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31 August 2010 Introducing biophotonics to first year undergraduates in science and non-science majors: approaches and lessons learned
Marco Molinaro, James Shackelford
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Proceedings Volume 7783, Optics Education and Outreach; 77830Q (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.861943
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2010, San Diego, California, United States
Abstract
Engaging students in photonics can be challenging as the field appears lesser known compared to standard majors offered at US Colleges and Universities. At the University of California Davis we teach a well-received introductory biophotonics course that attracts 20-25 honors freshman students yearly. The 40-hour course attracts science, engineering, and humanities majors alike. The course is a basic interdisciplinary exploration of the intersection of biology, physics, medicine, optics and technology with light. In addition to an overview of biophotonics, class participants do hands-on experiments, practice peer-review, interact with biophotonics scientists, and carry out projects to communicate biophotonics to others.
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Marco Molinaro and James Shackelford "Introducing biophotonics to first year undergraduates in science and non-science majors: approaches and lessons learned", Proc. SPIE 7783, Optics Education and Outreach, 77830Q (31 August 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.861943
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KEYWORDS
Biomedical optics
Interdisciplinary fields
Luminescence
Spectrophotometry
Biology
Diffraction
Light
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