Events

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    2025 IEEE Workshop: Photonics Automation with Python

    July 7, 2025 @ 9:00 am

    Any students or early-career researchers interested in automating photonics experiments with Python? Our Photonics Initiative is hosting a four‑day workshop from July 7 to July 10 that will teach you how to automate optical experiments using Python. LIMITED SEATS AVAILABLE. Apply by June 15! Learn more and register to attend at bit.ly/3ZSf9YT Download the Flyer

    Two-part Photonics Initiative Seminar

    July 7, 2025 @ 1:30 pm

    This is a two-part Photonics Initiative Seminar, the first part describing information in light structure and the second part about structuring light in the lab. Dr. Eileen Otte Beyond the Beam: The Potential of Light’s Structure When light interacts with a medium, its spatial structure – including amplitude, phase, polarization, angular momenta, and more – Read More

    Harlem Community Job Fair

    July 18, 2025 @ 11:00 am

    Calling all Harlem Residents and students! Attend our job fair on Friday, July 18, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to learn about local career opportunities and job training programs. RSVP at https://bit.ly/40jkjxe Join us at the CUNY ASRC to meet representatives from City and Government-related organizations, non-profits, educational programs, employment certification programs, and Read More

    Photonics Initiative Seminar: Mohammed Hassan

    July 28, 2025 @ 11:00 am

    Dr. Mohammed Th. Hassan, University of Arizona From Attosecond Electron Microscopy Imaging To Petahertz Quantum Photonics Abstract - We present groundbreaking advancements in ultrafast electron microscopy, quantum current tunneling in graphene, and ultrafast squeezed light, establishing transformative capabilities in attosecond science and technology1,2. First, we achieved attosecond temporal resolution in a transmission electron microscope by Read More

    Photonics Initiative Seminar: Sergio Carbajo

    August 25, 2025 @ 11:00 am

    Dr. Sergio Carbajo, UCLA Quantum Filmmaking: Capturing and Controlling Ultrafast Dynamics from Atoms to Applications Abstract – The ability to visualize and control quantum systems in action—spanning attosecond electron dynamics to functional protein motions—holds transformative potential for science and technology. Over the past decade, advances in ultrafast photon and electron sources, such as optical frequency Read More

    Photonics Initiative Seminar: Maria Antonietta Loi

    October 27, 2025 @ 11:00 am

    Dr. Maria Antonietta Loi, University of Groningen