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You can also connect with many of our student organizations at our Student Involvement Fairs in August and January. Check out the Student Involvement Fairs webpage for the latest information.

For individualized assistance find the student organization that's right for you, schedule a Get Involved Consultation. These 30-minute meetings will provide a personalized list of recommendations based on your interests and aspirations.

Please consult this list of student organizations with revoked registration as of Spring 2024. Some organizations continue to operate after their registration has been revoked despite the action taken by the university. We encourage you to review an organization’s status before becoming involved with it, especially because sometimes an organization’s status is revoked due to serious concerns like hazing and other behavior that risks your health and safety.

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Optica Student Chapter

Campus: Columbus
Status: Inactive
Purpose Statement: The Chapter shall enrich its members through professional networking, and by providing career development and technical programming. The Chapter will also raise awareness of optics and science learning through participation in events at its institution and in the local community and through youth education outreach activities such as science fairs, lab tours and classroom demonstrations.
Primary Leader: Dina Eissa
Secondary Leader: Pushkar Shirahatti
Treasurer Leader: Shramana Bera
Advisor: Ronald Reano
Organization Email: reano@ece.osu.edu
Website: Not Listed
Primary Type: Academic/College
Secondary Types: Academic/College
Primary Make Up: Graduate
Constitution: 2023_04_14_04_58_33_4551.doc 
Meeting Time and Place: Wednesday at 3 pm
1330 Kinnear Road
Columbus, OH 43210
Office Location: 1330 Kinnear Road
Columbus, OH 43212
Membership Type: Open Membership
Membership Contact: Ronald Reano (reano@ece.osu.edu)
Time of Year for New Membership: Meetings are held once every two weeks to discuss recent advances in optics and photonics technology and review/discuss journal papers. Prospective members are welcome to request invitation and sit through one of these meetings before joining the organization. If you would like to join, you should be a student member of the Optical Society of America. You can register at the following address: http://www.osa.org/membership/default.aspx. There are no other membership dues besides those paid directly to OSA by the students.
How does a Prospective Member Apply: Open any time of year.
Charge Dues: No