Title: Scaling Short-Wavelength Silicon Photonics for Neurotech, Microdisplays and Quantum Systems Speaker: Dr. Wesley Sacher, Principal Investigator, Dept. of Nanophotonics, Integration, and Neurotechnology, Max Planck Institute (MPI). Date and time: Thursday, Feb 26, 2026, 5:00 - 6:00 PM Location: GB220 Abstract: Submicrometer-wavelength silicon photonics spanning the visible through near-infrared (VIS–NIR) is emerging as a path... Read more »

Title: Designing the absorption and emission of light in engineered materials: from theory to application Speaker: Prof. Michelle L. Povinelli, University of Southern California Date and Time: Monday Feb 23, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Location: MS3278, Medical Sciences Building, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, Ontario Webpage: https://viterbi.usc.edu/directory/faculty/Povinelli/Michelle Abstract Drawing on the technology used to... Read more »

Title: Taste the quantum rainbow: frequency bins for on-chip quantum information processing Speaker: Prof. Joseph Lukens, Associate Professor, Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, Oakridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Date and time: Wednesday, Nov 19, 2025, 5:00 - 6:00 PM Location: MP137 Abstract: Of the variety of photonic degrees of freedom for... Read more »