Optical Methods Division

The Optical Methods Division (OMD) exists “to advance optical technology by providing a forum for the timely exchange of information” and “to promote the development of new applications of Optical Methods in mechanics by organizing symposia-type technical sessions”. Its international membership comes from universities, industries and government laboratories. The OMD promotes short courses during the Annual SEM Conference in topics such as Fiber Optics, Moiré Interferometry, Image Analysis and Applied Optics. It also sponsors technical sessions on topics relevant to the application of mature optical techniques, and on state-of-the-art and developing optical technologies of interest to the experimental mechanics community. Additionally, it attempts to identify future research directions and applications of optical methods and techniques relevant to experimental mechanics.

Moiré grating" modulation at the atomic scale for the analysis
of stress field in a Si-C cristal with dislocations.
Image courtesy of Prof. Cesar Sciammarella

History and Purpose Committe Bylaws - Modified June 2010
Officers
*Chair*	Katia Genovese Università degli Studi della Basilicata genovese@unibas.it
*Co-Chair*	Helena Jin Sandia National Laboratory hjin@sandia.gov
*Secretary*	Sanichiro Yoshida Southeastern Louisiana University syoshida@selu.edu

Optical Methods Technical Division Annual Meetings

2009 SEM Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

2010 SEM Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

2011 Technical Division Activities Report

2011 SEM Conference, Uncasville, Connecticut, USA

Links

Links to Relevant Standards for Optical Methods

Optical Methods Division - Last updated April 2012.

Chair: Katia Genovese, University of Basilicata

Vice-Chair: Helena Jin, Sandia National Labs California

Secretary: Sanichiro Yoshida, Southeastern Louisiana University

The TD meeting is very well attended. We have total of 29 attendees; 7 of them are first time SEM members and each of them was given warm welcome.

TD organized a track “Imaging methods for novel materials and challenging applications” which cover 6 different topics. Each topic will start with a keynote lecture to talk about important aspects of the research in that specific area. The track has total of 16 sessions, 87 talks from well-known researchers across the world.

TD organized some sessions together with Thermomechanics & infrared imaging, Fracture and Fatigue, MEMS and Nanotechnology TDs.

TD tried best to organize the sessions make it easier for people to attend more sessions.

Named a Ivo Dobrev from WPI student coordinator for TD in order to encourage students to participate in TD activities.

Free Article downloads from EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES

Optical Methods-Back to Basics
This current series provides a platform to convey an educationally focused coupling of textual learning with visual/illustrative learning of innovative optical measurement methods that range from the nature and description of light to phase shifting interferometries. The optical methods described within this series, in many cases, occur in nature but through creative adaptation they can be applied to offer physical solutions to the measurement of stress and strain in various materials and systems. The author of Optical Methods is Professor Gary Cloud of Michigan State University.

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Page last updated May 2011.