Each August leading researchers and engineers meet to share emerging technologies in optical engineering and applications, nanotechnology, quantum science, organic photonics, and astronomical applications. The 2025 call for papers is now open. Browse conference topics. Review the program from 2024 to reference the scope of content.
The SPIE Awards are presented annually at a gala event in August during SPIE Optics + Photonics in San Diego. This year marked yet another wonderful evening of honoring colleagues and relaxing with friends as we celebrated at the San Diego Air & Space Museum Click the link below to access the gallery, share images with friends, or download your favorites.
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Steven Boggs, University of California, San DiegoBoggs discusses the latest developments of NASA’s Compton Spectrometer and Imager (COSI) mission. The results from COSI are likely have a huge impact on the scientific priorities of future gamma-ray missions.
Prof. Bin Liu, National University of Singapore (NUS)Liu shares the impurity conundrum of ultralong organic phosphorescence. She also details the promising future of organic functional materials, driven by advancements in various fields such as electronics, energy storage, and biomedical applications.
Jeremy Perkins, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center - NASAPerkins discusses the status of the Roman Space Telescope Observatory, NASA’s next astrophysics flagship observatory,. The Roman will conduct several wide field and time domain surveys, as well as conduct an exoplanet census.
Alexandra Boltasseva, Purdue University Boltasseva shares details about her team’s work with nanophotonics and plasmonics, from advancing materials to machine-learning-assisted designs.
Paul Burn, University of Queensland Burn discusses advances in chemical-threat detection and it's journey from fundamental science to where we have technology in market.