The 9th Annual Neurophotonics Symposium Brings Together Over 250 Community Members
Photonics Center Community Featured Across SPIE’s Photonics West 2026 Conference
Last week, SPIE held it’s annual “Photonics West” conference, bringing together researchers and experts across the varying fields of optics and photonics research. With over a hundred conferences, plenary events, and presentations, several Boston University Photonics and Neurophotonics Center faculty––and graduate students––were not only in attendance, but led several key talks. Plenary Events: Irving Bigio […]
Neurophotonics 8th Annual Symposium Swims, Squirms, and Soars through Animal Neuronal Function
On January 15, 2025, the Neurophotonics Center co-hosted its 8th annual symposium event alongside the Hariri Institute, in an event organized by NPC faculty Meg Younger and Christopher Gabel. The symposium topic, “Neurophotonics Across the Animal Kingdom,” included studies on schooling fish, C. elegans., songbirds, and more.
Photonics Center 2024 Symposium “Lighting the Brain” Highlights Six Neurophotonics Experts as well as Student Presenters
On November 21, 2024, Professor Chen Yang gathered speakers across industry and academia for her organized symposium “Lighting the Brain,” the topic of the 26th annual Photonics Center Symposium. With a blend of Boston University and external presenters, an audience of graduate students, faculty, staff, and international colleagues were invited to learn about the recent […]
Ji-Xin Cheng, 2023 Innovator of the Year, Gives DeLisi Lecture to a Full House
Last night, the Photonics Center was packed for Ji-Xin Cheng’s DeLisi Lecture, hosted by the Boston University College of Engineering. Faculty, staff, and students of Boston University filled the room to celebrate Professor Cheng and Assistant Professor Rabia Tugce Yazicigil, winner of the Early Career Research Excellence Award.
Neurophotonics Center’s 7th Annual Symposium on Machine Learning and Photonics in Neuroscience
Yesterday, the Neurophotonics Center’s 7th annual symposium took place on the Center for Computing and Data Sciences’ 17th floor, organized by faculty members Mike Economo and Brian DePasquale. With hundreds of attendees and 11 presenters, the topics were broken down into four sessions under the umbrella of “Machine Learning and Photonics in Neuroscience.”
“Photonic Chips in Everything” Draws Hundreds of International Guests
November 30th, 2023 marked the 25th annual Photonics Center symposium, which every year invites members of the photonics and optics fields to learn, present, and connect with colleagues from around the educational and industrial world. This year, Associate Professor Miloš Popović (ECE) hosted the event, with an industry focus on “Photonic Chips in Everything: Emerging […]
Understanding the Heart from Disease to Treatments | CELL-MET Materials Day 2023
Following two days of previous CELL-MET events, “Industry Day” and “Community Day,” the Boston University College of Engineering and Photonics Center hosted “Materials Day 2023, Cardiac Bioengineering: Approaches to Advance Study and Treatment of Cardiac Diseases.” Beginning with an welcome speech by Dean Elise Morgan and opening statement by event chair Professor Chris Chen, the […]
Boston University Photonics Center Symposium 2023
SAVE THE DATE! On November 30th, 2023, the Boston University Photonics Center’s annual one-day Symposium will take place, with Associate Professor Milos Popovic as host.
Register for the Boston University Photonics Center Workshop (11/8), hosted by Oxford Instruments & Andor Technologies
Be sure to register for the Boston University Photonics Center Workshop hosted by Andor Technologies and Oxford Instruments, held on November 8th at the Photonics Center! This workshop aims to introduce Boston University and Boston College’s PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, principal investigators (PIs), lab managers, and professors to the latest advancements in spectroscopy, detectors, and imaging cameras for physical science […]