Convening meetings, workshops, seminars, and public programs is a key part of the mission at the Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY Graduate Center promoting collaboration between campus-based faculty, ASRC faculty, theorists, and experimentalists across New York City.

Event and Space Rentals

The ASRC offers event and meeting spaces that can accommodate up to 100 guests for your next conference, reception, meeting, workshop, film shoot, or private event.

Photonics Initiative Seminar: David Burghoff

Nonlinear Photonics in the Mid-Infrared and Terahertz Abstract – Optical sensing at long wavelengths presents significant opportunities and significant challenges. The longwave infrared and terahertz ranges are renowned for their potential to sense molecules in a variety of contexts, such as high-speed chemical imaging, disease detection, and environmental monitoring; however, their promise has yet to

Boosting Your Academic Career Though Science Communications

Are you looking to elevate your STEM career? Effective science communication is key to standing out as a researcher, securing funding, fostering collaborations, and broadening the impact of your work. Join us on Friday, December 6, 2024, for an engaging panel discussion with Nerd Night Founder Ben Taylor, ASRC Photonics and CUNY Graduate Center Physics

Photonics Initiative Seminar: Mu Wang

Manipulating Light with Optical Metasurfaces: from Classical to Quantum Mu Wang National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China Abstract - This talk focuses on the interaction of electromagnetic waves with metamaterials and manipulating the polarization state of light, which are essential

Photonics Initiative Seminar: Yang Zhao & Yun-Sheng Chen

Imaging, Sensing, and Wearable Devices Using Nanophotonic Platforms Abstract – Personalized health emphasizes prevention and early diagnosis over solely tailoring therapies. My lab's nanophotonic approaches center on developing precision tools to detect biomarkers, imaging molecular interaction functions, and designing sustainable wearable devices. In this talk, I will highlight two research areas: ultrafast optical force nanoscopy