The 27th Annual Photonics Center Symposium
Photonics in Space
When:April 9, 2026 |
Where:Photonics Center, 8 Saint Mary’s St., Room 906, Boston, MA 02115 |
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Event Description
This symposium will feature talks from premier astronomy researchers across academia and industry discussing developments in imaging and spectroscopic technologies, superconducting techniques with South Pole telescopes, and usages of the EM spectrum for research on Mars, among other topics.
From our solar system to the first stars formed after the Big Bang, these experts’ optic and photonic innovations are advancing our understanding of the known––and unknown––universe.
Confirmed Speakers
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Edward Balaban
NASA Ames Research Center
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Kerri Cahoy
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Supriya Chakrabarti
UMass Lowell
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Justin Deighan
University of Colorado, Boulder
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Baris Erkmen
Aalyria, 2022 Optica Fellow
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Kirit Karkare
Assistant Professor, Physics
Symposium Agenda Coming Soon!
Speaker Presentations:
Edward Balaban: Fluidic Telescope (FLUTE): From Puddles to Giant Space Observatories
Supriya Chakrabarti: Development and Validation of High-Contrast Imaging and Spectroscopic Technologies
Justin Deighan: Ultraviolet Mars: The Search for More Science
Kirit Karkare: Probing the Beginning of Time with Superconducting Detectors at the Ends of the Earth
Please request disability and mobile accommodations to bethmath@bu.edu