Colorful graphic with quote from Verena Leopold, with a photograph of Leopold below in a laboratory setting.
This #WiOWednesday, meet Verena Leopold, PhD student + doctoral researcher @fau.de 👋
Her research focuses on photon correlations from distant stars, combining mechanics, #astronomy, programming, & hardware dev! 🔭💡
Read her story in the #WomenInOptics notebook: https://bit.ly/4sQXFID
#WomenInSTEM
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Happy #WiOWednesday!
This week we're spotlighting Neha Khatri, principal scientist at CSIR‑CSIO! Her love for math and physics led to a career shaping high‑precision optical tech for healthcare, aviation, imaging, & more. 🌟
Read her full profile: https://bit.ly/4b7WuwY #WomenInSTEM #WomenInOptics
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This #WiOWednesday, we’re celebrating Jana Jágerská, a photonics researcher & prof at UiT whose passion, integrity, and resilience drive her work.
Her journey shows how strong mentorship can shape a STEM career. 🔭
Learn more about Jágerská: https://bit.ly/46p8bOt #WomenInSTEM #WomenInOptics
Colorful graphic with a quote by Edeline Fotheringham at the top, with a photo of Fotheringham beneath it smiling in a professional headshot.
This week’s #WiOWednesday features Edeline Fotheringham, Senior Director of Operations at Daylight Solutions. 🥽 She’s turned her early passion for optics into leading teams that create cutting‑edge laser systems.
Explore her #WomenInOptics story below!
https://bit.ly/4kkgkcD
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This #WiOWednesday, we highlight Arianna Bresci's dedication to math, physics, & #optics in her work as a postdoc associate at MIT. She strives to emphasize the creativity, collaboration, and impact within the STEM community. 🌱💡
Learn more in the 2026 #WomenInOptics notebook! https://bit.ly/3LqTDXm
So glad to have Jenn involved at both the Celebration of #WomenInOptics and the Global Business Forum. We can't wait! ✨
Image showcasing Anee Azim, featured in the SPIE Women in Optics 2026 series, seated at a desk with a computer, surrounded by dynamic graphic elements and a quote about being a role model in STEM fields.
For this week's #WiOWednesday, meet Anee Azim, a senior research engineer at Lockheed Martin!
She is advancing ML & sensemaking while championing the breaking of stigmas so young women can thrive in STEM. 🧪 Explore her story in the 2026 #WomenInOptics notebook: https://bit.ly/3Z87hBG
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The 2026 SPIE #WomenInOptics notebook is out now! 🎉
Explore 26 inspiring profiles of scientists, engineers, and innovators advancing STEM across the globe. Read the profiles and request your free copy on our website: https://bit.ly/3K2XJni
#Optics #Photonics #WiOWednesday
Happy #WiOWednesday!
Meet Giulia Guarda, a PhD student and Quantum Photonics Consultant. She works on quantum optics and secure communication.
Read her profile in the 2025 SPIE #WomenInOptics notebook!
spie.org/community-s...
Promotional image from SPIE Women in Optics featuring an individual holding electronic equipment with the quote: 'The greatest legacy you can leave is the light you ignite in each other.' – Kelsey Wooley, against a colorful graphical background.
Closing out our #WiOWednesday series with Kelsey Wooley of Eulitha! She leads the U.S. office, drives AR lithography innovation, and uplifts the next generation in STEM.
Read her profile in the 2025 #SPIE #WomenInOptics notebook: spie.org/community-s...
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This #WiOWednesday, celebrate curiosity with Olivia Wheeler-Williams!
She began her career in rural Virginia, earned a PhD in ultrafast spectroscopy, and now serves as Thin Film Coatings Development Manager at Edmund Optics.
Read her story: spie.org/community-s... #SPIE #WomenInOptics #WomenInSTEM
A graphic showing the three Women in Optics Scholarship recipients. From right to left: Katherine Koch, of Wake Forest University - Morgan Logsdon Choi, of the University of Arizona - Victoria Usachev, University of Rochester.
Continuing to celebrate #WiOWednesday!
Congrats to the 2025 #WomenInOptics Scholarship recipients: Katherine Koch (@wakeforest.bsky.social), Morgan Logsdon Choi (@uarizona.bsky.social), & Victoria Usachev (@urochester.bsky.social)!
Meet all scholarship recipients: spie.org/news/spie-a...
Image of an individual examining equipment in a laboratory setting, with a quote by Natalie Wheeler: 'I hope that one impact from my career will be demonstrating that it is possible to achieve a work-family balance.' Featured in SPIE Women in Optics.
Happy #WiOWednesday! Meet Natalie Wheeler, researcher at the University of Southampton.
Balancing a career and 3 kids isn’t easy, but Natalie wants others to know that it's possible to achieve a work-life balance in STEM.
Read more in the 2025 #SPIE #WomenInOptics notebook: spie.org/community-s...
SPIE Women in Optics graphic featuring a quote 'Hold on to your passion strongly and consistently' by Ruixuan Wang, with the individual seated.
Happy #WiOWednesday!
Ruixuan Wang, process integration engineer at Intel, was inspired by a classmate who broke gender norms in physics. Now, she drives innovation in #photonics and mentors future #WomenInSTEM.
Read her profile in the 2025 #SPIE #WomenInOptics notebook: spie.org/community-s...
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"Trust your existing skills and your capability to learn."
Happy #WiOWednesday!
