Join the Glass and Optical Materials Division in Tucson, Arizona for a Spring program that examines the rich range of physical phenomena critical to the design, formation and utilization of glass and optical materials and the technologies that motivate these efforts. The meeting will encompass fundamental glass science, glass manufacturing technology, and the application of glass and optical materials to photonics. In addition, two cross-cutting, special sessions are planned that will highlight the science and application of emerging technologies impacting energy sustainability, space-based technologies, and national security. Sessions headed by technical leaders from industry, government laboratories, and academia will address fundamental glass issues that ultimately form the basis for the successful manufacture of oxide glass and other amorphous substances with optimized performance. Three concurrent symposia are planned along with the special sessions.

A tutorial on Non-Linear Optics in Glass is also being offered in the Optical Materials Symposium. Student focus activities are also planned and will include a student poster presentation competition.