The Photonics100 is back! The second edition of Electro Optics’ list of photonics research champions will be published this autumn.

How can you nominate for The Photonics100?

It couldn’t be easier. Click this button:

and fill out the short nomination form, outlining who you would like to put forward and why.

When we asked you to help us create a list of the people who drive our industry forward – the innovators, the boundary-pushers, the disruptors, the out-of-the-box thinkers and the R&D ‘rock stars’ who have had the biggest impact on their fields in the past 12 months – we had no idea just how much interest the idea would generate. From the nominations process, to social media, to the many, many interactions we shared with you at events such as Photonics West, the buzz around this passion project was palpable.

So this year, we want to repeat The Photonics100’s simple ambition: to throw a spotlight on 100 new, unsung heroes at the cutting edge of our industry – the chief technical officers, the heads of research and development, the senior engineers, research leaders, entrepreneurs and others who have done work in the preceding year that will drive the industry for years to come.

And, again, we need your help to tell their stories in a dynamic and, yes, entirely selective way.

Who should I nominate?

While our industry certainly could not function without other specialisations – the marketers, the salespeople and senior executives who drive businesses forward – The Photonics100 is designed to celebrate those working actively on the scientific innovation side of the business.

It is also intended to shine a light on the latest developments, whether in photonics processes, product development or pure research. In an effort to consider as many new entrants as possible, our advice would be to focus on people who have made advances in the preceding 12 months or so.

Nominations have been grouped into four distinct categories:

Photonics vendors – suppliers and integrators of photonics components and systems, such as optics, lasers, sensors, test and measurement, optoelectronics, illumination and imaging.

Original Equipment Manufacturers using photonics – integrators using photonics as an enabling technology in vertical markets such as life sciences, defence, automotive, aerospace, mechanical engineering, electronics, semiconductors and optical communications.

Start-ups – companies under five years old, operating as either a photonics vendor or an OEM (as defined above).

Academia/research – either those involved in photonics research itself or those using photonic technology to further research in a non-photonics field, such as physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, engineering and more.

Can I nominate customers or clients of mine?

Absolutely, as long as they satisfy the other criteria, all are welcome.

Can I nominate more than one person?

Yes, but you must complete a separate nomination form.

When should I nominate?

Nominations for The Photonics100 open on Monday, 3 April, and will remain open for several months.

What happens after nominations?

Once the submissions window closes, an internal judging panel, led by our head of content Mark Elliott, will review the entries and draw up a shortlist of nominees. We will then contact those nominees directly for further information. If you have any questions about the process, please contact mark.elliott@europascience.com.
 

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