James C. Wyant

SPIE and University of Glasgow Announce $1 Million Quantum Photonics Program

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Tuesday, July 28, 2020
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On 28 July, SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics , and the University of Glasgow announced the establishment of the SPIE Early Career Researcher Accelerator Fund in Quantum Photonics.

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  • On 28 July, SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics , and the University of Glasgow announced the establishment of the SPIE Early Career Researcher Accelerator Fund in Quantum Photonics.
  • The $500,000 gift from the SPIE Endowment Matching Program will be matched 100% by the University.
  • We are delighted to be participating in these exciting endeavors with the University of Glasgow, said SPIE President John Greivenkamp.
  • The initial SPIE contribution to the University of Arizona named a new endowed faculty chair, the SPIE Chair in Optical Sciences.