SPIE CAMEROON STUDENT CHAPTER
ANNUAL REPORT MARCH 2016
HOSTERED BY THE CAMEROON PHYSICAL
SOCIETY
HEADQUATER PO Box: 8210 YAOUNDE – CAMEROUN
Site web: www.scp-web.org
Email: [email protected]
Contents Chapter Mission .................................................................................................................................3
February 2015-March 2016 Chapter Officers ........................................................................................3
List of Current Members with Expiration Date ......................................................................................3
Monthly Meeting................................................................................................................................5
Outreach and recruitment Activities ....................................................................................................5
Outreach done at “Complexe Scolaire Sources I, II, III, IV and Messa Vallée”.......................................6
Outreach done at “Cercle Bansoa”. ..................................................................................................7
Outreach done at The NGO “Bureau-Lumiere”..................................................................................8
Outreach and recruitment done during the 4th Conference of the Cameroon Physical Society. ............9
Details of planned activities for the future ......................................................................................... 11
Financial Summary ........................................................................................................................... 11
Chapter Mission
We are students from 04 Cameroonian Universities. There are the University of Yaounde1, the
University of Ngaoundéré, the University of Douala and the University of Dschang. All of us
together run organization in Cameroon, representing SPIE, which is an international society
advancing an interdisciplinary approach to the science and application of light. Our mission is to
advance light based technologies and help support its associated community through participation
and organization of activities such as seminars, outreach projects, social events. Provide exciting
educational, networking and learning experience in the field of optics and photonics. This mission
is conducted by each University in its region which allows the recruitment of new members in the
local chapter based in this University. At the end of each year, SPIE Cameroon Student Chapter
organizes a national seminar or conference through Cameroon physical society’s support. During
this national seminar or conference, there is a special officers (national) meeting where a statement
of the chapter and the planning for new activities are debated. Our aim is to nurture intellectual,
social and professional growth for each of our members, through seminars and networking
opportunities facilitated by SPIE.
February 2015-March 2016 Chapter Officers
President: Eric Donald Dongmo /[email protected]
Vice-President: Murielle Vanessa Tchakui /[email protected]
Secretary: Alain Francis Talla /[email protected]
Treasurer: Peguy Nwagoum Tuwa /[email protected]
Advisor: Paul Woafo /[email protected]
List of Current Members with Expiration Date
1- Lionel Merveil Anague Tabejieu 03 May 2016
2- Stephanie Ashu Ngono 22 April 2016
3- Edvige Asongmo Gimdo 22 April 2016
4- Ibrahim Azeghap Simo 22 April 2016
5- Cheage Chamgoue 03 May 2016
6- Philippe Djorwe 03 May 2016
7- Eric Donald Dongmo 03 May 2016
8- Elaine Raissa Fankem 22 April 2016
9- Steve Cloriant Feulefack 03 May 2016
10- Geraud Russel Goune Chengui 03 May 2016
11- Boubakari Maimounatou 03 May 2016
12- Lucien Mandeng Mandeng 22 April 2016
13- Jules Metsebo 22 April 2016
14- Gervais Momo Bouti 22 April 2016
15- Herve Nbonsou Tegang 22 April 2016
16- Peggy Ndemanou 22 April 2016
17- Willy Magloire Nkounga 22 April 2016
18- Arnaud Notue Kadjie 03 May 2016
19- Peguy Nwagoum Tuwa 24 April 2016
20- Gabin Oumbe Tekam 24 April 2016
21- Yannick Siewe Fansi 03 May 2016
22- Ulrich Simo Domguia 24 April 2016
23- Stephane Tabeu 24 April 2016
24- Alain Talla 03 May 2016
25- Patrick Tatsing 03 May 2016
26- Murielle Vanessa Tchakui 03 May 2016
27- Jean Pierre Tchapet Njafa 03 May 2016
28- Eder Batista Tchawou 03 May 2016
29- Carolle Tchodimou 03 May 2016
30- Raoul Thepi Siewe 03 May 2016
31- Dianorre Tokoue Ngatcha 24 April 2016
32- Rolande Tsapla Fotsa 24 April 2016
33- Dorota Youmbi Fouego 03 May 2016
Monthly Meeting
The monthly meeting of SPIE student chapter Cameroon takes place one time each month at the
Laboratory of Modeling, Simulation in Engineering, Biomimetics and Prototypes. During these
meeting we discuss about our research projects, the evolution of optics and the photonics in the
international scientific community and we see how we can easily sensitize people about those
disciplines. Some pictures of our meeting are presented below.
