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SPIE: International Society of Optics and Photonics- Manipal

University

Annual Activity Report

SPIE Student Chapter at Manipal University

(April 2013 through May 2014)

Introduction

The SPIE Student Chapter of Manipal University was initiated in April 2013. It took to

flight with 13 members and was officially inaugurated on May 13th, 2013. With each

passing month, this team of students reached out to the neighbouring communities of

students through several science-related activities to add to its fame. The activities

conducted are listed out in this report. Activities have been planned for the upcoming

year to tend to a bigger audience.

Meetings held

Six official meetings were conducted in this year to discuss the plan of action.

Meeting 1: 4th May 2013, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Meeting 2: 11th May 2013, 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Meeting 3: 19th August 2013, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Meeting 4: 20th September 2013, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Meeting 5: 30th November 2013, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Meeting 6: 13th May 2014, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Venue: LG-1, Academic Block 5, Lecture Hall 13, Department of Atomic and Molecular

Physics, MIT Campus.

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Chapter Leadership 2013-2014

Chapter Advisor: Mr. Ajeetkumar Patil,

Assistant Professor

SPIE ID: 3293390

ajeetkumar.p@manipal.edu

President: Uday B.M.,

M.Sc. Photonics (1st year)

SPIE ID: 3538550

udaytronic@gmail.com

Vice- President: Madhura Somayaji,

M.Sc. Photonics (1st year)

SPIE ID: 3536393

maddysomayaji@gmail.com

Secretary: Vanessa Rodrigues,

Research Scholar

SPIE ID: 3536390

rozellemaria@gmail.com

Treasurer: Jijo Lukose,

Research Scholar

SPIE ID: 3538567

jijolks@gmail.com

Chapter Membership

Strength: 38

1. Maktumhusen Tamboli

2. Surekha B. Somayaji

3. Samvit G. Menon

4. Praveen Upendra Devangad

5. Vanessa R.M. Rodrigues

6. Jijo Lukose

7. Krithika Dota

8. Shilpa T.

9. Jijo Easo George

10. Swati Rao K.

11. Uday B.M.

12. Pravin Appasaheb Patil

13. Archana Malavalli

14. M. Shameem K.M.

15. Mahendra Kolya

16. Sharanamma Hiremath

17. Switin Hanosh

18. Ravishankar Sugumar

19. Deepa K.M. Raju

20. Pavitra R.

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21. Sagar Kumbar

22. Sangeeth K.

23. Gopalkrishna Suranagi

24. Arun T.V.

25. Archana Gajanana Hegde

26. Madhura R. Somayaji

27. Harshitha N.G.

28. Sanish

29. Arjun Nayak

30. Hashir P.K.

31. Rithika K.

32. Shankar Naragund

33. Vinay Kumar J.P.

34. Aditi Bhatt

35. Samuel Raj Srinivasan

36. Nageshwar Rao

37. Maheshwar Jena

38. Saurabh Patil

Chapter Activity

(a) Calendar plan

Event Tentative dates

Inaugural Session May 2013

B.Sc. Interaction Programme October, 2013

Science Exhibition for 10-12th graders November, 2013

Poster presentation for B.Sc. Students December 2013

Collage on Optics January 2014

Science Quiz competition for B.Sc.- M.Sc. students February 2014

Workshop aimed for economically backward schools/colleges Not decided

(b) Events

The Chapter was granted charter on April 19, 2013.

Inaugural session

With thirteen members to start with the Manipal University SPIE student chapter was

officially inaugurated on 13th May 2013 by Dr. Deepak Mathur, Distinguished

Professor Tata institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai.

Dr. Santhosh Chidangil , Professor and Head of Department of Atomic and Molecular

Physics, Manipal, Dr. Uma Ladiwala, Assistant Professor at UM-DAE Centre for

Excellence in Basic Sciences Mumbai, Mr. Ajeetkumar Patil, Assistant Professor of

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Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Manipal & Faculty Advisor, SPIE

Manipal University Chapter and SPIE office bearers, members and students witnessed

the event.

