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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…