The USC-OSA Student Chapter: goals and benefits for the optics community

Abstract

The USC-OSA Student

Outreaching optics during the COVID-19 Pandemic: from face-to-face to social networks

“…Compared to other scientific areas, optical phenomena are more eye-catching and easier to observe in our everyday life. In order to exploit this potential, our chapter has been historically centered on visiting schools, science fairs and hospitals to perform educative face-to-face events [1,2]. The social distancing recommendations derived from the COVID-19 pandemic suddenly hampered our agenda, leading us to actively use Social Networks (SNs) to maintain our activity.…”