Meet Emilie Viasnoff, Head of Optical Solutions, System Design Group, at Synopsys Inc.💡
Read her profile in the 2025 #SPIE #WomenInOptics notebook: spie.org/community-s...
Two people in blue lab coats performing an experiment in a lab. It also contains a quote by Loza Tadesse that reads, "Finding joy in the little victories one achieves along the way to a bigger goal is key to progress."
Happy #WiOWednesday!
Loza Tadesse’s path, from Ethiopia to MIT, was shaped by a passion for transforming healthcare. At MIT, she’s using Raman spectroscopy to detect bacteria in seconds. 🔬🌍💡 #WomenSTEM
Read her profile in the 2025 #SPIE #WomenInOptics notebook: spie.org/community-s...
A person wearing safety glasses works at a computer in a lab setting, surrounded by vibrant purple and green lighting. The image includes a quote about making a difference in the world through curiosity, collaboration, and compassion by Lingyan Shi, featured in an initiative by SPIE, Women in Optics.
Happy #WiOWednesday💡
#Bioengineering a/prof at @ucsandiego.bsky.social, Lingyan Shi, develops imaging tools to explore how molecules behave in living cells. She’s also passionate about mentoring students!
Read her profile: spie.org/community-s... @stimulatedraman.bsky.social #SPIE #WomenInOptics
Quote on empowerment by Ana Karen Reyes on a vibrant graphic design poster featuring an individual working with optical equipment, presented by SPIE Women in Optics.
#WiOWednesday: Ana Karen Reyes turned curiosity into a career in optics. ✨
She’s passionate about making science accessible and lifting others as she advances her career.
📔 Read her story in the 2025 #SPIE #WomenInOptics notebook: spie.org/community-s... #WomenInSTEM
A vibrant purple and green background featuring a woman in a lab. It also features a quote reading, "Take every single one of your failures as a sign that you are on the path to success." attributed to Gabriela Olivo.
It's #WiOWednesday! Meet Gabriela Olivo, System Test Engineer at Jenoptik.
"I work at the interface of the production floor and engineering to qualify optical systems before the end user can apply them."
Read her story in the 2025 #SPIE #WomenInOptics notebook: spie.org/community-s... #WomenInSTEM
Promotional purple and green image for SPIE Women in Optics featuring the quote "Never lose the excitement of learning something new," by Jennifer Kruschwitz. The image includes a portrait of Jennifer standing beside a colorful background with abstract designs.
When #WiOWednesday lands on National Science Appreciation Day! 🤩
Meet @urochester.bsky.social professor Jennifer Kruschwitz! She switched from pre-med to optics as a student and never looked back. 💯 #WomenInSTEM
Read her profile in the #SPIE #WomenInOptics notebook: spie.org/community-s...
It's #WiOWednesday!
From helping classmates understand lessons to partnering with #photonics companies to represent their products, Melissa Kallos is a science communicator through and through. 💡 #WomenInSTEM
Read more in the 2025 SPIE #WomenInOptics notebook: spie.org/community-s...
Looking to read a few inspiring stories on this #IWD2025? Look no further than the 2025 #WomenInOptics notebook! ✨
From trailblazers to rising stars, browse 20+ stories here: spie.org/community-s...
(Plus, you can still order your free 2025 WiO notebook!)
It’s #WiOWednesday! 📔 Today, we’re highlighting Verónica González-Fernández, Assistant Professor at @ucm.es.
"I currently work on applications related to diffractive optics, to measure light polarization and to manipulate it."
Read her SPIE #WomenInOptics profile here: spie.org/community-s...
Time to nominate some #WomenInOptics for next year's notebook. Go on, I'm sure you know some.
We want to know the #WomenInOptics who inspire you! 🔭
Nominate them to be included in the 2026 #SPIE Women in Optics notebook. Share their achievements and inspire future generations of #WomenInSTEM.
Nominations are due on 28 February: spie.smapply.io/prog...
"We did it! Twenty years of planners, 506 incredible profiles, tens of thousands of inspired readers, and one message: women are extraordinary."
Read how Jess Wade, an #SPIE Fellow Member, captured the inspiring, enlightening, empowering Celebration of #WomenInOptics at #PhotonicsWest.
#WomenInSTEM
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Group photo of several women at the Women in Optics Meetup during Advanced Lithography + Patterning 2024. The women in the front are seated on chairs, and the women in the rows behind them are standing.
Group photo of several women at the 2025 Women in Optics Celebration. They are smiling at the camera. The screens behind the women are purple, and they read "SPIE Women in Optics."
Three women are pictured, close up, smiling at the camera.
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science!
SPIE is dedicated to promoting personal + professional growth for #WomenInOptics. We aim to provide resources, guidance, and education to build a more inclusive optics and photonics experience for everyone!
More here: spie.org/community-su...
Meeting up #WomeninOptics #PhotonicsWest @spie.org Sile NIC Chormaic, Clara Saraceno, Giulia Tagliabue, @rachelgrange.bsky.social, Andrea Redondo-Blanco, @drarmani.bsky.social, @astchalyan.bsky.social and Sona Hosseini 💃🎉🎊🥳💃
Snapshots from this afternoon’s #WomenInOptics Reception at #PhotonicsWest 📸
Thank you to everyone who joined us!
Happy #WiOWednesday!
Meet Jenny Atwood, Optical Sciences Team Lead at the National Research Council Canada. Her novel optical configuration design was implemented on the Thirty Meter Telescope!
Read her story in the 2024 SPIE #WomenInOptics notebook: spie.org/community-s...
#WomenInSTEM 💡
