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Annamaria Petrozza: Driving sustainable innovation in optoelectronics
Annamaria Petrozza works on sustainable optoelectronic technologies at the Italian Institute of Technology in Milan. Her research focuses on materials that can power practical, everyday applications. With a PhD from Cambridge and experience in both academia and industry, she brings a multidisciplinary approach to materials science.
Ulrike Fuchs: From optical design to strategic innovation in Photonics
Ulrike Fuchs is shaping photonics with precision and strategy. As Vice President Strategy & Innovation at asphericon GmbH and Optica Board Member, she’s leading R&D in optical systems and innovation.
Britton Hofer: Trapping atoms and shaping the future of quantum optics
Britton Hofer is a PhD student in quantum optics at Laboratoire Charles Fabry (Institut d’Optique / Université Paris-Saclay / CNRS). From her early fascination with quantum computing in Innsbruck to building the first experimental setup for trapping single dysprosium atoms, her journey is all about curiosity, precision and photonics.
In this video, she shares how manipulating light at the smallest scales helps her explore collective light-matter interactions with potential applications in future quantum technologies.
Laura Pasquardini: A personal scientist for hire
Laura Pasquardini, co-founder of Indivenire, shares her journey from research in biointerfaces, Lab-on-a-chip and biosensors to supporting companies and institutions as a personal scientist for hire.
Her message: “Keep your mind open to learn, to solve problems, to grow.”
Rosalba Pitruzzella: Optical biosensors for health and sustainability
Meet Rosalba Pitruzzella, PhD student at Università della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”. She is working on optical biosensors that help detect diseases earlier and monitor environmental pollution more effectively.
Her work combines photonics, chemistry, and engineering to develop faster, less invasive diagnostic tools and technologies that protect both human health and our ecosystem.
Follow your curiosity. Interdisciplinary research starts there.
