Pacific Optica @pacificoptica.bsky.social Optics for multiphoton imaging, laser scanning, and more. Based in Santa Barbara, California. pacificoptica.com
Biointegrated Photonics Lab @schubertlab.bsky.social Science at the interface of biology, chemistry and photonics, discovering new applications of microscopic lasers and sensors. Part of the Humboldt Centre for Nano- and Biophotonics, University of Cologne. PI posting. https://schubert-lab.uni-koeln.de/
@peterjreece.bsky.social @peterjreece.bsky.social 
Simon Schultz @simonschultz.bsky.social Australian expat neuron wrangler. Prof of Neurotechnology at Imperial College London. Investigates memory and cognition with photons. Runs and rides bikes a lot. Stray sheep.
Boris Kuhlmey @boriskuhlmey.bsky.social Professor in Physics, The University of Sydney, Australia.
Pastimes include interstellar lightsails, nano photonics, THz, radiative cooling, teaching physics, and unnecessarily elaborate cooking. All opinions are my own and not the university's.
Romain Tirole @romaintirole.bsky.social MSCA Postdoctoral Fellow @ASRC CUNY & KCL in Nanophotonics and Metasurfaces
You can find me running away from my problems in Manhattan (or any borough but Staten Island) 🏃
He/Him
Ziao Wang @ziaowang.bsky.social 
Payvand Arjmand @parjmand.bsky.social Postdoc in Physics Optics developping optical microscopes, modeling optical imaging scenarios, and always curious about other interesting research going on around the world
@jon-dong.bsky.social @jon-dong.bsky.social 
Florent Krzakala @krzakalaf.bsky.social Love Physics, Maths, Machine learning, Computer Science but above all playing 🎸🎵 Happy dad 👧 👧. Also professor @ EPFL. Views are my own.
Ignacio Izeddin @izeddinresearch.bsky.social Physicist hiding sometimes among biologists. Associate prof. @espciparispsl.bsky.social @instlangevin.bsky.social. #Single-molecule #biophotonics, #microscopy, #SPT, #SMLM. #Optics, #nanoscopy, biology of the nucleus, #transcription regulation, #DNA repair
Turgut Durduran @ulugeyik.bsky.social ICREA prof @ ICFO (Spain); Medical Optics; BioPhotonics; #fNIRS ; #fDCS ; Cyprus/Cypriot; He/him.
Il Cele @vynisle.bsky.social Decent physicist | Passionate for Photonics | Pretty damn good in alignment mode...
PI of the sNOm Lab @ Polimi
Beauty resides in defects, anomalies, and asymmetries: breaking the symmetry at the nanoscale
Jan Becker @runningphoton.bsky.social I am a runner & data scientist at ZOMP (http://www.zomp.one), based in Cambridge. Opinions are my own.
Previously postdoc with Philipp Kukura in Oxford (@kavlioxford.bsky.social) and PhD with Rainer Heintzmann in Jena (@leibnizipht.bsky.social).
Rod Van Meter @rdvquantum.bsky.social Quantum Computing systems, Quantum Internet, quantum education.
Caltech, USC, Keio.
West Virginia, LA, Kamakura.
David Neilson @dtneilson.bsky.social Physicist and Optical Communications. Bell Labs
Liuba Dvinskikh @ld-light.bsky.social Postdoc in optical microscopy, laser.ceb.cam.ac.uk , University of Cambridge
Previously Imperial College London @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social
Interested in optics, biology and healthcare.
Quantum Light and Matter at Durham University @durhamqlm.bsky.social The Durham Quantum Light and Matter (QLM) research section encompasses several research groups sharing a common interest in the study of the quantum properties of atoms, molecules and solids and their interactions with light. Website: https://durham-qlm.uk
Alessandro Zunino @zuninoale.bsky.social Physicist interested in classical and quantum optics.
All-around climber and amateur alpinist.
https://alessandro-zunino.github.io/
Jaka Zaplotnik @jakazaplotnik.bsky.social University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
• photonics • liquid crystals • soft matter • machine learning
Smart Photonics Labs @smartphotonicslabs.bsky.social The official account of the Smart Photonics Research Group @ Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology in Jena, Germany. Science updates only. Posts by Mario Chemnitz (head of the group)
Rosy Favicchio @rosyf.bsky.social 💙 bluesky research 💙 reproducible science is excellent science. Editor @NatureProtocols / I have views and they’re mine!
Currently based in China
Gordon Love @gordonlove.bsky.social Interdisciplinary scientist. Light, vision science, displays, adaptive optics. Head of the School of Computer Science at the University of Leeds.
Auro Perego @nonlinearlight.bsky.social Associate Professor & Deputy Director at Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies
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Onde Solitarie
Unstable Nature
Natura Instabile
OFC: Trends in Sources and Applications (Ed.)
Falk Schneider @faldalf.bsky.social Assistant Professor at University of Warwick
Leading FMD Lab: https://fmd-lab.org/
Postdoc in Fraser Lab (USC)
Postdoc Fritzsche Lab (Oxford)
PhD in Eggeling Lab (Oxford)
Into all things Biophysics, Fluorescence, and Membranes
https://faldalf.github.io
Dr. Aimee K. Gunther @aimeekgunther.bsky.social Quantum physicist turned Director of the Quantum InterNetworking Challenge Program at the National Research Council of Canada
Here resides personal opinions on: quantum technologies, SciPol, cocktails, running, SciFi/fantasy books, and other shinanigans
Soraya Caixeiro @sorayacaixeiro.bsky.social Prize Fellow @uniofbath.bsky.social
https://sorayacaixeiro.github.io/
Biophotonics and Active Matter for Biointegration Lab
HOLOEYE Photonics AG @holoeye.com HOLOEYE is providing products and services in the fields of Spatial Light Modulators (SLM) Diffractive Optics (DOE) and LCOS microdisplay components.