Member List:

Uday Bangavadi,

Madhura Somayaji,

Archana Hegde,

Sanish P.,

Pravin Patil,

Arun T.V.,

Surekha Barkur,

Praveen Devangad,

Samvit Menon,

Jijo Lukose,

Hashir Muhammed,

Vanessa Rodrigues,

Maktumhusen Tamboli

Guest lectures

Two guest lectures were organized as part of a scientific session following the

inauguration of the chapter:

“Super continuum white light generation” by Dr. Deepak Mathur, Distinguished

Professor, Tata institute of Fundamental research, Mumbai

“Assembling Neurospheres: Dynamics of Neural Progenitor/Stem Cell Aggregation

Probed Using an Optical Trap” by Dr. Uma Ladiwala, Assistant Professor, UM-DAE

Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences Mumbai.

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B.Sc. Interaction Programme

Light Up your Life. This initiative by the SPIE Manipal university Student chapter, with

strong support of Prof. Santhosh C.- Head of department and Mr. Ajeetkumar Patil-

Advisor to SPIE chapter was aimed to enhance Optics and Photonics awareness of

students pursuing Bachelors. The audience comprised students mostly from several

local colleges from Udupi, Ajarkkad, Kallianpur, Mangalore.

Launched on 16th November 2013, the event was inaugurated by Prof. N.Udupa,

Research Directorate-Health Sciences (speaker in top left photo).

The main session began at 11 a.m. with the Introduction to Optics and Photonics.

With an aim to maximise student interaction with us, this talk was split among four

speakers- Ms. Vanessa Rodrigues (below rightmost), Ms. Swathi Rao K. (top left), Mr.

Samvit Menon (top right), and Ms. Madhura Somayaji (bottom left). This was followed

by an Introduction to Research and the SPIE Manipal University Student Chapter by

the Chapter President Mr. Uday Gowda (top middle).

The Afternoon sessions comprised Research Lab visits where the students were

exposed to fields of Linear and non-linear optics, spectroscopy and nanoscience. They

were also exposed to the on-going research and a range of events organised by the

department to maximize student exposure to keep pace with research in and around

the country simultaneously.

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SPIE Member ID Badges

As an initiative of the President of the Chapter Uday B.M., SPIE ID badges were made

for all members of the SPIE Student Chapter. Each badge includes a bar and QR code,

in addition to the name and ID of the member.

Sample badge:

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Optics Outreach to Grade 12 students

As part of our optics awareness outreach programs, Grade 12 students of a nearby

school Madhavakripa English Higher primary School visited the Department of Atomic

and Molecular Physics as part of an institution visit on 30th November 2013. This

visit would also serve as projects as part of their academic curriculum.

Organised by two of our faculties Ms. Surya Harikrishnan and Mr. K.S. Choudhari and

coordinated with the SPIE MU Student chapter, the students were introduced to basic

optics experiments based on reflection and polarisation, refraction through different

media, diffraction through assorted apertures and obstacles and optical waveguides,

including hands-on experience on these topics. Demonstrations on Interference and

Interferometers, zeeman and faraday effect, and optical fiber communications were

also presented. SPIE student members Surekha Barkur, Swathi Rao K., Praveen

Devangad and Vanessa Rodrigues were involved in giving demonstrations and

assistance in the workshop session. Each Student was provided with customized

Chapter promotional materials.

Poster Presentation

At the two day National Seminar on Frontiers in Photonics organised by Department of

Physics, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial College, Udupi, SPIE Manipal University student

chapter organised a Poster presentation on Optics+Photonics for B.Sc. students.

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Led by SPIE student members Surekha Barkur and Harshitha, the event was carried

out successfully in the afternoon session of 13th December 2013. With several

colorful posters to decide from, the judges had a tough time picking out the best of

the best. Prizes to the winners (1st, 2nd, 3rd) were given during the Valedictory

function on 14th Dec 2013.

