Polish Newsletter on Optics and Photonics

A new year brings  numerous new initiatives, conferences and awards for representatives of the optic-photonics community in Poland. The preparation of each edition involves a thorough analysis of media reports for use in our newsletter - we are delighted to see the number of these announcements grow year on year.
Thanks to your activity and involvement, we can provide more and more interesting content. Ahead of you is the first instalment of PNOP in 2024!

We invite you to read the January edition of the PNOP and to share feedback with us,

Candela Foundation

Polish Technological Platform on Photonics

The Candela Foundation is launching the third edition of the 'Resonators' scholarship programme, which aims to support the development of national mobility between research centres. The scholarship recipients selected in an open competition will receive PLN 8500 in support for their internship with the Internship Supervisors. We encourage you to pass this information on to your students!

Developers of a femtosecond laser for two-photon imaging of the human retina - a team led by Grzegorz Soboń - have become the first winner of the Tesla Prize. This is a new prize from the Wrocław University of  Science and Technology, awarded for pioneering and groundbreaking research in important areas of science and technology. Congratulations! (Photo by WrUST)

The Candela Foundation cordially invites you to participate in a series of online lectures led by experts from the ELI European Research Infrastructure Consortium. The aim of the organisers is to share the latest knowledge and provide inspiration to young researchers, students and PhD students from Poland. The lecture series will start on 6 March and will last until 30 April 2024. We encourage you to participate!

Michał Lipka from the Centre for Quantum Optical Technologies at the University of Warsaw has been awarded one of ten scholarships under the Photonics Society Graduate Student Scholarship programme for 2023. This scholarship was awarded by the international organisation IEEE Photonics Society. Congratulations!

Solaris Laser, a Warsaw-based manufacturer of industrial laser marking machines, has launched a new generation of vector marking and coding systems: e-SolarMark+. These systems are designed for marking on all kinds of packaging and product surfaces.

SDS Optic, a Lublin-based company developing the InProbe photonic cancer diagnostics platform, is launching operations in the US. In collaboration with BioLabs Philadelphia, the company is launching an R&D centre in downtown Philadelphia.

(Photo by SDS Optic)

Wrocław-based Scanway S.A. has signed a contract with Ghalam LLP of Kazakhstan for the delivery of two telescopes. Scanway will supply two telescope models for integration into the nanosatellite and also provide engineering support throughout the design, integration and testing process.

(Photo by Scanway)