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