Science Quiz Competition

Aimed at B.Sc. students once more, the science Quiz competition called

the exQuizits was hosted by SPIE Manipal University Student chapter on 14th

December 2013 at the National Seminar on Frontiers in Photonics. The seminar is

organised by the Department of Physics, MGM College, Udupi.

This event was led by SPIE Student members Vanessa Rodrigues (Logistics and

Prelims), Swathi Rao K (Quizmaster) and Arun T.V. (scores). Participants arrived for

the event from Karnataka and Goa. With teams named after elementary particles –

Fermion, Hadron, Lepton, Boson and Baryon, 5 finalists were chosen after a

preliminary elimination round. With rounds of general knowledge on science with an

orientation toward optics+photonics, and a great competitive spirit and laughter in the

air the event moved on through 9 twisted rounds of Q & A.

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Each team comprised two members. The winning team were from Poornaprajna

college, Udupi; First runners up were from MGM College, Udupi; Second runners up

were from University college, Mangalore.

SPIE Lounge Notice boards

An initiative of the department was to introduce Notice boards maintained regularly

displaying the latest research on optics and photonics, and activities of the Student

chapter.

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SPIE Booth during 22nd National Laser Symposium

SPIE MU students involvement during the 22nd DAE-BRNS National Laser

Symposium

Active student member participation was seen everywhere commencing from the

Masters of Ceremony, Tech support, coordination for food, accommodation and

travel, all the way to participation in the scientific sessions. SPIE T-shirts were made

and color-coded depending on the different committees made to organise the event.

Praveen Devangad, Maktumhusen Tamboli, Surekha Somayaji, Vanessa Rodrigues,

and Krithika Dota participated in the Poster sessions. Ms. Krithika Dota won Best

Poster Award.

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Awards received

Uday B.M., President of SPIE MU Student chapter received the Officer Travel

Grant.

Madhura Somayaji, Vice President of SPIE MU Student Chapter received SPIE

Travel Scholarship.

Vanessa Rodrigues Secretary of SPIE MU Student Chapter received 2014 SPIE

Optics and Photonics Education Outreach Scholarship.

Pravin Patil, Student member received SPIE Student Travel Grant to participate

and present a poster in Photonics Europe2014 at Brussels, Belgium

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Chapter Financial Statement

Fund in Rs

SPIE Activity Grant Received (7th January, 2014) 52,650

Service Tax paid to Income Tax Department 5,792

Balance amount 46,858

Expenditure

SPIE Chapter activity Banner Presented by the officer at San Diego, US during Optics+Photonics 1,340

B.Sc. Interaction Programme 5,392

Quiz and Poster competition 18,712

Active participation in National Laser Symposium organised by Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Manipal 20,976.92

Total Expenses 46,421

Remaining Balance 437

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Chapter elections for 2014-2015

This year’s SPIE Manipal University Student chapter election was held on 14th May

2014. We welcome the new chapter officers for the year 2014-2015 under the

guidance of the Chapter advisor Mr. Ajeetkumar Patil, Faculty of Department of

Atomic and Molecular Physics, Manipal University.

President: Samvit Menon, Member ID: 3535975

Vice President: Ravishankar Sugumar, Member ID: 3580329

Secretary: Shameem K. M., Member ID: 3549571

Planned future chapter activities

July 2014 – Visiting Guest Lecturer

August 2014 – Possible participation in SPIE O&P Conference and Student

Leadership Workshop

August 2014 - February 2015 – Optics outreach events.

