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CIAN is excited to announce completion of the first summer of the Optics Research Experience for Teachers in Native American Schools (O-RETinas) Research Experience for Teachers (RET) summer program. This innovative program program hosted four teachers during the 2016 summer in a variety of research labs in optics, engineering, and chemistry as well as invited them to participate in an industry practicum. The teachers not only performed a guided research project in an innovative research laboratory but they also learned about industry applications, took a course at the University of Arizona, and participated in a number of culturally related workshops. CIAN will continue the O-RETinas program in Summer 2017. Visit the website to learn more about how to apply! CIAN is seeking additional industry mentors for the future O-RETinas programs. If you believe your company would be interested in hosting a teacher, please contact us! Participant Mentor School & Grades Taught Project Nate Raynor Dr. Qing Hao Mescalero Apache School, 9th-12th grades Hot Pressing Rhonda LaFrance Dr. Xiushan Zhu & Dr. Leonid Kotov Ahkwesahsne Mohawk School, 6th-8th grades Neodymium Doped Fiber Amplifier at 935nm Dan Moreno Dr. Jeffrey Pyun & Laura Anderson Menominee Indian School District, 9th & 11th grades Melt Processing Advances with Sulfur Copolymers For Industrial Optical Applications Geary Crofford Dr. Robert Norwood & Christine Alvarez Woodall Middle School (Cherokee Nation), 6th-8thgrades STEAM Research Projects: Diatoms, Optics, and Photonics