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The $4.5 million grant will support Schumacher and a multi-university team in developing new precision diagnostics for extreme-light lasers, work the physics professor says is essential…
We're excited to announce that Mike Chini has been appointed as IOS Deputy Director! A longtime leader within the institute, Mike joined the IOS Executive Committee in June 2025 and will…
The Institute for Optical Science is excited to announce the establishment of the IOS External Advisory Board, and to welcome Roger Falcone (Professor of the Graduate…
Key Takeaways Phase 2 adds $4M to the $1M pilot award, enabling the team to design connectable quantum photonic chips for field-ready, lab-grade measurements. If successful, the…
Mathew Leon has been awarded the 2026 SMART Scholarship to advance his research in next-generation laser technologies at the US Army Space and Missile Defense Command.
The NSF X-lites Network convened researchers in Ottawa, Canada, for the Incubator Workshop Structured Light at High Intensity, held February 6–7, 2026, at the University of…
A Message from the Director of IOS, Lou DiMauro:
I hope everyone enjoyed a relaxing holiday season and celebrated the start of the new year. I’d like to share the…
IOS Director Lou DiMauro is the corresponding author of a new article published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), titled “Solvation…
The project received $1,148,105 in funding as part of the Ohio Federal Research Network (OFRN) Awards
We are excited to highlight a significant…
The X-lites Network Grows with i-ALFA Membership! The X-lites Network is excited to welcome i-ALFA as a new member of our Network!
i-ALFA is the Institute for Attosecond…
Highlights from the Workshop on Geometry Driven Quantum Phenomena: Principles, Devices, and Applications
The workshop Geometry Driven Quantum…
The 22nd International Symposium on Ultrafast Intense Laser Science (ISUILS2025) took place from September 14–19, 2025, at the Splendid Hotel La Torre in Mondello (Palermo),…
Highlights from the X-lites Early Career Development Workshop at the 2025 ELI - Extreme Light Infrastructure User Meeting!
The NSF X-lites Network hosted a workshop for 17 Early Career…
One year ago today, on July 11, 2024, IOS member and Nobel Laureate Pierre Agostini returned to a place central to his scientific journey: the LIDYL laboratory at the CEA in Paris…
We’re excited to welcome Mike Chini, Jinghua Li, and Rengasayee (Sai) Veeraraghavan as the newest members of the IOS Executive Committee! They…
Explore the OPTICA Student Chapter’s highlights from 2024–2025—including talks, tours, and outreach.
We’re proud to recognize IOS Admin Jessi Foley (Middleton), who also serves as Director of Communications for the X-lites Network, for her recent presentation during the AccelNet Roundtable…
Liang-Shih Fan, Distinguished University Professor and C. John Easton Professor in Engineering in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, is the first recipient of the Pierre…