Student Paper Award

The Optica Foundation Student Paper Competition

The congress recognizes the next generation of scientists through a student presentation competition. To qualify for an award, the paper must have been presented by an undergraduate or graduate student of an educational institution of collegiate grade.

The papers submitted to the competition were reviewed during the standard Technical Program Committee (TPC) review process and up to 4 finalists were selected. After the papers are presented, the Program Committee members will make their selections based on content quality, value to the technical community of interest and the students' presentation skills.

Congratulations to the Winners!

Bio-Optics: Design and Applications (BODA)

Li-Yu Yu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Monday, April 21, 17:00 - 18:30 
Multiplexed Nonlinear Microscopy via High-Peak-Power Tunable Broadband Fiber Source

Clinical and Translational Biophotonics (Translational)

Divya Ravi, Dartmouth College, USA
Tuesday, April 22, 08:00 - 10:00
Multi-spectral Paired-agent Imaging for Detection of Available Immune Checkpoint Proteins in Tumor Cells

Optical Molecular Probes, Imaging and Drug Delivery (OMP)

Katharina Schmidt, Dresden University of Technology, Germany
Thursday, April 24, 13:30 - 14:45
Understanding Virtual Fluorescent Staining for Connective Tissue

Optical Manipulation and Its Applications (OMA)

Shubham Dawda, University of Central Florida, USA
Monday, April 21, 17:00 - 18:00
Active Amplification of Brownian Dynamics in a 3D Diffusive Cavity

Maya Hen Shor, University of Negev, Israel
Wednesday, April 23, 08:00 - 10:00
Manipulation of gold nanorods and nanodisks in water using pulsed photonic nanojet and hook

Optics and the Brain (Brain)

Forest Speed, University of Colorado, USA
Monday, April 21, 08:00 - 10:00
Voltage Imaging In Vivo Using Periodic Structured Illumination with Pseudo-HiLo Reconstruction