Financial information 25

Elected officers for 2019 27

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Elected officers for 2018

Chapter advisor Andrey Dunaev

E-mail: inohvat@yandex.ru

President

Elena Zharkikh E-mail: ev.zharkikh@gmail.com

Vice-president

Igor Kozlov E-mail: igor57_orel@mail.ru

Treasurer

Evgeniya Seryogina E-mail: e.s.seryogina@gmail.com

Secretary

Ksenia Kandurova E-mail: kandkseniya@gmail.com

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Chapter Members

№ Name SPIE ID #

Expires dd/mm/yyyy

01 Ekaterina Bryanskaya 4153968 07/10/2019

02 Marya Filina 4031148 21/12/2019

03 Ksenia Kandurova 4028467 11/12/2019

04 Igor Kozlov 4002335 18/12/2019

05 Yulia Loktionova 4141204 08/10/2019

06 Mikhail Mezentsev 4130658 09/05/2019

07 Kristina Nechushkina 4151038 16/09/2019

08 Gennadii Piavchenko 4078962 16/01/2020

09 Evgeniya Seryogina 4028470 19/12/2019

10 Valerii Shupletsov 4130660 09/05/2019

11 Dmitry Stavtsev 4130268 07/05/2019

12 Olga Stelmashchuk 4028587 18/12/2019

13 Elena Zharkikh 4027118 08/12/2019

Chapter Alumni

01 Viktor Dremin

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Chapter in faces

Chapter Advisor Andrey Dunaev

Marya Filina

Ksenia Kandurova

Igor Kozlov

Yulia Loktionova

Mikhail Mezentsev

Kristina Nechushkina

Gennadii Piavchenko

Evgeniya Seryogina

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Valerii Shupletsov

Dmitry Stavtsev

Olga Stelmashchuk

Elena Zharkikh

Viktor Dremin

Ekaterina Bryanskaya

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Chapter activities in 2018 –

beginning of 2019

Date Event

March, 5-10 Chapter’s vice-president Igor Kozlov participated in the EDUFI Winter School, organized by the National Education Agency of Finland.

March, 12-13 Organization of lectures series on the basics of optics and photonics for pupils of local schools and young university students in the framework of 2017 SPIE Education Outreach Grant.

March, 19-24

Colleagues from ITMO University Dr N.B. Margaryants and Dr M.V. Volkov came to our Lab. Our Chapter helped to organize a scientific workshop and open lecture for university students and staff.

April, 9-10 Organization of lectures series on the basics of optics and photonics for pupils of local schools and young university students in the framework of 2017 SPIE Education Outreach Grant.

April, 17-20

Our Chapter members took part in VII All-Russian Congress of Young Scientists on April 17-20, 2018 at ITMO University. Meeting with ITMO Student Chapter and a tour in their Laboratory of terahertz optics were conducted.

April, 21-26 Participation in SPIE Photonics Europe (Strasbourg, France).

May, 15 Announcement of SPIE Education Scholarship recipients. Our Chapter officers Ksenia Kandurova and Evgeniya Seregina were among the winners.

May, 16 International Day of Light celebration. Our center and Student Chapter presented the new skill competition “Biophotonics” during the Second University WorldSkills Championship “OGUSKILLS2018”.

May, 18

Cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin and governor of Orel region visited R&D Center of Biomedical Photonics of Orel State University named after I.S. Turgenev. Chapter members told them about their scientific and educational activities in the field of photonics.

June, 17 Team building and barbeque party dedicated to the PhD Viva of one of the Chapter members.

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June, 25-29 Chapter members (Elena Zharkikh and Irina Makovik) participated in the International School on Light Science and Technologies (Santander, Spain).

June, 28 Organization of open lecture by Prof. Andrey Abramov (University College London, UK).

July, 6 Our team was invited to the radio (Radio Russia, 102.3 FM, program “Radio lounge”)! Among other questions, we told about opportunities for students in the field of optics and photonics.

September, 18 Organization of the open lecture by Prof. Kirill Larin (University of Houston, USA) in the framework of SPIE Visiting Lecturer programme.

September, 20-22

Participation in the Science Festival of Southwestern Russia in Belgorod. Our Chapter organized photonics stand for pupils and general audience.

September, 24-29

Participation in the international conference Saratov Fall Meeting 2018. Our Chapter members made several reports and our Secretary Ksenia Kandurova won the Best student report prize.

October, 13 Our Chapter held 2 lab tours as part of the all-Russian event “Day without turnstiles” organized by the Russian Science Foundation (RSF) and All-Russian Science Festival “Nauka 0+”.

November, 10 Our team participated in the All-Russian Science Festival NAUKA 0+ with “Entertaining Photonics” show.

November, 13 Our Chapter was visited by ITMO University student Chapter member Svyatoslav Gusev. A joint scientific event and social activities were organized.

November, 18-20

Our advisor Andrey Dunaev and Chapter alumni Viktor Dremin made presentations on international scientific conference “Laser Applications in Life Sciences” (Bar-Ilan University, Israel).

December, 3 Chapter advisor Andrey Dunaev gave a lecture at University of Oulu in the framework of SPIE Visiting Lecturer programme.

December, 27 Chapter advisor Andrey Dunaev gave a lecture at ITMO University in the framework of SPIE Visiting lecturer programme.

December, 28 New year celebration and secret Santa for Chapter members.

January, 25, 2019

Tatiana day celebration at Orel State University (Tatiana Day is celebrated as Russian Students Day). Our Chapter members Yulia Loktiononva and Valerii Shupletsov received certificates for achievements in science.

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February, 2-7 Participation in the International Symposium SPIE Photonics West 2019 (San Francisco, USA). Chapter Alumni Victor Dremin made a report.

February, 3 Chapter’s 2nd birthday celebration!

February, 8 Our country celebrates Russian Science Day. Our Chapter was visited by local TV.

February, 11 Celebration of International Day of Women and Girls in Science.

March, 1-2 Chapter members Gennadii Piavchenko and Evgeniya Seryogina participated in the UK-Russia Young Medics Conference at the First Moscow State Medical University named after I.M. Sechenov.

March, 8 Chapter celebrated the International Women Day.

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Activities in details Educational Outreach Events

1) Chapter performance at science fairs and festivals

Chapter members have organized stands at several science fairs,

including “Science Festival of Southwestern Russia” in Belgorod, Festival

“NAUKA 0+” at Orel State University and have participated in the “Day without

turnstiles”. During these events, we demonstrated exciting optical effects and

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biomedical experiments with laser based diagnostics devices for children,

pupils and general audience.

More photos are available here:

http://www.bmecenter.ru/en/node/475

http://www.bmecenter.ru/en/node/482

http://www.bmecenter.ru/en/node/491

2) Open lectures and workshops for students

This year we had three lectures from visiting lecturers on various

biophotonic technologies. Our colleagues from ITMO University gave an open lecture on March 22. Attendees were able to get acquainted not only with the most advanced developments of video capillaroscopy, but also learn about the application of photonics methods in the study of F.M. Dostoevsky’s legacy.

June 28 Prof. Andrey Abramov (University College London, UK) visited us with the lecture “Study of the cellular mechanisms of neurodegeneration by the method of fluorescent imaging analysis - the role of reactive oxygen

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species, mitochondria and calcium”. It was very interesting lecture; students raised their awareness in the field of biology and photonics.

September 18 there was an open lecture given by visiting lecturer Kirill Larin, Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Houston. The topic of the open lecture was “Structural and Functional Imaging of Tissues with Optical Coherence Tomography/Elastography”.

More photos: http://www.bmecenter.ru/en/node/434 http://www.bmecenter.ru/en/node/450 http://www.bmecenter.ru/en/node/477

3) Lectures for pupils of local schools

We have held lectures and seminars for students of local schools and

university students on the basics of optics and photonics and their use in

everyday life on March 12-13 and April 9-10. These activities were carried out

as part of the 2017 SPIE Education Outreach grant. It was a terrific experience

for all of us. We were not only able to give some knowledge to students, but

they also taught us a lot.

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Professional Development Events

1) New skill competition “Biophotonics” during the Second

University WorldSkills Championship “OGUSKILLS2018”

On the International Day of Light our center and our Chapter have

presented the new skill competition “Biophotonics” during the Second

University WorldSkills Championship “OGUSKILLS2018”. During this event

university students competed in their knowledge and skills in biomedical

photonics. Chapter members participated in championship and won a

diploma!

See more photos here: http://www.bmecenter.ru/en/node/442.

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2) Weekly scientific seminars of Chapter members

Once a week, Chapter members gather to discuss the progress of our

research work. It helps to develop the skills of scientific presentation and

communication, reveal the pros and cons of our work, inspire us with new

ideas and overcome the fear of future performances with an unfamiliar

audience.

Chapter’s popularization & collaboration

1) Student Chapters presentation during SPIE Photonics

Europe 2018

Chapter members Elena Zharkikh, Ksenia Kandurova, Igor Kozlov and

Irina Makovik have presented our Chapter activities during SPIE Photonics

Europe 2018. We have acquired many new acquaintances from student

Chapters from around the world.

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2) Participation of Chapter members and advisor in a radio program

Our team was invited to the radio (Radio Russia, 102.3 FM, program

“Radio lounge”)! Among other questions, we told what opportunities students

have in the field of optics and photonics and how our Chapter can help them to

develop themselves in this field.

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3) Inter-Chapter communications

We actively interact with other student Chapters, sharing our

experiences and ideas. This year two joint scientific events were organized

with ITMO University Chapter, our Chapter members visited Optical museum

and had a lab tour in the laboratory of terahertz optics. Our Chapter president

Elena Zharkikh participated in several education outreach activities together

with University of Oulu Chapter during her exchange visit there.

