Fifth Edition of Conferencia PRISMA to Celebrate Queer Scientists this November
Conferencia PRISMA 2023, organized in Madrid in November last year by PRISMA, the Spanish Association for LGBTIQA+ people in Science, Technology and Innovation, with the support of the IEEE Photonics […]
National Institute for Optics and Lasers Laboratory Workshop, in Kenya
The IEEE Photonics Kenya, IEEE Multimedia University of Kenya Student Branch, IEEE Kenyatta University Student Branch and National Institute for Optics and Lasers at the National Institute for Optica and […]
Illuminating Futures: Fostering Women’s Empowerment through Solar Lamp Design Training
A recent collaboration between IEEE and IEEE Photonics Society was held as a “Lighting the Path: Solar Lamp Design Training for Women’s Empowerment,” at the VISAT Engineering College, India. This […]
Talent and Career in Research: The Role of Mentoring to Foster Diversity and Inclusion Workshop
Laila Nadal, and Michela Svaluto Moreolo, Ph.D. Researchers, Centre Tecnològic de Telecommunications de Catalunya The gender and diversity workshop (Talent and career in research: The role of mentoring to foster […]
Blog Post: More Diversity in R&D is Necessary for All of Us
Written By: Niamh Kavanagh, Past IEEE Photonics Society AVP Diversity Science for Industry (s4i) was an international meeting point for Deep Science, organized by Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and BeAble […]
Celebrating Black History Month: A Reflection from the IEEE DEI Committee
As the calendar turns to February, the IEEE Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee is excited to embark on a month dedicated to honoring and celebrating Black history. Black History […]
Why We Need Queer Perspectives in Science
Author: Aitor Villafranca Velasco Translation: Björn Jörges Author note: In this article, the term “queer” is used to refer to any sexual orientation or gender identity outside of the cis-heteronormative […]
Women-in-STEM at IEEE Photonics Global Conference (PGC)
Shagufta Naureen and Qin Wang On Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023, an event titled ’More Women-in-STEM for a Greener World’ was organized at the KTH AlbaNova campus in Stockholm, Sweden. The […]
Blog Article: Creating Inclusive Environments for LGBTQ+ in STEM
Written By: Niamh, Kavanagh, IEEE Photonics Society Diversity Oversight Chair LGBTQ+ people make up one of the largest minority groups in the workforce, especially in STEM-related (Science, Technology, Engineering and […]
“Iluminando el Futuro” Shining on Latin America
“Iluminando el Futuro” is a STEM program that supports scientists and engineers in the rigorous creation of outreach activities. In 2021 I had the good fortune to be part of […]