Events

The Photonics Center hosts two large symposia throughout the year as well as Photonics Seminars, Forums, Cafes, poster sessions, and other events of interest to the community. We welcome attendees from the BU community, industry, government, and other universities.  Please join us for one of the events listed below or browse materials from past events.

Upcoming Events

          • June 12, 2023 | 12-1:30 pm

          Photonics Center Community Lunch and Learn with Senior Research Fellow Sidney R. Cohen

          • June 22-23, 2023

          Photonics Summer Workshop on Chemical Imaging, Hosted by Professor Ji-Xin Cheng

          • August 29-30, 2023

          First Neuroscience of the Everyday World Conference, in Collaboration with the Chen Institute


          Recent Events

          • May 31, 2023 | 12-1:30 pm

          Photonics Center Community Lunch and Learn with Associate Professor Alex Sushkov

          • May 2, 2023 | 4-6 pm

          Research on Tap: Neuroscience to Data Science and Back, Co-Hosted by Professor Jerry Chen

          • May 1, 2023 | 3-5 pm

          The Innovation Ecosystem: Don’t Go it Alone, Moderated by Rana K. Gupta

          8 St. Mary’s Street, 9th floor

          • April 25, 2023 | 12-1:30 pm

          Photonics Center Community Lunch and Learn with Harvard University Research Associate Noah Rubin

          Organized in collaboration with the BU student chapter of Optica/SPIE

          Room 901, 8 Saint Mary’s Street, Photonics Center

          • March 29, 2023 12:00pm – 1:30pm

          Photonics Center Community Lunch and Learn with Boston University Research Assistant Professor Xiaojun Cheng

          Organized in collaboration with the BU student chapter of Optica/SPIE

          Room 901, 8 Saint Mary’s Street, Photonics Center