Conference Proceedings of student members in the year 2013-2014:

1. Surekha Barkur, Aseefhali Bankapur, Mahendra Acharya, Santhosh Chidangil

and Deepak Mathur, “Raman Tweezers spectroscopy of single live Platelets”,

presented in National Conference on Cell Mechanics and Interactions at the

Physics Biology Interface (NCCMI-2013), organised under DST – PURSE

Programme, Dept. of Physics, Bangalore University, Bangalore, August 30-31,

2013

2. Aseefhali Bankapur, Surekha Barkur, Mahendra Acharya, Santhosh Chidangil

and Deepak Mathur, “Silver Nanoparticle Interactions with Erythrocytes- A

Raman Tweezers Study”, presented in National Conference on Cell Mechanics

and Interactions at the Physics Biology Interface (NCCMI-2013), organised

under DST – PURSE Programme, Dept. of Physics, Bangalore University,

Bangalore, August 30-31, 2013

3. Surekha Barkur, Aseefhali Bankapur, Santhosh Chidangil, Deepak Mathur,

“Interaction of silver nanoparticles with human erythrocytes using Raman

tweezers technique”, 6th annual Karnataka Science and Technology Academy

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(KSTA) Conference held at Christ University, Bangalore from December 20 –

21, 2013

4. Surekha Barkur, Aseefhali Bankapur, Mahendra Acharya, Santhosh Chidangil,

Deepak Mathur, “Micro-Raman spectroscopy of optically trapped single

platelets ”, DAE-BRNS National Laser Symposium-22 held at Department of

Atomic and Molecular Physics, MIT, Manipal University, Manipal, January 8 -

11, 2014

5. Aseefhali Bankapur, Surekha Barkur, Mahendra Acharya, Santhosh Chidangil,

Deepak Mathur, “Interactions of Silver Nanoparticle with Human Erythrocytes

(RBCs) - A micro-Raman Spectroscopy Study Using Raman Tweezers System”,

DAE-BRNS National Laser Symposium-22 held at Department of Atomic and

Molecular Physics, MIT, Manipal University, Manipal, January 8 - 11, 2014

6. Sanu Susan Jacob, Aseefhali Bankapur, Surekha Barkur, Pragna Rao,

Santhosh Chidangil, “Raman spectroscopical analysis of erythrocytes from

hyperbilirubinemic blood samples”, presented in APRICON- 2013 held at

NIMHANS convention centre, Bangalore, November 27 – 30, 2013

7. M. Tamboli, Praveen Devangad, Unnikrishnan V.K., Santhosh C., “ Laser

Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy: A potential Stand-off tool for elemental

analysis” presented at ISAMP on Atomic Processes in Plasmas, IPR,

Ahmadabad, Gujarat, 18-20 Nov. 2013.

8. M. Tamboli, Praveen Devangad, Unnikrishnan V.K., Santhosh C., “Enhancing

the collection efficiency in Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy for multi-

elemental analysis” presented at the 28th National Symposium on Plasma

Science and Technology, KIIT, Bhubaneshwar , 3-6 December 2013

9. V.K. Unnikrishnan, M.M. Tamboli, Praveen Devangad, K.M. Muhammad

Shameem, Rajesh Nayak, Sujatha Bhat, Stanley Mathew, V.B. Kartha and C.

Santhosh, “Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) technique for

biomedical applications” presented at Manipal University-Research Colloquium

2014.

10. V.K. Unnikrishnan, Rajesh Nayak, Praveen Devangad, M.M. Tamboli, C.

Santhosh, G. A. Kumar and D.K. Sardar, “Laser-Induced Breakdown

Spectroscopy (LIBS) for quantitative analysis of rare earth elements in (La1-

YNdY)2O2S series samples” DAE-BRNS National Laser Symposium-22 held at

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Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics, MIT, Manipal University,

Manipal, January 8 -11, 2014

11. Praveen Devangad, M.M. Tamboli, V.K. Unnikrishnan, C. Santhosh, “Laser

Induced Plasma Spectroscopy of Glass Sample” presented in Topical

Conference in Atomic Process in Plasmas (ISAMP-TC-2013) organized by

Institute of Plasma Research Gandhinagar, Gujarat, 18th -21st November,

2013

12. Praveen Devangad, M.M. Tamboli, V.K. Unnikrishnan, C. Santhosh,

“Optimization of a Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) Setup for

