Colloquium & Seminar Schedule
Colloquia talks at the Institute of Optics are typically every Monday during the semester. Detailed information is posted as it becomes available. Check back often for updates and new events.
Visit the colloquia archives page for a list of past colloquia talks.
Space-Time Duality in Optics: Its origin and Applications
Monday, February 23, 2026
3:30 p.m.
Professor Govind Agrawal, Dr. James C. Wyant Professor of Optics, Professor of Physics, Distinguished Scientist, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Institute of Optics
Presented in-person in Goergen 101 and on Zoom
Continue ReadingGeometry, Mappings and Abstract Spaces in the Study of Optical Systems
Monday, February 16, 2026
3:30 p.m.
Miguel A. Alonso, Professor of Optics, Senior Scientist in the Laboratory for Laser Energetic, Institute of Optics
Presented in-person in Goergen 101 and on Zoom
Continue ReadingThe Gradient Refractive Index of the Eye's Crystalline Lens
Monday, February 9, 2026
3:30 p.m.
Alberto de Castro, Research Scientist, Instituto de Óptica "Daza de Valdés", CSIC
Presented in Goergen 101 on Zoom only
Continue ReadingHigh Power Sources in Silicon Photonics
Monday, February 2, 2026
3:30 p.m.
Neetesh Singh, PhD, Senior Scientist, Center for Free-Electron Laser Science (CFEL), DESY
Presented in-person in Goergen 101 and on Zoom
Continue ReadingBlue-detuned Cavity Optomechanics
Monday, January 26, 2026
3:30 p.m.
Professor Alejandro Martínez, PhD, Nanophotonics Technology Center Universitat Politècnica de València
Presented in Goergen 101 on Zoom Only
Continue ReadingThe Beth experiment: 90 Years On—CANCELLED
Monday, January 26, 2026
3:30 p.m.
Etienne Brasselet, Research Director, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
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