Events

Westminster showcase of UK Photonics

Palace of Westminster London, United Kingdom

The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Photonics will host the second showcase of UK Photonics in Westminster on 3 July 2019. A unique opportunity for Parliamentarians to see UK made photonics and further understand the critical role it plays in all vertical markets from healthcare to manufacturing and communications as well as gain insights in future…

UK Semiconductors 2019

Sheffield Hallam University Sheffield, United Kingdom

Annual Conference on all aspects of semiconductor research including materials science, physics and engineering, with exhibition and industry sessions. Examples include: Materials: Epitaxy, fabrication, characterization and theoretical properties of Si, Ge, III-Vs (including III-Nitrides), II-Vs, organic semiconductors, hybrid organic/inorganic systems and perovskites. Bulk materials and nanostructures including quantum dots/wires/wells and superlattices. 2D materials including transition…

Thin Film Coatings for Electro-optics

Foresight Centre, Liverpool 1 Brownlow Street, Liverpool, United Kingdom

The inaugural Thin Film Coatings for Electro-optics meeting will be held in Liverpool on 5 September 2019. The meeting is designed to bring together researchers from different disciplines, and covers topics such as thin film lighting and displays, glass coatings, precision optical coatings, and thin films for renewable energy applications. The format includes invited speakers,…

49th Intelligent Sensing Programme

KTN is running a one-day workshop bringing together representatives from the agriculture sector, sensor technology providers, new technology developers and innovation funders to promote the innovation, development and the adaptation of sensing technologies in the UK farming industry. 9:30 Arrival & Registration 10:00 Welcome – Liqun Yang, Knowledge Transfer Network 10:05 Introduction of KTN – Chris Danks, Knowledge Transfer Network Challenges and Needs 10:15 Challenges and Needs…

Photonics4Food Symposium

The studio 7 Cannon Street,, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Photonics can be used to address many of the current challenges in the food and drink industry, from judging the ripeness of fruit, to novel packaging technology and colour defect detection. The Photonics4Food symposium, part of the Photonics21 Photonics4 series, will showcase the latest photonics R&D as applied to the food and drink industry. Speakers…

Advances in Photovoltaics

IOP 37 Caledonian Road, London, United Kingdom

This one day meeting provides a forum to help assess the current state of the art in solar cells. It brings together a list of distinguished invited speakers whose expertise covers the range of photovoltaic technologies. Contributions for POSTER presentations are invited. Abstract submission deadline               30 August 2019. Early…

Horizon 2020 Photonics Workshop- Edinburgh

COSLA Conference Centre 19 Haymarket Yards, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Briefing on current and upcoming Photonics calls from Horizon2020. The workshop will include detailed briefings on the call topics along with information and practical exercises on developing a successful proposal. There will also be the opportunity to book one to one meetings with representatives from KTN and Innovate UK. The workshop will cover the following…

3rd silicon photonics Enlighten conference

Ricoh Arena Coventry, United Kingdom

Bringing together members of both the academic and industrial communities for updates on the latest silicon photonics developments and to consider ways to work more effectively together in mutually beneficial collaborations in this critical area.  Full international program available to view from the organisers. Collocated with the Photonex exhibition in Coventry at the Ricoh Arena

Photonics Leadership Group meeting

Ricoh Arena Coventry, United Kingdom

The autumn 2019 PLG meeting will take place alongside Photonex in Coventry. If you would like to attend and are not on the PLG list for notifications of meetings please contact us

Transforming our future: Photonics

City Hall, Cardiff Cathays Park, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

A one-day international conference held by the Royal Society will bring together experts to explore recent developments in photonic technologies and the future opportunities and challenges that they present

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