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4) Chapter meeting with the governor of the Orel region

and cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin

Cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin and governor of the Orel region have

visited Research and Development Center of Biomedical Photonics of Orel

State University named after I.S. Turgenev during the Second University

WorldSkills Championship “OGUSKILLS2018” (where our chapters presented

the new skill competition “Biophotonics”).

The meeting was very interesting for us, we presented our Chapter and

told about our activities. Chapter members asked a lot of questions about

space and life on the ISS.

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Social activities

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In addition to organizing and participating in various educational,

scientific and near-science events, we also enjoy the time spent together by

our friendly team. The Chapter holds informal meetings once a week, where

we gather over a cup of tea or organize an on-site scientific seminar in city

cafes.

Here are some photos from the celebration of the International Day of

Light, a barbecue party dedicated to the Chapter’s member Viva, a New Year's

party with gifts from the secret Santa, a celebration of Science Day and

Women's Day in Science, our Chapter birthday.

As one can see from these photos, we can not only be controlled with

optical systems and mathematical processing, but also cook excellent cakes!

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Scientific activities

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Students of our Chapter are actively involved in research activities in

the field of biomedical photonics. This year we had plenty of reports at various

scientific conferences both in Russia and abroad. Students presented their

work at poster sessions and made oral presentations as well. Among the

most inspiring experiences there are participation in conferences organized

by SPIE: Photonics Europe (Strasbourg, France) and Photonics West (San

Francisco, USA).

We are proud of our colleagues who have received awards for best

student reports at various conferences!

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Planned activities for the future

We are planning different activities in three important areas:

Science, Outreach and Professional Development.

In terms of scientific activity, Chapter members are planning to

present a lot of reports at various conferences around the world.

This will allow us to acquaint scientists and students from different

countries with our Chapter and its activities, meet new people, and

establish contacts with representatives of other student chapters.

We are planning to continue the pace of previous years. We will

conduct popular scientific lectures on optics and photonics,

interdisciplinary seminars with specialists from different fields of

optical technology, invite leading scientists in optics and photonics.

An important part of the work is the spread of optics and photonics

awareness among pupils of all age groups. In this regard, we will

continue to show them interesting optical experiments and tell the

basics of optics and photonics at various science fairs and during

lectures in local schools.

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Tentative schedule of 2019 planned events:

Scientific presentations

March 2019 São Paulo School of Advanced Science on Modern Topics in Biophotonics, Sao Paulo, Brazil

April 2019

International Research and Practical Conference “Andreev Memorial Lectures. Translational Medicine. Scientific research experience into clinical practice”, Orel, Russia

April 2019 All-Russian Congress of Young Scientists, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

April 2019 Optics and Photonics International Congress, Yokohama, Japan

June 2019 European Conferences on Biomedical Optics, Munich, Germany

July 2019 Topical problems of biophotonics, Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia

September 2019 Saratov Fall Meeting, Saratov, Russia

October 2019 Physic.A/SPB, Saint- Petersburg, Russia

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Outreach Activities

May 2019 Popular science Lecture during International Day of Light

June 2019 Interdisciplinary barbeque party for engineers, physicians and biotechnologists

October 2019 Chapter Presentation during Doors Open Day of Orel State University

November 2019 Organization of Biophotonics stand in the framework of Science Festival

November 2019 Organization of section “Biomedical photonics” in the framework of Day of Entertaining Science for pupils

Professional Development Activities

Weekly Scientific seminars for Chapter members to develop skills of scientific reports presentation

May and November 2019

Master classes and workshops on optics and photonics for students of different departments

July 2019 Visiting Lecture

February 2020

Women in optics workshop (specialized event aimed at attracting women to science and developing the skills necessary for scientific research)

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Financial information

Opening balance In Russian rubles (RUB)

In US dollars

Opening balance -2252 -37.30

Income

2018 SPIE Activity Grant 30185 500

Orel State University funding 82000 1358,29

Expenses

Organization of Andrey

Abramov’s lecture -8266 -136.93

Organization of Kirill Larin’s

lecture -9221 -152,74

Organization of educational

events, teambuilding sessions

and Chapter meetings -6553 -108,55

Production of promotional

materials, buying consumables,

creating of additional Chapter

flag for traveling purposes

-4389 -72.70

Participation in conferences -82000 -1358,29

Ending balance -496 -8.22

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Grants and awards received in 2018 by Chapter

Members:

Name Grants and awards

Ksenia Kandurova

2018 SPIE Optics and Photonics Education Scholarship

Evgeniya Seryogina

2018 SPIE Optics and Photonics Education Scholarship

2019 Officer Travel Grant

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Elected officers for 2019

Chapter Advisor Andrey Dunaev

President Ksenia Kandurova

Vice-president Elena Zharkikh

Secretary Evgeniya Seryogina

Treasurer Yulia Loktionova

Event Officer Igor Kozlov

PR Officer Ekaterina Bryanskaya

Tech Officer Dmitry Stavtsev

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THANK YOU, SPIE!

Report created by:

Elena Zharkikh Evgeniya Seryogina Ksenia Kandurova

Igor Kozlov

Orel, 17.03.2019