Help shape the future of quantum technology at #PhotonicsWest. Submit your research to Quantum West, with conference topics including #quantum computing, communications, sensing, imaging, precision metrology, biology, + more. 💡⚛️ View the #CallForPapers: https://bit.ly/4waGGmE

SPIE LASE, where the pulse of laser R&D is discovered. We invite you to present your research in laser manufacturing, nonlinear optics, laser sources, beam steering, 3D fabrication, & more at #PhotonicsWest 2027. 💡 📅 Deadline: Wednesday, 22 July 🔗 Browse the call for papers: https://bit.ly/4gIEAp7

More than 670 students and 1,100 research presentations were highlighted at the 23rd annual Women's Participation in Science Conference in Mexico! 💡 Dr. Amalia Martínez-García, general director of CIO, shares more about the conference and its impact here: https://bit.ly/4y7Y1hi #WomenInSTEM

Join us in San Diego, 23-27 August, for #SPIEOpticsPhotonics 2026! Discover the latest advances in optical engineering, nanotechnology, quantum science, organic photonics, and more. 💡 ⚛️ We can't wait to see you there! 👋 See registration options on our website: https://bit.ly/4qLKnwh

Looking for the right venue to present your latest research? 📝 #PhotonicsWest features 100+ conferences across BiOS, LASE, OPTO, Quantum West, AR | VR | MR, and more. Abstracts are due 22 July. 💡 Browse the call for papers: https://bit.ly/45F6ADI

Inbar Yaffe is our #WiOWednesday feature! 💡 Yaffe is a project manager in R&D and engineering at MKS. She helps teams prioritize tasks, manage constraints, & navigate dependencies, while fostering cross-department collaboration. Read her #WomenInOptics profile - https://bit.ly/4vBs0fP #WomenInSTEM

One year after receiving the SPIE–Franz Hillenkamp Postdoctoral Fellowship, Morgan Fogarty is advancing wearable brain imaging research for post-stroke aphasia. Her fellowship-funded results have already led to additional support!💡 Read our interview with Morgan: https://bit.ly/3SH0wal #WomenInSTEM

How can we watch brain cells fire across an entire brain in real time? 🧠⚛️💡 Researchers use high-speed light-sheet #microscopy to image fast neural signals in transparent zebrafish, capturing activity across the brain. Read the #Neurophotonics article: https://bit.ly/4aoNvIl @annadevor.bsky.social

Where analysis drives insights: advancing the science of medical imaging 💡🔬 The 2027 #CallForPapers for #SPIEMedicalImaging in Vancouver, BC, is open! Topics include image processing, digital and computational pathology, informatics, & more. Abstracts are due by 5 August. https://bit.ly/43KA8yt

For the 2027 #SPIE Society Awards, we're introducing a new award! 🏆💡 ✨ The SPIE Award for Excellence in Leadership ✨ celebrates leaders whose vision, influence, and collaborative approach have strengthened the global optics and #photonics community. Read the award criteria: https://bit.ly/4g8aYkX

SPIE has acquired The Lens, expanding our scholarly portfolio and improving access to patent data for our community. The acquisition builds on a partnership that began in 2020. Learn more: https://bit.ly/44P7tsx

Houston, we have posters. It was wonderful to meet Natalie Fullerman, Radhika Dharmadhikari, Mingyeong Yang, & Clarissa Do Ó at last night's #SPIEastro poster session! 🔬💡 You can read about the research shared via their posters here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #WomenInSTEM #WomenInOptics

We may have found a contender for best acronym at #SPIEastro… Alan Watson, astronomer at Univ. Nacional Autónoma de México, introduces ✨TEQUILA✨ What is it? ➡️ A new imaging photopolarimeter developed for the 1.3m robotic COLIBRÍ telescope, at the Observatorio Astronómico Nacional, Mexico. 🇲🇽

“There is a long tradition of astronomy in Denmark.” Anja Andersen of the Niels Bohr Institute at the Univ. of Copenhagen takes #SPIEastro attendees back in time — and shares some sightseeing tips! (Don’t miss visiting the Round Tower during your time in Copenhagen.) 🔭🇩🇰

