Photonics Center PhD Student Community

The Boston University Photonics Center has a vibrant and engaged community of PhD students.  Photonics Center PhD students are a community of doctoral students from a wide range of departments who use Photonics in their research, including areas of Biophotonics & Bioimaging; Lasers, Nonlinear Optics, and Quantum Photonics; Nanophotonics; Neurophotonics; Photonic Materials and Devices; and Photonic Metamaterials. Photonics Center PhD students are part of an innovative and close-knit community working alongside world-renowned faculty in advanced facilities and faculty laboratories to develop pioneering, photonics and optics-based solutions at a leading international hub for research and education. In the course of their study and research, our PhD students participate in extensive learning and networking events, furthering their education and preparing them for exciting post-graduate careers in industry, research, and academia.

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If you are interested in applying for graduate school in one of the Photonics Center affiliated departments, links to the department application pages can be found below. The link will direct you to set up an application account that will allow you to begin your application to the doctoral program. Doctoral students enrolled in a BU doctoral program are eligible to be a Photonics PhD student and have access to an exciting array of benefits and resources.

The Photonics Center Graduate Student Initiative Committee is a faculty and staff committee that was appointed to ensure we have programming and activities that will support a vibrant and engaged community of faculty, staff, and graduate students. Reach out to the Graduate Education Committee with questions.

Please note that the applications have varying application deadlines as listed below and we encourage you to check the Admissions information for each of the departments indicated below.

Graduate Education Committee Contacts

PhD Student Benefits and Resources