The Montana State University's Optical Technology Center (OpTeC) will host the 30th annual OpTeC Conference on October 10, 2024. The OpTeC conference highlights optical science and engineering and is where undergraduate and graduate students, research staff, and faculty report on recent developments in optics at Montana State University. Companies will also share new developments in industry. After a day of oral presentations, a highlight of the meeting is always the evening catered poster session that includes many local and regional businesses.
30th Annual OpTeC Conference
30th Annual OpTeC Conference
Cooper Room: 4th floor of Missoula Public Library
Science Communication Workshop
UM researchers, faculty, and graduate students will have the opportunity for a hands-on professional development workshop aimed at building participants’ confidence and experience engaging diverse audiences with science and research. Through interactive activities and field trips to spectrUM Discovery Area and the UM Living Lab, participants will draw on their own research background to explore approaches to communicating with grant proposal reviewers, interdisciplinary academic audiences, and members of the public of all ages.
Virtual
Montana Reverse Site Visit with NSF
The Reverse Site Visit is required in Year 2 of an RII Track-1 project. Montana is scheduled to meet with NSF On April 3, 2025.The RSV is a review/evaluation conducted by teams of external reviewers and the NSF staff.
Cooper Room: 4th floor of Missoula Public Library
Science Communication Workshop
UM researchers, faculty, and graduate students will have the opportunity for a hands-on professional development workshop aimed at building participants’ confidence and experience engaging diverse audiences with science and research. Through interactive activities and field trips to spectrUM Discovery Area and the UM Living Lab, participants will draw on their own research background to explore approaches to communicating with grant proposal reviewers, interdisciplinary academic audiences, and members of the public of all ages.
Virtual
Montana Reverse Site Visit with NSF
The Reverse Site Visit is required in Year 2 of an RII Track-1 project. Montana is scheduled to meet with NSF On April 3, 2025.The RSV is a review/evaluation conducted by teams of external reviewers and the NSF staff.