“For many years, the story of SKA has been about scale. But perhaps the most important thing we are assembling is not hardware: We are building a telescope to pass knowledge to future generations.” André van Es (SKAO) shares a technical update on the project at #SPIEastro. @andrevanes.bsky.social

Matthew Bolcar (Goddard) overviews the HWO tech development plan, highlighting “6 tall poles” to be met by MCR. 1. Segmented mirror 2. System-level alignment + stability 3. Contrast + contrast stability 4. Photon-counting detector systems 5. Feasible deployment scheme 6. Far-UV coatings #SPIEastro

💬 Scott Smith, project manager for the Habitable Worlds Observatory, provides a project status update, including preliminary concepts + descriptions. #SPIEastro

What’s up next on NAOC’s astro roadmap? 🚗🔭 Liu highlights two missions: 1. Extremely Large Spectroscopic Survey Telescope 2. TianLin: 6-10m Space UV/Optical telescope (L2) #SPIEastro

Next up on the #SPIEastro plenary stage is Jifeng Liu, Director of the National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He showcases China’s current #astronomical infrastructure. 🔭

“Europe decided, decades ago, that some questions are too big for any one nation—and too important to leave unanswered.” #SPIEastro @esa.int @science.esa.int @cmundell.esa.int

Amaze amaze amaze 🤩 Carole Mundell, Director of Science at the @esa.int, delivers an inspiring presentation on the ESA portfolio, from the exoplanet fleet to upcoming missions to #Venus, #Jupiter, and #Mercury. 🔭 #SPIEastro @cmundell.esa.int

Julie Crooke (NASA) summarized the Astrophysics Strategic Technology & Research Accelerator (ASTRA) Initiative in a presentation today at #SPIEastro. Exciting news: she announced that Megan Eckart (LLNL) and Dave Pooley (Trinity University) will be the STDT co-chairs for the X-Ray Flagship Study. 🔭

Welcome to the first day of the #SPIEastro exhibition! ✨🤩 We are pleased to have 102 companies on the show floor this year. Stop by, walk the hall, and see the latest in space + ground-based tech and instrumentation. Exploration awaits! 🎥⏩

“The larger our projects become, the more important people become.” This year’s #SPIEastro Lunch & Learn speaker is Dr. Pascale Hibon, Telescope + AO System Scientist @eso.org. She is discussing hidden barriers in #astronomy careers, such as bias, workload distribution, & hidden networks.

The 1st gen of Giant Magellan Telescope scientific instruments are in development phases ranging from preliminary design to fabrication. 🔭 GMT science instruments scientist & manager, Rafael Millan-Gabet, provides an overview of the 10 instrument stations and their common interfaces. #SPIEastro

We welcome Shawn Domagal-Goldman, Director of the #NASA #Astrophysics Division at NASA HQ, to the stage! He is taking the #SPIEastro audience on a journey from Hubble to the HWO. 🧭🔭 *He includes a note on how #Roman will be several months early to launch: mark your calendars for August 30, 2026!*

“Every step of the way, we have to re-negotiate the social contract.” Pontsho Maruping, Managing Director of the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory, explains how scientific output depends on stable site access, predictable operations, & trusted relationships with host communities. #SPIEastro

It was a pleasure to meet four innovative researchers at the Sunday #SPIEastro poster session: Nyasha Suliali (UK), Marina Centenera Merino (ES), Alexia Landry (AU), and John Wallis (AU). Learn about their work with poster recaps on our LinkedIn page: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

“Unlike optics, mechanics, or electronics — everyone at Caltech Optical Observatories touches software.” What does it take to integrate industry practices + instrument software experience into an expanding team? Software Group Lead for COO, James Neill, shares his experiences at #SPIEastro. 🔭

This is where the fun begins. ✨ From tech talks to the welcome reception, here are a few highlights from Sunday at #SPIEastro. See our Instagram or LinkedIn pages for more photos! 📸