NITT
NIT Trichy is one of the primeval institutes in India that houses 18 departments and has been producing tens of thousands of engineers and scientists of global standard for more than five decades. NITT has managed to uphold the topmost ranking among other NITs for the past six years in a row and QS World University ranking 2019 has classified NITT to be 126 th amongst BRICS nations. The institute envisages in integrating technological advancement with essence of science that could yield sustainable research and promote industrial sector.s
Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli
Department of Physics sited in the east wing of OJAS building of NITT. The primary goal of the department is to assimilate high quality research in convergence with academic interests. It is equipped with highly compelling research laboratories hand-in-hand with academic laboratories with state-of-art facilities. The R&D activities have gained momentum with funding from various agencies, to name a few, DRDO, DST, DBT and CSIR. The Department is sponsored under “Fund for Improvement of S&T Infrastructure in Higher Educational Institutions (FIST)” of Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India.
SPIE - International Society for optics and photonics
SPIE is a non-profit society with the objective of “connecting minds and advancing light’’. The society serves in 183 countries and strives to realize its objective through organizing and sponsoring technical forums, exhibitions and education programs. SPIE provides a platform for interdisciplinary information exchange, continuing education, publications, patent
precedent, and career and professional growth to its members.
Optica
The Optica (formerly known as The Optical Soceity-OSA) is devoted to promote and deliver information on optics as well as photonics globally through its publications, conferences, workshops and other outreach programs. The society has its chapters in more than 100 countries with members from diverse disciplines like physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy and various engineering branches. OSA is determined to connect and educate scientists, engineers, educators and business leaders worldwide for the development of optics and photonics.