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GEMM: Optical Sensing

GEMM: Optical Sensing

The GEMM: Optical Sensing Session will explore how optics and photonics-based sensing technologies can address critical environmental challenges, with breakout discussions focused on practical applications to solving challenges related to food security, water and air quality, and climate monitoring.

Presider: Antony Georgiadis, Stanford University, USA

 

Monday, 21 July, Room International I, II
16:00 – 16:15
 

Opening Remarks by GEMM Chairs

Ron Cohen, Distinguished Professor, Departments of Chemistry and of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, USA

16:15 – 16:30

Lightning Talks

Kevin Cossel, NIST Boulder, USA
Hongming Yi, Princeton University, USA
Gili Kurtser, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Jingyan Chen, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Anthony Campbell, NASA, USA

16:30 – 17:20
 

Breakout Discussions

Breakout discussions are focused on how optics or photonic based sensing can contribute to:
Focus Area 1: Food security
Focus Area 2: Water quality, quantity, and security
Focus Area 3: Air quality, GHGs

17:20 – 17:30

Breakout Findings

Breakout groups report back on actionable next steps for leveraging optics and photonics technology to address environmental challenges.

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