29 Sep 2026
10:00 - 10:30
Optica Booth, Exhibit Floor, Booth #205
Join Optica Ambassadors Sai Kanth Dacha, Research Scientist, Columbia University, Garima Bawa, Postdoctoral Scholar, The College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, Isinsu Baylam Toker, Assistant Professor of Physics, California Polytechnic State University,Tatjana Pladere, Head of the Department of Optometry and Vision Science, University of Latvia, and Juan Rafael, Assistant Professor in Photonics, Telecom Paris for an informal yet engaging discussion on what a career in academia looks like.