Hendrik Hölscher
(Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)
Mathias Kolle
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Bio-inspired Optics and Photonics – From Metamaterials to Applications
International Focus Workshop
24 - 27 June 2019
A close look at nature's light manipulation strategies can provide inspiration for bio-inspired multifunctional materials with applications in optics and photonics. This Focus Workshop will bring together experts from different scientific disciplines working in the interdisciplinary fields of bio-inspired optics and photonics in order to stimulate scientific exchange and new collaborative projects.
Topics include
- Biological light manipulation strategies
- Structural vs. absorption-based and fluorescent coloration
- Disorder and order in biological and bio-inspired optical materials
- Multi-functional and dynamic optical materials
- Thermal regulation
- Perfect white scattering materials
- Fabrication techniques for bio-inspired optical materials and devices
- Scalable fabrication strategies
- Application scenarios for bio-inspired optical materials
Invited speakers
Lia Addadi (IL)
Jeremy J. Baumberg (GB)
Serge Berthier (FR)
Andreas Fery (DE)
Guillaume Gomard (DE)
Alon Gorodetsky (US)
Moritz Kreysing (DE)
Raúl Martin-Palma (ES)
Andrew R. Parker (GB)
Radislav Potyrailo (US)
Frank Scheffold (CH)
Franziska Schenk (GB)
Gerd Schroeder-Turk (AU)
Matthew Shawkey (BE)
Radwanul H. Siddique (US)
Doekele Stavenga (NL)
Ullrich Steiner (CH)
Silvia Vignolini (GB)
Georg von Freymann (DE)
Pete Vukusic (GB)
