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13 December 2017
NPI and NAS Host Panel Discussion on Future of Ultrafast Lasers in the U.S.
13 December 2017
NPI and NAS Host Panel Discussion on Future of Ultrafast Lasers in the U.S.
Discussion will focus on recent NAS report entitled “Reach for the Brightest Light”
WASHINGTON - The National Academies of the Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NAS) and the National Photonics Initiative (NPI) will host a special panel discussion on the recent NAS reporter entitled “Reaching for the Brightest Light: Opportunities in the Science, Applications and Technology of Intense Ultrafast Lasers.”
The report evaluates the current state and future opportunities of high intensity ultrafast lasers and laser technologies; and works to assess the value of future high intensity laser science programs and facilities to the nation’s scientific research, national security and the economy. The study was supported the by the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), the Office of Naval Research (NRL) and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR).
Introductory remarks will be made by Liz Rogan, CEO of The Optical Society and the event will be moderated by Roger Falcone from the University of California at Berkeley and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Featured speakers include OSA past president Philip Bucksbaum from Stanford University, OSA Fellows Peter Moulton from the Lincoln Laboratory at MIT, Ruxin Li from the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, and Patricia Dehmer, formerly of the DOE Office of Science and Thomas Katsouleas from the University of Virginia.
What: Panel Discussion on “Reaching for the Brightest Light” NAS Report
When: Thursday, 14 December
Who: 4:00 – 5:30 pm
Where: National Academies of Science Keck Center, 500 5th Street NW – Room 100, Washington, DC
Due to space limitations, those wishing to attend the event and reception should RSVP.
About The Optical Society
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