SPIE

For other uses, see SPIE (disambiguation).
SPIE
Founded July 1, 1955
Type Professional Organization
Focus Optics and photonics related technologies
Location
  • Bellingham, Washington USA
Origins Formerly: the Society of Photographic Instrumentation Engineers, later, the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers
Area served
 Worldwide
Method Conferences, Publications, Trade Shows
Members
 18,000+
Key people

2016 President: Robert Lieberman

CEO: Eugene Arthurs
Employees
 180
Slogan Connecting Minds. Advancing Light.
Website spie.org

SPIE is a not-for-profit international professional society for optics and photonics technology,[1] founded in 1955. It organizes technical conferences, trade exhibitions, and continuing education programs for researchers and developers in the light-based fields of physics, including, but not limited to: optics, photonics, and imaging engineering. SPIE is most known for Photonics West, held in San Francisco.

The society publishes peer-reviewed scientific journals, conference proceedings, monographs, tutorial texts, field guides, and reference volumes in print and online. In 2015, the society provided more than $5.2 million in support of optics education and outreach programs around the world.

Former names

On July 1, 1955 SPIE was founded as the Society of Photographic Instrumentation Engineers in California to specialize in the application of photographic instrumentation. In 1964 the Society formally changed its name to the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. In 1977 SPIE moved its headquarters to Bellingham, Washington, and in 1981, to reflect a changing membership, the Society began doing business as (DBA) SPIE—The International Society for Optical Engineering. In 2007, the Society ended its DBA, and is referred to simply as SPIE.

Mission

The mission of SPIE is to serve scientists and engineers in industry, academia, and government working in a wide variety of fields that utilize some aspect of optics and photonics, the science and application of light.

Individuals involved with the society conduct research and apply new techniques to the design and development of technologies such as semiconductor manufacturing, robotics, medical imaging, next-generation displays, battlefield technologies, entertainment, biometric security, image processing, communications, astronomy, and much more. SPIE has Members from around the world, including North and South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia, with central offices in North America and Europe.

Conferences and exhibitions

SPIE Conferences and Exhibitions connect optical science and the optics industry. The society is affiliated with over 140 meetings and events each year.

Publications

The society's first publication, SPIE Newsletter, was launched in 1957. In 1959, the society published its first book, SPIE Photographic Instrumentation Catalog. The newsletter morphed into the Society’s first journal, now known as Optical Engineering, SPIE’s flagship monthly journal. Throughout the years, SPIE has created many publications including journals, magazines, newspapers, websites, and books.

SPIE currently publishes:

Scientific journals

All SPIE journals are peer-reviewed.

SPIE Press

SPIE Press, the only independent, not-for-profit book publisher specializing in optics and photonics technologies, produces print monographs, handbooks, tutorial texts, and field guides, as well as electronic books and apps for mobile devices. Its origins date back to 1989 with the publication of The New Physical Optics Notebook.

Digital Library

The SPIE Digital Library publishes online technical papers from SPIE Journals and Conference Proceedings from 1962 to the present, as well as eBooks published by SPIE Press. There are more than 400,000 articles with more than 18,000 new research papers added annually.

SPIE Professional

SPIE Professional is a quarterly magazine that covers optics industry insights, technology overviews, career trends, and provides informational articles for optics and photonics professionals.

SPIE Newsroom

The SPIE Newsroom includes industry news and technical articles organized by topic:

The type of content includes: technical articles related to optics and photonics news, SPIE.TV, SPIE Announcements, member news, and product updates. RSS Feeds are available on different topics.

SPIE Open Access

SPIE started a new Open Access program January 2013 to promote knowledge transfer, education, and awareness of technology and industry developments in optics and photonics. All new articles published in SPIE journals for which authors pay voluntary page charges are freely accessible to anyone.

Services

SPIE Career Center

The SPIE Career Center is a recruitment resource for companies and professionals in the optics and photonics community. Candidates can post their CV/resume online, search the job board, and access additional resources for career advancement. Employers and recruiters can post their jobs online and conduct targeted resume searches.

Courses

SPIE provides educational courses and workshops in various formats including at SPIE conferences, via DVDs and videos, and in-company training courses.

Membership

The society's membership includes more than 18,000 professionals, students, and organizations. Membership provides conference, course, and publication rate reductions, a complimentary online journal, a quarterly subscription to SPIE Professional, 10 SPIE Digital Library downloads, voting rights, the opportunity for students to form Student Chapters for additional benefits, and much more.

Those "distinguished through outstanding contributions in the relevant technologies"[2] are eligible for election as SPIE Fellows. Since the society began in 1955, more than 900 members have been elected as Fellows. In 2015, SPIE promoted 58 members as new Fellows. [3]

Awards

The society issues several awards:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Michael Baum (2012-04-03). "Wu Elected SPIE Fellow". The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Retrieved 2016-01-07.
  2. ↑ Fellows nomination criteria
  3. ↑ SPIE Fellows
  4. ↑ https://spie.org/x3071.xml
  5. ↑ https://spie.org/x3076.xml
  6. ↑ https://spie.org/x3065.xml
  7. ↑ https://spie.org/x25064.xml
  8. ↑ https://spie.org/x3068.xml
  9. ↑ https://spie.org/x7066.xml
  10. ↑ https://spie.org/x3069.xml
  11. ↑ https://spie.org/x3072.xml
  12. ↑ https://spie.org/x3074.xml
  13. ↑ https://spie.org/x3070.xml
  14. ↑ https://spie.org/x3075.xml
  15. ↑ https://www.photonicsprismaward.com/aboutus.aspx
  1. Member Guide 2003, Bellingham, WA: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, p. 24.
  2. "SPIE launches two new e-journals", Bellingham, WA: SPIE, SPIE Professional January 2007, p. 27.
  3. "New grant funds student collaboration", Bellingham, WA: SPIE, SPIE Professional January 2007, p. 30.
  4. "Top notch research", Bellingham, WA: SPIE, SPIE Professional April 2007, p. 26.
  5. "Chapters reach out to communities", Bellingham, WA: SPIE, SPIE Professional April 2007, p. 35.

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