Stanford University Photonics Retreat
Annual weekend long conference for graduate students and postdocs in optics and photonics.
Date and time
Location
Asilomar Hotel and Conference Grounds
800 Asilomar Avenue Pacific Grove, CA 93950Refund Policy
Agenda
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Check-in
6:00 PM - 6:45 PM
Dinner
7:00 PM - 7:00 AM (+1 day)
Welcoming remarks
7:45 PM - 8:45 PM
Keynote: Dr. Michal Lipson
9:00 PM
Trivia
7:30 AM - 8:50 AM
Breakfast
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Invited talk: Fang Liu
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Invited talk: Aydogan Ozcan
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Poster Session I
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Group photo (please wear your SUPR T-Shirt!)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Networking Session
2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Free time (organized activities)
6:00 PM - 6:45 PM
Dinner
7:00 PM - 7:45 PM
Invited talk: David Miller
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Poster Session II
7:30 AM - 8:50 AM
Breakfast
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Invited talk: Leora Dresselhaus-Marais
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Poster Session III
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Workshop (planned: Office of Technology Licensing)
11:45 AM - 12:15 AM (+1 day)
Closing Remarks
12:15 AM - 1:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 PM
Departure
About this event
Annual weekend long conference for graduate students and postdocs in optics and photonics. Will have many speakers, poster sessions and small networking session with our industry sponsors.
General registration opens March 15th at 10am.
Registration fees are *heavily* discounted if you are a member of Optica and/or SPIE. Student membership at each costs $20. Its recommended to get your memberships ahead of time so you can register for SUPR's discounted ticket without delays. If you're not sure where to find your membership numbers, see this document.
Prices:
Member of BOTH Optica and SPIE: $70
Member of 1 of Optica or SPIE: $90
Not a member: $140
Registration fee includes: Housing and meals. Carpool costs (we will organize and generously reimburse carpool drivers for gas).
About SUPR:
The Stanford University Photonics Retreat (SUPR) is a weekend-long, off-campus event organized entirely by students in the Stanford Optical Society. Since 2009, we have hosted this retreat as a way to strengthen Stanford’s photonics community, promote cross-disciplinary interaction, and engage with the wider optics community beyond campus. Our agenda includes three days and two nights filled with seminars, poster sessions, workshops, and social activities. The technical, yet relaxed, atmosphere is perfect for fostering collaborations and long-term connections. More information and a list of our sponsors can be found on the Optical Society website.
Refund policy:
Please request a refund via eventbrite AND email the following contacts by April 5th:
Linus Hein (lhein@stanford.edu)
Hulya Torun (htorun@stanford.edu)
We cannot guarantee a refund after April 5th.
Frequently asked questions
The ticket includes all housing and meal fees (we will serve 3 full meals per day plus drinks and snacks throughout the days)!
All food will be catered by Asilomar conference grounds and their kitchens, but we will be certain to take into account any dietary restrictions.
We are organizing carpools for everyone who signs up! Anyone who has a car can volunteer to drive and will be generously reimbursed for gas. We will pair drivers with other students to ensure everyone has a means of transportation.
Graduate students and postdocs in the optics and photonics community at Stanford -- all variations of optical research/interest are welcome!
In addition to a keynote address by Dr. Michal Lipson on Friday night, we will have a number of talks from Stanford faculty, as well as student poster sessions. In between the academic sessions, we will have free time and social activities.
Please request a refund via eventbrite AND email the following contacts by April 5th: Linus Hein (lhein@stanford.edu) Hulya Torun (htorun@stanford.edu) We cannot guarantee a refund after April 5th.
See this document for instructions on finding your membership numbers: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HcGQhfBIRi3hUwPYDwxL93F-7w1HNg5O/view?usp=sharing
We'd love to hear about your current research but if you're not quite ready to present it feel free to talk about past research, a literature review, or convert your quals presentation to a poster. The goal is to give attendees a chance to hear about what interests you.