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[Institute for Optical Science at Ohio State @IOS_OSU]

The third edition of the IOS Newsletter is out! 📰🔬

Catch up on research highlights, events, and updates from the Institute for Optical Science.

Read more 👇

https://t.co/PeZ8Ed1h5H

[Institute for Optical Science at Ohio State @IOS_OSU]

⏰ Reminder: IOS Seminar tomorrow!

Zachary “Alphonse” Marra presents ultrafast MWIR and high-order harmonic generation research.

📅 Fri, May 15, 1 PM
📍 Physics Research Building 4138 & Zoom
🔗 https://t.co/aCmIg9YDe3

[Institute for Optical Science at Ohio State @IOS_OSU]

🔬 Upcoming IOS Seminar!

Zachary “Alphonse” Marra presents:
An Ultrafast, Mid-wave Infrared Source for Driving High-order Harmonics Beyond the Water Window

📅 Fri, May 15, 1 PM
📍 Physics Research Building 4138 & Zoom

🔗 https://t.co/aCmIg9Zb3B

[Institute for Optical Science at Ohio State @IOS_OSU]

📢 Happening tomorrow!

Professor Tom Purdy (University of Pittsburgh)
Coupling Optical, Mechanical, and Microwave Systems for Quantum Sensing

📅 April 10, 2026 | ⏰ 1:00PM
📍 Physics Research Building 4138 + Zoom

🔗: https://t.co/KmifQ1CYTF

[Institute for Optical Science at Ohio State @IOS_OSU]

💡 Join us for a seminar featuring Professor Tom Purdy (University of Pittsburgh).

Coupling Optical, Mechanical, and Microwave Systems for Quantum Sensing

📅 April 10, 2026 | ⏰ 1:00PM
📍 Physics Research Building 4138 + Zoom

🔗: https://t.co/KmifQ1Cr47

[Institute for Optical Science at Ohio State @IOS_OSU]

🧩 Welcome Prof. Buddini Karawdeniya to IOS!

🧪 Her lab develops nano-sensing platforms for sensitive, minimally-invasive diagnostics—integrating resistive and optical sensing for real-time biomarker monitoring.

🔗: https://t.co/vTkr4hHV7W

[Institute for Optical Science at Ohio State @IOS_OSU]

🌠 Welcome Prof. Alexander von Hoegen to IOS!

⚡ Developing terahertz near-field microscopy and ultrafast spectroscopy to study quantum materials and light–matter coupling at terahertz frequencies.

🔗: https://t.co/vTkr4hHV7W

[Institute for Optical Science at Ohio State @IOS_OSU]

🔬 Researchers gathered in Ottawa for the NSF X-lites Incubator Workshop: Structured Light at High Intensity. Over two days, teams explored new directions in structured-light science and launched collaborative pathfinder projects.

🔗https://t.co/pELthP0idj

[Institute for Optical Science at Ohio State @IOS_OSU]

🌟 Welcome Prof. Vladislav Belyy to IOS!

🔬 His lab studies cell signaling and receptor protein oligomerization using advanced microscopy, optogenetics, and single-molecule imaging—developing new optical tools to probe clustering inside living cells.

🔗: https://t.co/vTkr4hHV7W

[Institute for Optical Science at Ohio State @IOS_OSU]

✨ Welcome Prof. Comert Kural to IOS!

🔬 His group develops advanced optical imaging methods to study how cells sense and respond to mechanical and biochemical cues in cancer and neurodegenerative disease.

🔗: https://t.co/vTkr4hHV7W

[Institute for Optical Science at Ohio State @IOS_OSU]

📢 New @PNASNews publication!

IOS Director Lou DiMauro is corresponding author on “Solvation-induced local structure in liquids probed by high-harmonic spectroscopy,” with collaborators from OSU and LSU.

Congrats to the team! 🎉

🔗: https://t.co/Pn7WX7OpZ0

[Institute for Optical Science at Ohio State @IOS_OSU]

🔔 X-lites Virtual Seminar🔔

Join us Jan 9 for a talk by Howard Milchberg (UMD) on spatiotemporal optical vortices (STOVs) and their role in ultrashort pulse physics.

🗓 Jan 9, 2026 | ⏰ 10 AM ET | 💻 Zoom
👉 Register: https://t.co/Xl1rvzV8sD

[Institute for Optical Science at Ohio State @IOS_OSU]

From everyone at the Institute for Optical Science, wishing you a joyful holiday season and a bright start to the new year!

[Institute for Optical Science at Ohio State @IOS_OSU]

Wishing you a warm and joyful Thanksgiving from all of us at the Institute for Optical Science! 🦃🍂

[Institute for Optical Science at Ohio State @IOS_OSU]

📢 Happening tomorrow! Don’t miss the IOS Seminar featuring Shamsul Arafin (ECE, OSU).

He’ll share new developments in UV laser diode technology that enhance efficiency & reduce power use.

📅 Nov 21 | 2:45 PM
📍 PRB 1080 & Zoom

[Institute for Optical Science at Ohio State @IOS_OSU]

💥 Welcome Prof. Sanjay Krishna to IOS!

🔬 Leading the KIND Lab @OhioState, pushing the limits of infrared imaging: 4K×4K arrays, multispectral detection & bio-inspired “infrared retina.”

Learn more: https://t.co/vTkr4hHV7W

[Institute for Optical Science at Ohio State @IOS_OSU]

💡Join us for the next IOS Seminar featuring Shamsul Arafin, IOS member from OSU's Electrical & Computer Engineering Dept!

He’ll discuss advances in UV laser diodes that improve efficiency & performance.

📅 Nov 21 | 12:45 PM
📍 PRB 1080 & Zoom

[Institute for Optical Science at Ohio State @IOS_OSU]

⏰ Tomorrow! 💡
Don’t miss Effective Mentorship in Team Science with Dr. Gemma Jiang (Colorado State Univ.).

🕚 Thurs, Nov 13 | 11 AM ET | Zoom
🎟️ Free + open to all
🔗 https://t.co/qI3QXLuDi8

#Mentorship #TeamScience #Xlites

[Institute for Optical Science at Ohio State @IOS_OSU]

💬 Reimagining Mentorship in Team Science ✨

Join us Thurs, Nov 13 at 11 AM ET for an X-Lites Career Development Workshop with Dr. Gemma Jiang (Colorado State Univ.).

📍 Zoom | 🎟️ Free + open to all
🔗https://t.co/qI3QXLuDi8

#Xlites #TeamScience #Mentorship

[Institute for Optical Science at Ohio State @IOS_OSU]

💡 The Quantum Geometry Workshop brought 85 experts from around the world 🌍 to @OhioState to explore the frontiers of #QuantumResearch!

Co-hosted by Jeanie Lau (OSU) & Fengnian Xia (Yale), with 25 student/postdoc posters and global collaboration 🤝.

🔗:https://t.co/wiG7HDreFB