Outreach and recruitment Activities
As listed in our missions, we have a paramount concern to sensitize Cameroonians on the fields of
optics and photonics, and for this reason every year since the creation of the Students Chapters
OSA (Optical Society of America) and SPIE in Cameroon, we did trips in the Cameroon territory
in order to sensitize as maximum as possible populations. In 2015, awareness of people and
recruitment of members were done during various organized events. We had organized 04 major
events during that year. The first activity took place at a cultural center called “Cercle Bansoa”.
The second event took place at a school complex called “Complexe Scolaire Sources I, II, III, IV
and Messa Vallée”.The third event took place in a NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) called
"Bureau -Lumiere " located at Mbankolo quarter and the last one took place during the conference
organized by the Cameroon physical society. The representation in images of these events is made
in the following sections.
Members of SPIE Cameroon during a meeting
listening to the talk of the SPIE Cameroon president,
Mr Eric Dongmo
A SPIE student member (Mr Anague) giving a talk
on “applications of light in medicine”, during a
meeting.
Outreach done at “Complexe Scolaire Sources I, II, III, IV and Messa Vallée”.
Photo of students following the instructions given by one of our
members Rolande Tsapla, before starting optical
manipulations. This took place at “Complexe Scolaire Sources
I, II, III, IV and Messa Vallée”.
Mobilisation of students in the school’s yard to learn about
Optics and Photonics in the three different workshops. This
event took place at “Complexe Scolaire Sources I, II, III, IV
and Messa Vallée”.
Photos of some students expressing their joy at having had the chance to be informed, on the IYL and applications of optics a nd photonics.
This event took place at “Complexe Scolaire Sources I, II, III, IV and Messa Vallée”.
Outreach done at “Cercle Bansoa”.
Family photo, with the best award winners to the quizzes and with their teachers. This event took place at “Complexe
Scolaire Sources I, II, III, IV and Messa Vallée”.
Members of SPIE Cameroon helping children to manipulate
optical kits and to understand their importance
Telescope are used here by some children to observe things at
a far distance.
Outreach done at The NGO “Bureau-Lumiere”.
Photos of some students observing the rainbow. This event
took place at “Cercle Bansoa”.
Students who play game called, LASER GAME. This event
took place at “Cercle Bansoa”.
Students listening to some presentations of SPIE members on
light and its applications. A winner receiving a prize from SPIE member after optic quiz
Outreach and recruitment done during the 4th Conference of the Cameroon
Physical Society.
Members of SPIE Cameroon helping children to manipulate
optical kits and to understand their importance
Family photo with the best award winners to the quizzes and
with SPIE members. This event took place at NGO “Bureau
lumière”.
Photos of Mr. Geraud Goune presenting some scientific advances in Optoelectronics. Manipulations were made using certain materials
(oscilloscope Rigol, amplifiers and potentiometers) purchased with the IYL grant. The good quality of our photographs is the result a
digital camera purchased with part of the IYL grant.
Mr Alain Francis Talla explains the phenomenon of diffraction
of light through water by using green laser to some visitors.
Second to right-side we can see Miss Eliane Raissa Fankem
explaining the phenomenon of main colours of light to some
scientists.
Other activity, during which, we (SPIE Student Chapter Cameroon) mentioned that we were in the framework of the IYL: the
conference organized by the Cameroon Physical Society. We have here, a family photo where appear accompanied young
Cameroonian researchers and the members of the chapter wearing black T-shirts and of course by some senior physicists from
Cameroon and abroad. Our advisor Prof Paul Woafo is at the right-side of Mrs. Rolande Tsapla (in black T-Shirt and holding
the number 2).
Details of planned activities for the future
We will continue with our activities including monthly meeting, seminars, lab tours, outreach
activities, recruiting members. We plan to invite a guest speaker from France. We also plan to invite members to the PhD defence of two members of our Chapter Mr Geraud Goune and Mr
Francis Talla. Build platforms of exchange among student chapters under SPIE, OSA and IEEE in Cameroon. We also plan to send a member (Miss Boubakari Maimounatou), to represent the chapter to the SPIE Photonics Europe.
Financial Summary
Description Received Dates
International Year of Light Activity Grant
$1750 February 2015
Annual Funding from SPIE $1100 October 2015
Total $2850
Description Expenses Dates
A digital oscilloscope rigol.
Rotative potentiometers stereo.
Operational amplifiers. A digital Camera
$1750
June 2015
Event done at “Complexe Scolaire Sources I,
II, III, IV and Messa Vallée”.
$305
May 2015
Event done at « Cercle
Bansoa »
$89 June 2015
Event done at “ ONG Bureau-Lumiere”
$ 343.8 November 2015
Outreach done during the
Cameroon physical society conference
$335.5
November 2015
Total $2 823.3