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Technical Group Leadership Election Results
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New 2026 Technical Group Leaders
Optica is pleased to announce the next leaders for ten of our technical groups. Optica Technical Groups are vibrant and active communities that connect Optica members with colleagues and leaders within specialized topic areas worldwide.
The selected individuals will serve as chair for a three-year term through December 2028. Elected by their fellow members, these individuals will be responsible for selecting an executive committee to collaborate with to foster a sense of community among the members of their group. Working together, they will organize special events featuring tailored programming, host webinars on hot topics, and share information on the latest developments in their field throughout their three-year terms.
The New 2026 Technical Group Leaders are:
Tissue Imaging and Spectroscopy
Dr. Mahima Sharma
Vanderbilt University, United States
Lighting Applications
Dr. Saswatee Banerjee
Photonic Wave Solutions LLC, Cork, Ireland
Lasers in Manufacturing
Dr. Neda Baktash
Coherent Corp, United Kingdom
Systems and Instrumentation
Dr. Linhui Yu
Apple, United States
Image Sensing and Pattern Recognition
Dr. John James Healy
University College, Dublin, Ireland
Ultrafast Optical Phenomena
Dr. Isinsu Baylam
California Polytechnic State University, United States
Space Photonics
Vincent van Vliet
Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
Photonic Metamaterials
Prof. Yi Zheng
Northeastern University, United States
Molecular Probes and Nanobio-Optics
Dr. Xianzhe Zhang
Northeastern University, United States
Optics in Digital Systems
Dr. Joao Cunha
International Iberian Nanotech Lab, Portugal
