2015 World Photonics Forum
Held March 9-10, 2015
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina, USA
Overview
The 2015 International Year of Light, as
proclaimed by the United Nations, is an exciting, historic moment – and the Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics (FIP) recognized this global event at its 2015 annual symposium.
Key events included a roster of distinguished speakers – including two Nobel laureates – and a pre-symposium open house to expose the latest in light-based science and technologies to the public.
In addition to lectures from world-renown speakers, the symposium included contributed papers and posters by investigators from Duke and other academic and industrial institutions.
Featured highlights
- 2015 World Photonics Forum
- Symposium Keynote speaker – Theodor W. Hänsch, PhD, Nobel Laureate in Physics (2005)
- Forum Keynote speaker – John L. Hall, PhD, Nobel Laureate in Physics (2005)
- International Year of Light poster and technology fair
- Industry booths
- Themed lab Tours
- Pre-symposium Public Outreach - "Duke's Open House Exploring Light Technologies"
A group of Open House visitors explores the six-sided 3D immersive virtual environment of Duke's DiVE.
Speakers
Symposium Keynote Speaker
Theodor W. Hänsch, PhD
Nobel Laureate in Physics (2005)
Max-Planck-Institut for Quantum Optics
Carl Friedrich von Siemens Professor
Chair, Faculty of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, D-80799
Munich, Germany
Dr. Hänsch was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics along with Dr. Hall for their contributions to the development of laser-based precision spectroscopy, particularly the optical frequency comb technique.
Forum Keynote Speaker
John L. Hall, PhD
Professor
Nobel Laureate in Physics (2005)
JILA, University of Colorado
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Boulder, Colorado, USA
Dr. Hall was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics along with Dr. Hänsch for their contributions to the development of laser-based precision spectroscopy, particularly the optical frequency comb technique.
Plenary Speakers
John M. Dudley, PhD
Chair, U.N. IYL2015 Steering Committee
President, European Physical Society Universite of Franche-Comté Besançon, France
Federico Capasso, PhD
Robert Wallace Professor of Applied Physics
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Forum Special Lecture Speakers
Eugene Arthurs, PhD
CEO
SPIE, The International Society for Optics and Photonics
Bellingham, Washington, USA
Philip Russell, PhD
President of Optical Society (OSA)
Director, Max Planck Institute for
the Science of Light
Erlangen, Germany
The World Photonics Forum included special panel sessions on the influence and contribution of light-based technologies on science, human development, and global economic development for the next century. The sessions were represented by our global community.
Invited Forum Panel Speakers
Silvia Bruni, PhD
Associate Professor, Analytical Chemistry
University of Milan
Milan, Italy
John Edmond, PhD
Co-Founder and Director of Advanced Optoelectronic Technologies
CREE
RTP, North Carolina, USA
Andrew Forbes, PhD
Professor, Chief Research at Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), National Laser Centre
Pretoria, South Africa
Cristina Kurachi, PhD
Professor, São Carlos Institute of Physics
University of São Paulo, Brazil
South America
Robert Lieberman, PhD
Robert Lieberman, PhD
President Elect of SPIE
President, Lumoptix, LLC
California, USA
Ulderico Santamaria, PhD
Chief, Scientific Laboratories of Vatican Museums, Professor of Chemsitry for Restoration and Material Science, Department of Cultural Heritage Sciences, Tuscia University
Viterbo, Italy
David Ward, PhD
Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer and Chief Architect, Development
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Rachel Pei Chin Won, PhD
(CANCELLED)
International Editor, Nature Photonics
United Kingdom Physical Society
London, United Kingdom
Siavash Yazdanfar, PhD
Manager, Applied Optics Lab
GE Global Research
Albany, NY
Sponsors
GOLD Sponsor - SPIE
SILVER Sponsor - OSA
Corporate and Conference Partners
BD, Cisco, Fianium, Hamamatsu and Newport
