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Our chapter advocates for ethical research and equal representation in STEM, particularly for historically underrepresented categories (LGBTQIA+ community, gender, demographics, social backgrounds).

Waveplate is an optical device that alters the polarization state of a light wave travelling through it. Two common types of waveplates are the half-wave plate, which shifts the polarization direction of linearly polarized light, and the quarter-wave plate, which converts linearly polarized light into circularly polarized light and vice versa.  A quarter-wave plate can be used to produce elliptical polarization as well.

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• Student leadership experience: annual conference where student chapters from all over the world meet for knowledge sharing and networking.

Achromatic Quarter-Wave plate

• “Physics Talks”: wonder how a Physics Engineer looks like in real life? A series of seminars in which alumni of Engineering Physics share their professional and personal life experience, and hopefully inspire the students for their future careers in Academia, Industry, Tech and Business!

• Traveling lecturer: host outstanding professionals who are open to traveling to your university to share their expertise with you.

Half wave plate

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We take you to our laboratories, we help you find your (dream!) master thesis project, we organize events to show you what an actual Physics Engineer looks like in real life… sometimes they are like your professors, sometimes like other alumni working in tech, finance, consultancy, and more. We help you build a connection with them!

Polarization

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Register at the link! 💥 Dear all, we are so thrilled to host Prof. Dr. Ileana-Cristina Benea Chelmus from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) to celebrate the International Day of Light with us this year! 🌟 Prof. Benea Chelmus holds a truly impressive scientific track record: she did her PhD in quantum optics at…

Circularly polarized light

• We organize courses (e.g., how to use LaTeX to write your thesis!), conferences, technical seminars, workshops, roundtables with start-ups and entrepreneurs

There is an entire world of possibilities beyond your books,you sometimes struggle to see.We are here to help you create a vision and build your own career.

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Our student chapters are born inside the Physics Department of PoliMi, with the mission to disseminate knowledge in photonics and nanotechnology, and connect students of Engineering Physics with real-world scientists!

The Optical Society (Optica, formerly OSA), the European Physical Society (EPS) and the international society for optics and photonics (SPIE) are the international non-profit organizations which financially support our student chapters and their events, offering innumerable opportunities to students and early careers.

• “Speed Date with Research“: 35 speakers, ~100 students, two really fun moderators and 120 minutes. A fun way to get to know all research activities at the Physics Department of Polimi in a form of a… speed date!