CIDESI, México
Elodie Strupiechonski is a devoted physicist renowned for her substantial contributions to the realm of terahertz optoelectronics and spectroscopy. Her academic journey began with the attainment of a Ph.D. in Physics from Université Paris XI, France, in 2013, followed by a transformative postdoctoral research period at Harvard University until 2016. Since then, she has been based in Queretaro, Mexico.
In this location, she assumed leadership of the Laboratory for Terahertz Optoelectronics at the Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico in Queretaro (Cinvestav-IPN-Qro). Her commitment and accomplishments culminated in the merging of this lab with the National Laboratory for Terahertz Science and Technology (LANCYTT) in 2018. Elodie's leadership extends to her role as the Technical Responsible of the LANCYTT site at CIDESI, which further amplifies her impact in advancing terahertz science.
Elodie possesses a profound passion for terahertz radiation, driving her pursuit of innovative devices and techniques. Her expertise encompasses near-to-far infrared spectroscopy and imaging, with a focus on exploring light-matter interactions across an array of natural and synthetic materials. These include metamaterials, semiconductors, 2D materials, and chemical and biological samples.
Beyond her research, Elodie actively volunteers for IEEE, notably serving as the IEEE Queretaro Section Chair. This role reflects her unwavering dedication to fostering collaborative progress within the scientific community.
At CIDESI, Elodie serves as the Technical Responsible of the LANCYTT site, actively advancing terahertz science and technology. Additionally, she holds the prestigious position of Director of Applied Physics at CIDESI, guiding the institute's transformation towards innovation and cultivating an environment of growth and learning. She aspires for her commitment to the field to remain a source of inspiration, driving meaningful advancements in the future.
Department of Optics, CICESE, MEXICO
Dr. Santiago Camacho López leads the Ultrashort Pulse Lasers and Processing of Materials Research Group at the Optics Department in CICESE. His expertise includes the design and building of ultrashort pulse lasers, laser processing of materials, nonlinear optics and biophotonics. He is a Physicist by the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa (CDMX, México), and a PhD in Physics by the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine (London, UK). He spent a Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Physics Department at the University of Toronto (Toronto, Canada). Since 2003 he is a fulltime researcher at the Optics Department in CICESE (Ensenada, México), where he served as Department Chair (2010-2017). He spent a six-month Faculty Fellowship (2007) at the Department of Mechanical Engineering in the University of California Riverside, where since 2013 he was appointed Adjunct Professor.
University of North Texas, USA
Dr. Siller is an educator and researcher with experience in fundamental research, administration of academic programs, teaching, and applied and industry-funded research. He is Associate Chair and Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of North Texas (2017-present), previously director of the Master of Science in Manufacturing Systems (2014-2017) and Automotive Engineering at Monterrey Tech (2010-2014), and a full-time faculty member at the same university (2010-2017). He holds a Ph.D. in Technology Innovation from the Department of Industrial Systems Engineering and Design at Jaume I University in Spain (2008) and holds a master's and a bachelor’s degree from Tecnologico de Monterrey in the fields of Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering, respectively (1999 and 2003).
His research areas include advanced manufacturing processes, additive manufacturing, micromanufacturing, and metrology. During his career, he has advised more than 30 graduate students and published around 60 research papers in international journals. He is an editorial board member and guest editor for different journals and conference proceedings. He has received funding from the Department of Defense, NASA, the Department of State, and the British Council, among other agencies, and is participating in research projects funded by NSF Hispanic Serving Institutions programs. He is a member of the National System of Researchers from Conacyt (SNI 2) and regular track organizer of international conferences in Materials Research Society (MRS) and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
University of North Florida
Dr. Gregory Wurtz obtained his Ph.D. in Physics in 2000 from the University of Technology of Troyes, France. He then held successive post-doctoral positions at Argonne National Laboratory (USA), the University of Mulhouse (France), and Queen’s University Belfast (UK). He held tenure-track positions at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville from 2007 to 2011, and at King’s College London (UK) in 2011 where he gained tenure in 2012. Dr. Wurtz moved back to the University of North Florida as a tenured Associate Professor in 2015, where he became Department Chair in 2018. Dr. Wurtz published more than 70 articles in peer-review journals (h-index=45 Google Scholar), and holds rights to 7 patents. His research was sponsored in excess of $10M since 2000. His current research interests are on the interaction of light with nanostructured materials, including plasmonic systems and hybrids thereof, in the particular context of ultrafast, coherent, and nonlinear optical effects and spectroscopies.
Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey, MÉXICO
Julio César Gutiérrez Vega has conducted pioneering work in the propagation of optical field waves. In particular, he introduced the Mathieu family of non-diffracting optical beams and the Helmholtz-Gauss beams—a parabolic family of non-diffracting optical beams. He serves as a researcher and director of the Optics Center at the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (Tec de Monterrey). His work has been acknowledged through his membership in the Mexican Academy of Sciences and a Level III membership in the National System of Researchers in Mexico.
The University of Arizona, USA
Daewook Kim is an associate professor of optical sciences and astronomy at the University of Arizona. He has been working in the optical engineering field for more than 15 years, including NASA Aspera UV space telescope mission, 25 m diameter Giant Magellan Telescope, and commercial Augmented Reality freeform glass project. His main research area covers precision freeform optics design, fabrication, and various metrology topics, such as interferometric test systems using computer-generated hologram, wavefront curvature measurement, and dynamic deflectometry system. For the past 10 years, Daewook has been chairing conference programs including the Optical Manufacturing and Testing conference (SPIE), Optical Fabrication and Testing conference (OPTICA), and the Astronomical Optics: Design, Manufacture, and Test of Space and Ground Systems conference (SPIE). He is also teaching the SPIE Optical Testing Short Courses. He has published more than 200 journal/conference papers and served as an associate editor for the Optics Express journal for 7 years. He gave more than 20 plenary, keynote, colloquium talks at various international conferences and universities. Prof. Kim is an SPIE Fellow.
Ivan Moreno received his B.S. degree in physical engineering from the Technological Institute of Monterrey (ITESM), and a Ph.D. degree in optical sciences from the Centro de Investigaciones en Optica (CIO), both in Mexico. He is a titular researcher and educator in LUMAT center at the University of Zacatecas, in Mexico. Currently, he is supervising master's and doctoral theses, and postdoctoral fellowships. His research area focuses on applied optics and meta-optics, specializing in metalenses, illumination, metasurfaces, color, instrumentation, and human vision. He is member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences, and Senior Member of both OPTICA (formerly Optical Society of America) and the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE). Sixteen of his scientific articles have been repeatedly included in lists of the most downloaded papers in OPTICA and SPIE. In 2011, he received the "ICO-ICTP Galleino Denardo Award" in Italy, granted by the International Commission for Optics (ICO) and the International Center for Theoretical Physics (ICTP). He serves as an editor for the scientific journal Optics Express. Dr. Moreno has been an Invited Speaker in the USA, Italy, the Netherlands, China, Spain, Colombia, Costa Rica, Taiwan, Honduras, and Mexico.
Louisiana State University, USA
The research pursued by Dr. Magaña and the Experimental Quantum Photonics Group at LSU explores the fundamental and applied aspects of optical physics and quantum optics. He investigates novel properties of light and its potential for developing quantum technologies. This is a fast-developing research field with tremendous potential to impact different areas of science and engineering, such as quantum metrology, quantum sensing, and quantum information science. Some of the research that he pursues includes (i) quantum state engineering and characterization, (ii) quantum-enhanced metrology and imaging, (iii) high-dimensional quantum communication, (iv) control of multiphoton quantum dynamics in photonic networks, and (v) multiparticle quantum plasmonics.
University of Central Florida, USA
Research in the lab of Dr. Chanda focuses on confining coherent/partially-coherent or incoherent light at nanoscale to enhance light-matter interactions for novel device applications as well as energy harvesting purposes. The emphasis is on design and development of high throughput, large scale and low cost fabrication of optical nanostructures for enhanced light-matter interactions in artificially structured metal/dielectric structures (metamaterials, plasmonic nanostructures), transformation optics for display/camouflage, strong coupling between photonic and plasmonic resonances, and trapping light in thin film solar cells.