Another year has come to an end, but Don't Stop Us Now: #PhotonicsWest is traveling at the speed of light, just weeks away. While we are Under Pressure to bring you the best event yet, we wanted to take time to re-introduce you to the four rockstars who make up the 2025 SPIE presidential chain: President Peter de Groot, President-Elect Julie Bentley, Vice President Cather Simpson, and Immediate Past President Jennifer Barton. 🎸 Be sure to say hello to these Cool Cats if you see them around the Moscone Center in San Francisco! 👋

Discover new possibilities at the Ruda Optical booth during #PhotonicsWest! Their Space Rated Athermal Lenses f/4 100 mm are compatible with your preferred detector, so swing by Booth #561 and learn how their team can support you. Get your free #PhotonicsWest exhibition badge now: https://lnkd.in/gUrAAZWs

Attention researchers, scientists, and engineers! 📣 Submit your latest research exploring cutting-edge advancements in organic photonics and electronics, energy, sensing, and next-gen materials at the #SPIEOpticsPhotonics Organic Photonics + Electronics symposium. Abstracts are due 5 February 2025! Thank you to our symposium chairs Zakya Kafafi, Ifor Samuel, and Thuc-Quyen Nguyen. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gVtD8wQS

Do you like... counting photons? 👀 If you answered yes, we have the course for you! Take Photon Counting CT at #SPIEMedicalImaging, a course that explains the principles of photon-counting detectors for spectral X-ray imaging. Instructors Mats Danielsson and Mats Persson from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology will teach students the fundamental operating principles of photon counting detectors for spectral X-ray imaging, the essential requirements of read-out electronics, and more. Early bird pricing is valid until 31 January. 🐦 Learn more and register here: https://lnkd.in/gsMg-Ne5

⏰ ONE MORE DAY! ⏰ #PhotonicsWest starts tomorrow with BiOS weekend! The #SPIEBiOS Expo opens at 10:00 AM. We can’t wait to welcome everyone to a fantastic week in San Francisco. What are you most looking forward to? Let us know in the comments. 💬✨

Join us in celebrating the growth of the optics and photonics ecosystem across Africa at #PhotonicsWest! Discover the inspiring efforts of African educators who are empowering students to become the future leaders of the continent's rapidly expanding economies. We will also see a video presentation from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi about the new Ghana Photonics and Optics Lab. SPIE is proud to support these initiatives through student chapters, community engagement, and programs for equipment and curriculum development! Join us on Monday, 27 January from 4:00 - 5:00 PM in Moscone West, Level 2. Add the event to your agenda: https://lnkd.in/gyCcTs5f 📸 Photos courtesy of KNUST Photonics Student Chapter Peter de Groot

Get ready to learn at #SPIEMedicalImaging! 📚 Take the interactive course "AI-based Medical Imaging: Fairness in Models and Causality in Images" with Markus Wenzel and Eike Petersen of Fraunhofer MEVIS. This course will most benefit a more advanced audience that is already working with AI models in medical imaging and looking to further broaden their skillset. Early-bird pricing is valid until 31 January. 🐦 Learn more and register here: https://lnkd.in/gCCQZzmM

⏰ TWO DAYS UNTIL PHOTONICS WEST ⏰ It's an ongoing #SPIE staff party at the Bellingham International Airport this week as groups of staff travel down each day to the Bay Area! Whether by plane, train, or automobile, we wish everyone safe travels to #PhotonicsWest. ✈️ While en route to San Francisco, tag us in your travel photos! 👋

Prepare your #QuantumWest Expo game plan today! See the latest innovations in quantum materials, laser systems, single photon sources, frequency combs, atom traps, precision metrology, and more. Work with others to advance your research, save money, and stay ahead of the Quantum 2.0 revolution. Get your free exhibition visitor badge now: https://lnkd.in/gZF6MKAb #PhotonicsWest

Only three more days until #PhotonicsWest! ⏳ Did you know that 2025 will mark the 17th annual SPIE Prism Awards? Our staff looks forward to celebrating a new cohort of innovative photonics products during the gala event in one week on Wednesday, 29 January. 🏆 We can't wait to see everyone in San Francisco! #PhotonicsPrism 📸: Natalie Garvey, Kevin Probasco, Mari Burdge, Jenny Ricard, Jenny Woods, Andrew Brown