VI Photographic Contest “DAY OF LIGHT”

On the occasion of the proclamation of May 16 as the “International Day of Light and Light-Based Technologies” by the United Nations, the University Master’s Degree in Physics and Laser Technology announces the VI edition of the “Day of Light” Photographic Contest.

In the organization of the contest and the formation of the jury participate:

• The ATTOSTRUCTURA project (financed by the European Innovation Council under the Horizon 2020 research and innovation program of the European Commission under grant agreement ERC 851201).
• The Local Section of Salamanca of the Royal Spanish Society of Physics.
• The Spanish Society of Optics (SEDOPTICA).
• The journal “Optica Pura y Aplicada.”
• The University Association OSAL Student Chapter.
• The University Association Supernova.
• The University Association Physics League.

The contest is open to undergraduate, master’s, or doctoral students, faculty, and members of the university community of the University of Salamanca and the University of Valladolid, as well as graduates of the Master’s Degree in Physics and Laser Technology who are not part of the jury.

The participation period is open until May 31st. Each participant can submit up to two photographs for each of the established categories:

1. Light Technologies and Optical Phenomena.
2. The Laser.

Four prizes will be awarded:

• First prize in the category of Light Technologies and Optical Phenomena: 200 euros.
• Second prize in the category of Light Technologies and Optical Phenomena: 100 euros.
• First prize in the category of The Laser: 200 euros.
• Second prize in the category of The Laser: 100 euros.

In addition, those winners who are undergraduate, master’s, or doctoral students will receive a one-year free subscription to the Royal Spanish Society of Physics with online access to the Physics Journal. The awarded photographs will be published in the journal “Optica Pura y Aplicada” of the Spanish Society of Optics (SEDOPTICA).

The complete rules of the contest are available on the website of the Master’s Degree in Physics and Laser Technology (laser.usal.es/posgrado).