SPIE’s career and diversity specialist Meg All, left, facilitated an Equity in Industry panel during SPIE Photonics West earlier this year. Joining All, from left to right, are Openwater’s Mary Lou Jepsen; Double Helix’s Leslie Kimerling; and Chromacity’s Shahida Imani
Daneet Steffens from SPIE details some of the initiatives currently in place aimed at improving diversity in photonics
Ramanujan,right, facilitating the-Investing in Photonics Panel at 2020 SPIE Photonics West
Sujatha Ramanujan, managing director of the Luminate Accelerator Programme in Rochester, New York, offers four key questions to consider before launching an optics start-up
In the second installment of a two-part series, Christina C C Willis gives practical advice on how to create and maintain a lasting network successfully
Katarina Svanberg, professor at Sweden’s Lund University and South China Normal University, discusses her career developing optical cancer treatments, and notes why it’s important to support early-career researchers
In this first installment of a two-part series, Christina Willis discusses the importance of creating a network sustainably to enable better scientific and career outcomes – even during the Covid-19 pandemic
Christina Willis says that learning to communicate science to non-experts is a crucial part of her role in politics - a skill that all scientists should develop
Daneet Steffens, public relations manager at SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, details newly-launched initiatives aimed at advancing diversity
Ahead of speaking at SPIE Photonics West, Dr Ursula Keller, head of research at ETH Zurich, discusses her career in ultrafast science
Thomas Südmeyer, from University of Neuchâtel, discusses a new book aimed at providing role models for young researchers
SPIE is holding an event to update and improve the Wikipedia pages of inspirational women, ethnic or racial minority scientists
