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Laura Pasquardini: A Personal Scientist for Hire | Women in Photonics

CARLA - Photonics Careers Hub @carlahub.bsky.social · Sep 1

🔬 “Keep your mind open — to learn, to solve problems, to grow.” 🌱

Laura Pasquardini, co-founder of Indivenire, draws on her expertise in biointerfaces, Lab-on-a-chip and biosensors to support institutions as a personal scientist for hire.

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CARLA - Photonics Careers Hub @carlahub.bsky.social · Aug 28

🔦 Dive into biophotonics!

Join the #360CARLA Health Training at VUB B-PHOT (Gooik) on Oct 11, 2025.

Hands-on sessions:
🔬 Fluorescence microscopy
🧬 Nanofabrication & bioprinting

Info and registration: carlahub.eu/events/360-c...

#carlahub #photonics #health #STEM @vubrussel.bsky.social

CARLA - Photonics Careers Hub @carlahub.bsky.social · Aug 22

What a year for #360CARLA!

From training activities and career symposia to hands-on experiences, 2024/25 was full of enriching experiences & growth opportunities in photonics.

Here’s a photo recap — and the best part? Even more activities are coming next year!

CARLA - Photonics Careers Hub @carlahub.bsky.social · Aug 19

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The Petzval effect comes from the lens’s field curvature: sharp in the center, blurred at the edges.

It’s why some films feel magical and intimate, creating that classic “cinematic” vibe. 🎥🌟

#360carla #carlahub #PopPhotonics #photonics #STEM

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CARLA - Photonics Careers Hub @carlahub.bsky.social · Aug 19

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In Poor Things, the dreamy, curved edges of the frame aren’t just aesthetic: they’re a nod to the Petzval effect. 🎬✨

This vintage lens phenomenon guides your eyes to the main subject with a soft, cinematic blur. 👀💫

Inside Women in Photonics 2025: A young researcher shares her experience - Carla

CARLA - Photonics Careers Hub @carlahub.bsky.social · Aug 14

🗣 "The bridge between participants’ presentations and career reports inspired young researchers and highlighted the strong perspectives of photonics."

Read more about Alexandra Bran’s testimonial on Women in Photonics 2025 👉 carlahub.eu/news/inside-...

We are creating inclusive pan-European photonics career camps for university students and young researchers with photonics communities.

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CARLA - Photonics Careers Hub @carlahub.bsky.social · Aug 12

✨ Through Lasers4EU, quantum research is being accelerated, enabling breakthroughs in quantum computing and information. The initiative also bridges academia and industry, creating key opportunities for professionals to engage in quantum advancements.

#360CARLA #carlahub #photonics #quantum #IYQ

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CARLA - Photonics Careers Hub @carlahub.bsky.social · Aug 12

🔦 #Lasers4EU is advancing quantum technologies by providing access to cutting-edge facilities like LENS and the Lund Laser Centre. These platforms are critical for research in quantum information and ultrafast materials dynamics.

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CARLA - Photonics Careers Hub @carlahub.bsky.social · Aug 8

Science, technology, business, applications: photonics welcomes diverse profiles. Let your interests guide you. There’s a place for every curious mind. ✨

Watch her advice! 👇

#360CARLA #STEM #CARLAhub

CARLA - Photonics Careers Hub @carlahub.bsky.social · Aug 8

🗣 "Just think what you like. Follow your curiosity, your talent and you’ll find what to study in #photonics."

Words of wisdom from Roberta Ramponi, Vice President of @photonics21.bsky.social.

CARLA - Photonics Careers Hub @carlahub.bsky.social · Aug 5

✅ This advancement reduces production time and costs, boosts design freedom, and accelerates innovation across research and industry.

#360CARLA #carlahub #photonics #careers #STEM #manufacturing

CARLA - Photonics Careers Hub @carlahub.bsky.social · Aug 5

🧫 In fields like photonics and biomedicine, this enables the production of microneedles, drug delivery systems, microfluidic channels, and microlens arrays with nanoscale precision, faster and more flexibly than ever before.

CARLA - Photonics Careers Hub @carlahub.bsky.social · Aug 5

🚀 After the arrival of laser lithography for 3D microfabrication, tightly focused laser beams can now “draw” directly onto photosensitive materials, building complex 3D structures layer by layer without physical masks.

CARLA - Photonics Careers Hub @carlahub.bsky.social · Aug 5

⏳ Before its introduction, creating intricate structures at these scales required multi-step, mask-based fabrication methods. This made prototyping slow, costly, and limited in complexity, especially for truly novel geometries.

CARLA - Photonics Careers Hub @carlahub.bsky.social · Aug 5

🔬 Laser-based additive manufacturing is transforming how we design and build micro- and nanoscale components, unlocking new possibilities in photonics, biotech and materials science.

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CARLA - Photonics Careers Hub @carlahub.bsky.social · Aug 1

Britton Hofer is building the future of quantum tech, one atom at a time ⚛️🔬
She’s a PhD student at Institut d'Optique studying collective light-matter interactions using single dysprosium atoms.

#WomenInPhotonics #carlahub #photonics

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CARLA - Photonics Careers Hub @carlahub.bsky.social · Jul 29

🔬 Backed by Horizon Europe, ReMade@ARI unites 6 major networks like LASERLAB-Europe & LEAPS. It’s not just tools—tailored training ensures researchers can fully tap into next-gen material science.

#360CARLA #carlahub #photonics #energy #STEM

CARLA - Photonics Careers Hub @carlahub.bsky.social · Jul 29

♻️ ReMade@ARI is accelerating sustainable innovation by giving scientists access to 50+ top European research infrastructures. From electronics to packaging, it supports the design of recyclable materials using atomic-level analysis.

CARLA - Photonics Careers Hub @carlahub.bsky.social · Jul 25

🔦 Tomáš Mitura got his start in photonics as an intern at the ILC in Slovakia.

He worked hands-on with a custom laser writing machine, learned core laser theory, and now he's a laser researcher building the future.

#360carla #carlahub #photonics #health

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CARLA - Photonics Careers Hub @carlahub.bsky.social · Jul 22

🔍 Registrations are open for MINDLAB School 2025 at ICFO: four days of hands‑on neurophotonics labs, expert talks, and creative group projects!

🗓️ 4–7 November, 2025
📍 Castelldefels, Barcelona
ℹ️ carlahub.eu/events/360-c...

#360CARLA #Lasers4EU #CARLAhub #health

CARLA - Photonics Careers Hub @carlahub.bsky.social · Jul 17

What looks like sci-fi stage magic is actually a clever use of beam interruption and photodetectors (the same principles behind motion sensors, factory automation, and even safety systems).

#PopPhotonics #360carla #carlahub #photonics #STEM