StarkEffects.com's favorite WebSites

Just like the real world, the web is too big to see it all. You really only want to see the best. These links are to the best places on the web for content worth spending your time on.

Engineering Services

Government Organizations Researchers Need to Know

• NOAA National Weather Service These guys have a fantastic website with satellite imagery that is fun to watch.
• White house office of science and technology
• National Institutes of Health
• NIST
• DOE SBIR opportunities
• DOD SBIRs
• The SBIR program
• SBA
• NSF SBIRs
• NIST SBIRs
• NASA SBIRs
• OSD
• DARPA solicitations
• ONR
• Government Grants
• NDIA national defense industrial association
• Federal Business Opportunities
• United States Patent and Trademark Office

Great Publications

• arXiv.org: e-prints in Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Quantitative Biology, Quantitative Finance and Statistics
• Connexions, A place to view and share educational material made of small modules.
• Defense Industry Daily
• Janes
• NSF
• Scientific American Online
• Science, the publication of AAAS
• New Scientist Magazine
• ieee Spectrum -inside technology

Physics

• arXiv.org: e-prints in Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Quantitative Biology, Quantitative Finance and Statistics

Optics

• Lightreading - the essential guide to the latest news in telecom
• Laser Focus World - online
• Photonics.com - the online version of Photonics Spectra
• Optics Express - The e-journal of the OSA
• OE Magazine - The monthly publication of SPIE
• LightWave Magazine - online

Math

• arXiv.org: e-prints in Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Quantitative Biology, Quantitative Finance and Statistics
• Statistics.com This site is a wonderful resource in understanding Statistics

Suppliers

• The source for Business Surplus
• Government Surplus
• Global Spec Lists suppliers around the world

Mechanical Parts Etc...

• McMaster-Carr -online catalog. A great source for any part you need.
• Small Parts Inc. - good source for mechanical parts, request a catalog.
• Stock Drive Products - gears, pulley's, shafts...nice catalogs
• W.M. Berg, precision mechanical components - gears, pulley's, shafts.
• Questlink - Nice searchable index of IC's
• Keystone Electronics Corporation - Big catalog of electrical and electronics
• Digi-Key Corporation - A catalog must have, fast delivery, everything in stock
• Mouser Electronics - Good second source
• Edmund Scientific - optics, solar cells, motor, surplus
• Newark Electronics - Massive catalog of Electrical and electronics
• Jones Stepper Motor Tutorial - from the University of Iowa
• O-ring Size Chart - from Parker
• Screw and Nut Thread Sizes - from the Engineer's Edge
• Aerotech Motion Control Products

Optics Suppliers

• Schott Glass! a wonderful resource for optical material information as well as material.

Optical Components

• Melles Griot - Melles Griot
• Edmund Scientific -optics - Edmund Industrial Optics
• ThorLabs Everything you need in your optics lab.
• Sterling Precision Optics
• Scientific Materials
• MINDRUM optical machining
• Spectrogon
• JDSU/OCLI
• UKA Optics
• LaCroix Optical
• Kaleido
• Infrared Optics
• Scientific Solutions
• Melles Griot
• BARR Associates
• APG
• ALS gmbh
• Exotic Electro-Optics
• Access Optics
• Tydex
• International Crystal
• Rocky Mountain Instrument
• Innovations In Optics
• Cargille Labs (optical liquids etc...
• Syntec Optics: Optics for Defense, Medical and Biometrics Programs

Mechanical

• Sagebrush Tech gimbals etc...
• Small Parts
• A-M-C
• Staubli robotics

Electronic

• Quick USB
• L-com
• Tricor Systems Electronic Contract Manufacturing
• VPI Engineering Provider of outsource electronics design engineering and turnkey product development services for new designs and technologies

Electro-Optics Devices & Parts

• OZ Optics
• Q-Peak Lasers
• Coherent
• Advanced Photonix
• Advanced Photonix OptoElectronics
• Convergent Laser
• Newport
• Diodes
• FLIR
• Market Tech Inc.
• ALS gmbh
• Melles Griot
• Gouldfo
• laserdiode.com
• lightmachinery
• Newark
• Laser Optronix
• Scientific Solutions
• ThorLabs
• Sheaumann Laser
• Kyosemi -Opto America corporation: Opto-Electronics & Solar Technologies

