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President, Gerd Leuchs</a> </h4> <p> Some of you may have heard that Optica has recently made some leadership changes. Given the significance of these changes, I wanted to provide a brief overview of them and why they occurred. </p> <p class="news-release__date"> <strong>Added:</strong> 03 September 2024 </p> </div> <div class="news-release__image"> <a target="_blank" href="/optica_blog/2024/september/a_message_from_2024_optica_president_gerd_leuchs/"> <img src="https://opticaorg-dev-cac7d2csctagc8bm.z01.azurefd.net/$web/optica/media/files/headshots/l/leuchs_gerd.jpg?ext=.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-width: 480px; height: auto;" alt="A message from the 2024 Optica President, Gerd Leuchs" /> </a> </div> </div> <hr class="border-dark mb-2" /> <div class="news-release mb-2"> <div class="news-release__body"> <h4> <a target="_blank" href="/optica_blog/2024/may/seeing_the_unseen/">Seeing the Unseen</a> </h4> <p> All around us, a hidden world exists that remains invisible to the naked eye. The adult human body has between 28 and 36 trillion cells spread over 400 cell types, all too small to be seen, except for egg cells. </p> <p class="news-release__date"> <strong>Added:</strong> 15 May 2024 </p> </div> <div class="news-release__image"> <a target="_blank" href="/optica_blog/2024/may/seeing_the_unseen/"> <img src="https://opticaorgdev.blob.core.windows.net/$web/optica/media/files/history/2024/celebrations/lightday/seeing%20the%20unseen/seeing_the_unseen_800x800.png" class="img-responsive" style="max-width: 480px; height: auto;" alt="Seeing the Unseen" /> </a> </div> </div> <hr class="border-dark mb-2" /> <div class="news-release mb-2"> <div class="news-release__body"> <h4> <a target="_blank" href="/optica_blog/2024/may/lasers_for_sustainability/">Lasers for Sustainability</a> </h4> <p> The International Day of Light is held on May 16th every year, a date that marks the anniversary of the first successful operation of the laser by Theodore Maiman in 1960. This pivotal moment changed the course of human history by introducing a technology that has now become widespread in science, industry, and everyday life. </p> <p class="news-release__date"> <strong>Added:</strong> 14 May 2024 </p> </div> <div class="news-release__image"> <a target="_blank" href="/optica_blog/2024/may/lasers_for_sustainability/"> <img src="https://opticaorgdev.blob.core.windows.net/$web/optica/media/files/history/2024/celebrations/lightday/lasers%20for%20sustainability/lasers_for_sustainability_800x800.png" class="img-responsive" style="max-width: 480px; height: auto;" alt="Lasers for Sustainability" /> </a> </div> </div> <hr class="border-dark mb-2" /> <div class="news-release mb-2"> <div class="news-release__body"> <h4> <a target="_blank" href="/optica_blog/2024/march/nobel_laureate_bill_phillips_at_optica_leadership_optics_and_the_quantum_reform_of_the_metric_syste/">Nobel Laureate Bill Phillips at Optica Leadership: Optics and the Quantum Reform of the Metric Syste</a> </h4> <p> Nobel Laureate in Physics and Optica Honorary Member, known for laser cooling and trapping of atoms, joined the 2024 Optica Leadership Conference to cover measurement standards and how light plays a critical role in modern standards for time, distance, electrical current and more. </p> <p class="news-release__date"> <strong>Added:</strong> 13 March 2024 </p> </div> <div class="news-release__image"> <a target="_blank" href="/optica_blog/2024/march/nobel_laureate_bill_phillips_at_optica_leadership_optics_and_the_quantum_reform_of_the_metric_syste/"> <img src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/files/about/newsroom/2024/03mar/fountain_clock_bill_phillips.png?ext=.png" class="img-responsive" style="max-width: 480px; height: auto;" alt="Nobel Laureate Bill Phillips at Optica Leadership: Optics and the Quantum Reform of the Metric Syste" /> </a> </div> </div> <hr class="border-dark mb-2" /> <div class="news-release mb-2"> <div class="news-release__body"> <h4> <a target="_blank" href="/optica_blog/2024/march/mathematician_physicist_and_entrepreneur_stephen_wolfram_chats_with_optica_leadership/">Mathematician, physicist and entrepreneur Stephen Wolfram chats with Optica Leadership</a> </h4> <p> Stephen Wolfram, the computational innovator behind Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha and the Wolfram Language, joined Optica Leadership to discuss his career and his thoughts on technologies of the future. </p> <p class="news-release__date"> <strong>Added:</strong> 12 March 2024 </p> </div> <div class="news-release__image"> <a target="_blank" href="/optica_blog/2024/march/mathematician_physicist_and_entrepreneur_stephen_wolfram_chats_with_optica_leadership/"> <img src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/files/about/newsroom/2024/03mar/img_8539.jpg?ext=.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="max-width: 480px; height: auto;" alt="Mathematician, physicist and entrepreneur Stephen Wolfram chats with Optica Leadership" /> </a> </div> </div> <hr class="border-dark mb-2" /> <div class="news-release mb-2"> <div class="news-release__body"> <h4> <a target="_blank" href="/optica_blog/2024/march/optica_celebrates_world_engineers_day/">Optica celebrates World Engineering Day</a> </h4> <p> From biophotonics and quantum computing to renewable energy and material science, optical engineers harness the power of light to change the world. We join UNESCO in celebrating the World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development and recognizing the contributions of the engineers of Optica who are shaping a brighter future. </p> <p class="news-release__date"> <strong>Added:</strong> 04 March 2024 </p> </div> <div class="news-release__image"> <a target="_blank" href="/optica_blog/2024/march/optica_celebrates_world_engineers_day/"> <img src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/files/about/newsroom/2024/03mar/engineer_week_blog.png?ext=.png" class="img-responsive" style="max-width: 480px; height: auto;" alt="Optica celebrates World Engineering Day" /> </a> </div> </div> <hr class="border-dark mb-2" /> <div class="news-release mb-2"> <div class="news-release__body"> <h4> <a target="_blank" href="/optica_blog/2024/february/synopsys_and_ansys/">Synopsys to acquire Ansys </a> </h4> <p> Two familiar names in the optical design software space are to join forces. 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