Photonics in Finland 2025 – new brochure out!
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New freeware site for OpenAR2.0 DIY glasses now launched
Freshly launched, the new freeware site for OpenAR2.0 glasses provides free guidance on how to build AR glasses at home, from start to finish, for just over 30 euros. The site also delves into the principles behind how AR glasses…
Pirkanmaa Cultural Foundation Award to Arri Priimägi
The 2025 award of the Pirkanmaa Fund of the Finnish Cultural Foundation has been granted to Professor of Chemistry Arri Priimägi for his work on the interaction of light and material, and for boundary-crossing research leaps. The award is valued…
Professor of Photonics Mircea Guina invited to the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters
The Finnish Academy of Science and Letters can have at most 333 members under the age of 65 at any one time. The Academy has invited five top researchers from Tampere as new full members. A total of 33 researchers…
PREIN Annual Report 2024 is published!
As we reflect on the past year, it is with great pride and enthusiasm that we celebrate another period of remarkable achievements for the Flagship for Photonics Research and Innovation. Our community dedication for advancing the frontiers of photonics have…
Professor Robert Fickler chases the fundamentals of the quantum world
Robert Fickler was appointed as Professor of Photonics at Tampere University in January 2025. Fickler is driven by a deep-seated curiosity to understand the fundamentals of the quantum world. He describes himself as an experimental physicist, striving to observe phenomena…
Professor Paola Vivo pioneers sustainable photovoltaic solutions
Paola Vivo, a researcher and teacher in solar-driven chemistry at Tampere University, was appointed as Professor of Materials Chemistry in October 2024. Vivo believes that next-generation solar cells hold significant potential to address some of the greatest challenges of our…
Call for the EOS Early Career Women in Photonics Award (deadline 4 April)
The call for the EOS Early Career Women in Photonics Award is now open, with a deadline of 4 April for applications. The EOS Early Career Women in Photonics Award is presented to honor a young female scientist who has…
Photonics West 2025 – Global meeting point for researchers and photonics industry
This year San Francisco was quite chilly, but that did not take away the warm spirit at the Photonics West Exhibition—Photonics Finland Pavilion, which was once again the main meeting point for most Finns, but most importantly, a perfect way…
Thesis – Lea Kopf: Correlations in structured light for classical and quantum optics research
In her doctoral dissertation, Lea Kopf explores light’s three key properties — wavelength, space, and polarization — known as light’s degrees of freedom (DoFs). By studying correlations in these DoFs for both classical and quantum light, she uncovers new insights…