the Elemental Analysis of Glass Sample”, presented in National Laser

Symposium (NLS-22), organized by Dept. of Atomic and Molecular Physics,

Manipal University, Manipal, January 08-11, 2014

13. Praveen Devangad, M.M. Tamboli, V.K. Unnikrishnan, C. Santhosh. “Laser

induced plasma spectroscopy for elemental analysis” presented at the

National seminar on Frontiers in Photonics, Department of Physics, MGM

College, Udupi, December 13-14, 2013

14. Krithika Dota participated and presented posters in International Symposium

on Ultrafast Intense Laser Science 12 (IUSILS -12) at Colegio Arzobispo

Fonseca, Salamanca, Spain during October 6th – 11th, 2013

15. A K Dharmadhikari, Krithika Dota , J A Dharmadhikari , R Bernard , A

Bhatnagar and D Mathur “Supercontinuum generation and materials

modification using intense Bessel like beam”, presented in National Laser

Symposium (NLS-22), organized by Dept. of Atomic and Molecular Physics,

Manipal University, Manipal, January 08-11, 2014

16. Vanessa R. M. Rodrigues, A.Mondal, J. A. Dharmadhikari, D. Mathur, A.

K.Dharmadhikari, “Using spatial truncation to enhance the strength of an

optical trap”, DAE-BRNS National Laser Symposium-22 held at Department of

Atomic and Molecular Physics, MIT, Manipal University, Manipal, January 08 -

11, 2014

17. Pravin Patil, Shaibal Banerjee “Synthesis and Characterisation of Fe2O3 – Cys

Naphthoquinone Complex for Biomedical Applications” presented in SPIE

Photonics Europe, Brussels, Belgium, April 14-17, 2014

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18. Uday B.M. , Prita Nair “Design and analysis of Beam Splitters and GRIN Lenses

using 2D Photonics crystals in Silicon for Telecommunication” presented in

SPIE Photonics Europe, Brussels, Belgium, April 14-17, 2014

Publications of student members in 2013-2014:

1. Unnikrishnan, V. K., Rajesh Nayak, Praveen Devangad, M. M. Tamboli, C.

Santhosh, G. A. Kumar, and D. K. Sardar. "Calibration based laser-induced

breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) for quantitative analysis of doped rare earth

elements in phosphors." Materials Letters 107: 322-324 (2013).

2. Krithika Dota, Aditya K. Dharmadhikari, Jayashree A. Dharmadhikari, Kaustuv

Patra, Ashwani K. Tiwari and Deepak Mathur, “A search for the sulphur

hexafluoride cation with intense, few cycle laser pulses”, The Journal of

Chemical Physics, 139, 194302-1 to 194302-6 (2013)

3. D. Mathur, Krithika Dota, A. K. Dharmadhikari, and J. A. Dharmadhikari,

“Carrier- Envelope -Phase effects in ultrafast strong-field ionization dynamics of

multielectron systems Xe and CS2” Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 083602 (2013)

4. Vanessa R. M. Rodrigues, Argha Mondal, Jayashree A. Dharmadhikari,

Swapnesh Panigrahi, Deepak Mathur, Aditya K. Dharmadhikari, Enhancing the

Strength of an Optical Trap by Truncation, PLOS ONE, 8(4), e61310, pages 1 –

6 (2013)

5. Krithika Dota, Jayashree A. Dharmadhikari, Deepak Mathur and Aditya K.

Dharmadhikari, “Supercontinuum Generation in Barium Fluride Using Bessel

Beams”, Chinese Journal of Physics, Vol. 52, No. 1-II, (2014)

6. Jayshree A. Dharmadhikari, Rucha A. Deshpande, Arpita Nath, Krithika Dota,

Deepak Mathur, and Aditya K. Dharmadhikari. “Effect of group velocity

dispersion on supercontinuum generation and filamentation in transparent

solids” App. Phys. B (2014)

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Acknowledgement

We are grateful to SPIE for the financial assistance through its many grants which has

helped us share the knowledge of optics and photonics to the student community.

Respectfully submitted

SPIE Student Chapter at Manipal University

Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics,

MIT, Manipal

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