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SPIE and UNC Charlotte announce $1m optical research fund at Photonics West 2026

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Established in 2019 to increase international capacity in the teaching and research of optics and photonics, SPIE’s Endowment Matching Programme offers contributions of up to $500,000 to institutions with optics and photonics degree programmes (Image: SPIE)

The endowment fund will support two optical science and engineering students at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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