Instruments

• Agilent
• Horiba
• EIS USA
• Spectrometer.com
• HP
• Optical Spectrometer
• LightMachinery -one of my favorites!
• Ocean Optics
• Ophir
• Spiricon
• Tek.com
• Telogyllc.com
• ThorLabs
• Advanced Scientific Concepts
• Newport
• Asylum Researchafm
• Melles Griot
• OZ Optics
• Spectrum Detector Inc (and LaserPoint in the USA)
• Arroyo Instruments: Laser drivers, Temperature controlers, Laser diode & LED testing fixtures

Very Useful Software

• MathCAD My favorite toy!
• Matlab a close second.
• Mathematica is a lot of fun too.
• LabVIEW, never try to run your lab without this automation.
• TruboCAD
• Photon Engineering makers of FRED optical design software.
• ZEMAX
• Lumerical
• ImageJ

Organizations to Know!

• American Association for the Advancement of Science
• Optical Society of America
• American Physical Society
• SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
• Optics.org - on-line photonics resource from Opto & Laser Europe
• The ITU - International Telecommunication Union
• The ICO -International Commission for Optics
• The USAC-ICO -United States Advisory Committee for the International Commission for Optics
• The OIDA - Optoelectronics Industry Development Association
• EOSAM - European Optical Society
• ISO - International Standards Organizaiton

Companies doing cool Engineering and Science

• Northrop Grumman
• Raytheon
• ATK
• BAE
• Optics1
• Santa Barbara Applied Research
• FLIR
• AOptix -very cool work on line of sight communications and Iris recognition.
• ADVR inc.
• Physical Optics Corporation
• Optikey Security
• INTOPSYS
• Ophir
• SAIC
• Applied Scientific
• Lockheed-Martin
• Orbital Sciences
• Boeing
• Advanced Scientific Concepts
• Ball Aerospace
• Fibertek
• Scientific Solutions
• LightMachinery
• Green Dart Verification/Validation & Modeling/Simulation

Dr300.com, Dave Terry's Website. Dave is a friend of mine, and a very good physicist with way too many ideas running through his head all at once.   He is an expert in mathematical modeling of physics phenomena, optics, laser propagation and a host of off the wall topics. Take a look and let him know what you think.

Engineers.com, a place for software and resources for the engineering community. If you are working in a technical field, you'll appreciate the resources offered here. Links to consultants, engineering software, calculators, recruiters and even parts resources.   A well organized site where you'll easily find what you're looking for.

Math Moves You!, A Raytheon sponsored site displaying exciting applications of mathematics.  Celebrities of sports and entertainment share how math works for them!

Molecular Expressions An absolutely fascinating site. Imagery that will have you planning a vacation to the microscopic world.  Sorry, you can’t book that trip here. This site is absolutely fascinating, with all the technical depth you could hope for!

Accelerating Organization I just discovered this organization dedicated to creating the future we want.

Evolution and Design The weblog of bioEE 467 Summer 2006   This is what summer school should be. Of course, do your extra reading at the beach!

Michael Shermer’s regular articles in Scientific American have been thought provoking, informative and well written.  This site www.skeptic.com is a great way to keep a skeptic informed.

Bob Park’s What’s New articles to keep you up to date. What’s New looks at the interface between science and the public.  This site www.bobpark.org is a great way to keep a senator informed.

StatSoft textbook.  This free online book explains statistics terms and calculations.  I’ve not seen a better resource for statistics definitions and formulas.

One of My absolute favorites: The Teaching Company Great college courses to enjoy at home.

Here is one of my favorite blog writers: grrlscientist

Another blogger I read: http://danielrhoads.blogspot.com

Great Free Optics Papers

These Guys Make the Best Laser Beam Diagnostics Instruments in the World: Spiricon Inc.

Sam's Laser FAQs. An absolutely wonderful collection of laser information, from the basics to the advanced!

 Ed Hat.com, Local events and topics of interest for Santa Barbara and surrounding areas.  Some of these stories are on the weird, but they are always interesting.

 Santa Maria news., This is a local newspaper in Santa Barbara County

 Santa Barbara News Press, Local Santa Barbara NewsPaper.  This town has a flavor all its own.

 World Science Net, Popularized science news stories brought to you before the mainstream media picks them up.  Some of these stories are on the edge, but they will usually be the next stories in the popular press.

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