Saturday
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Intro to Next-generation Lasers
Discussion Leader: Aleeza Farrukh (University of California, Irvine, United States)
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm
Anna Fischer (IBM Research Europe, Switzerland)
"Spectral Control of InP Nanolaser Systems around Exceptional Points through Selective Excitation"
4:00 pm - 4:05 pm
Discussion
4:05 pm - 4:20 pm
Xiaotian Tan (Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Science, China)
"Reproducible ELISA Laser: Combining Microstructures with Optofluidic Bio-lasers"
4:20 pm - 4:25 pm
Discussion
4:25 pm - 4:30 pm
General Discussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
New Developments of Lasers and Lasing Fundamentals
Discussion Leader: Nicola Martino (Harvard Medical School / Massachusetts General Hospital, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Soraya Caixeiro (University of Cologne, Germany)
"Snapshot Hyperspectral Imaging of Intracellular Lasers"
7:45 pm - 7:50 pm
Discussion
7:50 pm - 8:05 pm
Sangyeon Cho (Massachusetts General Hospital, United States)
"Plasmonic Laser Particle"
8:05 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:25 pm
Julia Witt (University of Cologne, Germany)
"High Stability and Low Threshold Polariton Lasing in BSBCz Microcavities"
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:45 pm
David Allemeier (University of Vermont, United States)
"Quasi-normal Mode Coupling in Simple and Binary Metal-Dielectric Photonic Crystals"
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:05 pm
WEISHU WU (University of Michigan, United States)
"Lasing Pattern Based Cell Phenotyping for Single Cell Detection and Separation Using Physics-inspired Neural Networks"
9:05 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:25 pm
Konrad Cyprych (Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland)
"Lasing Raster Scanning"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Applications of Novel Lasers in Biology and Beyond
Discussion Leader: Xiaotian Tan (Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Science, China)
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Nicola Martino (Harvard Medical School / Massachusetts General Hospital, United States)
"Wavelength-Encoded Laser Particles for Massively-multiplexed Cell Tagging"
9:15 am - 9:20 am
Discussion
9:20 am - 9:35 am
Aleeza Farrukh (University of California, Irvine, United States)
"Dynamic Optical Systems Inspired by Cephalopods"
9:35 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 9:55 am
Vera Marie Titze (University of St Andrews, United Kingdom)
"Single- and Multiphoton Hyperspectral Confocal Microscopy for High-Speed Readout of Bio-Integrated Laser Particles"
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:15 am
Aljaž Kavcic (Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovenia)
"Deep Tissue Localization and Sensing Using Optical Microcavity Probes"
10:15 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:35 am
Jie Liao (Washington University in St. Louis, United States)
"Multimode Sensing by Optical Whispering-Gallery-Mode Barcodes: A New Route to Limitless Dynamic Range and High-Resolution Measurements"
10:35 am - 10:40 am
Discussion
10:40 am - 10:55 am
Gregor Pirnat (Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia)
"Droplet Microresonators for Probing Soft and Biological Matter"
10:55 am - 11:00 am
Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Poster Session
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Mentorship Component: Career Developments – Academia, Industry or Other Pathways?
Discussion Leader: Sheldon Kwok (LASE Innovation, United States)
1:30 pm - 1:45 pm
Tony Zhu (LASE Innovation, United States)
"Panelist (Industry Scientist)"
1:45 pm - 1:50 pm
Discussion
1:50 pm - 2:05 pm
Mathias Kolle (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States)
"Panelist (Professor)"
2:05 pm - 2:10 pm
Discussion
2:10 pm - 2:20 pm
Panel Discussion
Panelist (Professor)
David Allemeier (University of Vermont, United States)
2:20 pm - 2:30 pm
Panel Discussion
Panelist (Professor)
Sheldon Kwok (LASE Innovation, United States)
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Complete the GRS Evaluation Forms; Election of Future Chair(s)
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes
