Education
Teaching Optics with a Raspberry Pi
An educational effort helps students build their own spectroscopy tool and gives them invaluable skills in the process.
John Howell (top, left)with students from the PiMICS pilot program holding their cameras. [Courtesy of J. Howell]
When I became president of the International Commission for Optics (ICO) in 2021, my first order of business was to explore how the ICO could best serve its 56 member territories, seven optical societies, and developing countries through promotional and educational efforts related to optics and photonics. I knew my goal for the ICO would be to aid in solving serious world issues like water scarcity, climate change, pollution and food supply. I wanted to truly help communities by giving them the tools they need to succeed—I didn’t want to be the guy with good intentions who built a well using equipment that no one in the village knew how to fix.
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