Advancement of Optical Methods in Experimental Mechanics*, Volume 3: Proceedings of the 2014 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics*, the third volume of eight from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on a wide range of optical methods ranging from traditional photoelasticity and interferometry to more recent DIC and DVC techniques, and includes papers in the following general technical research areas:

· Advanced optical methods for frontier applications

· Advanced optical interferometry

· Optical measurement systems using polarized light

· Optical methods for advanced manufacturing

· Digital image correlation

· Optical methods at the micro/nano-scale

· Three-dimensional imaging and volumetric correlation

· Imaging methods for thermomechanics applications

· Opto-acoustical methods in experimental mechanics

· Optical measurements in challenging environments

· Optical methods for inverse problems

· Advances in optical methods