www.holoeye.com
Peter Huthwaite @drpeterh.bsky.social Academic (Reader) in Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College London. Interested in imaging, tomography, inversion with ultrasound for NDT and medicine. https://profiles.imperial.ac.uk/p.huthwaite
NESTOR_Doctoral Network @dn-nestor.bsky.social Collaborative research project in #OpticalNetworks. Funded by the European Commission. Coordinated by Nokia Portugal. Consortium: Aston University, SSSA, POLITO, UPC, TUE
https://nestor-network.net/
#MSCA #PhD #OpticalCommunication #HorizonEurope
Mario Chemnitz @laserjunge.bsky.social Professor for Intelligent Photonic Systems at University Jena and Head of the Smart Photonics Research Group at Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena, Germany. 🚀🔬👨🔬
Posts about Science, Sustainability, and Curiosities in 🇨🇦🇺🇸 and 🇩🇪.
Tobias Heindel @heindeltobias.bsky.social Professor for Experimental Quantum Technology | Focus on Solid-state Quantum Devices, Quantum Communication & Networking| University of Münster | Organizer of QuanTour (https://www.quantum2025.de/quantour)
POSTDIGITAL Plus Doctoral Network @postdigitalplus.bsky.social Exploring neuromorphic & optical computing for energy-efficient, brain-inspired technologies. Funded by Horizon Europe.
Institut Langevin @instlangevin.bsky.social Institut Langevin is an academic research institute focusing on wave phenomena and imaging, from fundamental to applications. @cnrs.fr @espciparispsl.bsky.social @psl-univ.bsky.social
Judith Su @judithsu.bsky.social Associate Professor, The University of Arizona; http://wp.optics.arizona.edu/jsu/
John Bird @johnbird001.bsky.social Ph.D. atmospheric scientist🌎, nuclear engineer☢, 📰 #antarctica
South Pole Station 🐧 http://amzn.to/2klpv3b 🐧
Miguel C. Soriano @miguelcsoriano.bsky.social Researcher on Complex Systems, Nonlinear Photonics and Neuro-inspired Information Processing
MIT Technology Review @technologyreview.com Our in depth reporting on innovation reveals and explains what’s happening now to help you know what’s coming next.
Find our journalists on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/starter-pack/technologyreview.com/3lar7fofuwl2n
Daniel Brunner @daniel-brunner.bsky.social CNRS researcher of optical computing. Professional website:
https://members.femto-st.fr/daniel-brunner/
Liam Rooney @liam-rooney.bsky.social Fellow in Bacteriology, University of Glasgow. 🏴
Microscopist, microbiologist, coffee drinker.
He/Him. All views own.
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Ralf Bauer @ralfmbauer.bsky.social Associate Professor @ University of Strathclyde 🏴 ll CTO of Northern Light Microscopy ll Optical Engineer developing new microscopes, optics and Microsystems 🔬
Glasgow Optics @glasgowoptics.bsky.social The Optics Group at the University of Glasgow - now on Bluesky! We can often be found near coffee machines.
https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/physics/research/groups/optics/
Glasgow Imaging Network @glasgowimaging.bsky.social Bringing together Glasgow's optical microscopy community 🦠🧫🔬🤝
https://glasgowimagingnetwork.wordpress.com/
Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social Chief Editor of Nature Biomedical Engineering. Ph.D. Previously at Nature Methods. @rita_strack on the place formerly known as twitter.
T V Raziman @razimantv.bsky.social Postdoc in theoretical physics and applied math, Complex Nanophotonics group@Imperial.
Currently working on waves in time-varying media, network lasers, and machine learning.
Other interests: recreational mathematics & programming, Indian politics
Mario Krenn @mariokrenn.bsky.social Professor for "Machine Learning in Science", University of Tübingen.
Artificial Intellgence as a source of inspiration in Science.
https://mariokrenn.wordpress.com/
LightOn @lightonai.bsky.social LightOn is a leading European generative AI company delivering secure on-prem RAG for document intelligence, enabling safe use of sensitive data behind firewall
Maciej Trusiak @mtrusiak.bsky.social Photonics Engineer, Head of Quantitative Computational Imaging Lab at WUT https://qcilab.mchtr.pw.edu.pl and ERC StG NaNoLens PI
Rank Prize @rankprize.bsky.social Stimulating and celebrating the brightest minds in nutrition and optoelectronics.
Maurice Lee @mauriceylee.bsky.social PhD in BioPhysics.
Scientist who worked at the Genome Institute of Singapore. Worked on 3D lightsheet and confocal microscopy for 3D spatial transcriptomics via multiplexed error robust fluorescence in situ hybridisation (MERFISH).
James Manton @jamesdmanton.bsky.social Applied physicist & microscopist/microscopologist
Uğur Teğin @utegin.bsky.social Assist. Prof. at Koç Uni. Electrical & Electronics Engineering. Working on photonics. Postdoc @caltech.edu, PhD @EPFL, MS and BS @Bilkent
Nicolas Pégard @nicopegard.bsky.social Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina. trying to build a school of Engineering at UNC. Engineer at heart, accidental neuroscientist, faculty by day, tech dev by night. Allergic to fake science, thoughts my own.
Claudio Conti @cladaco.bsky.social Argentino, Porteño, 46. De Boca. Campeón del Mundo. Mi último libro es #oídmortales
https://linktr.ee/cladaco
Computational Nano Optics @cnoatzib.bsky.social CNO research group at @zuseinstitute.bsky.social
https://www.zib.de/cno, based in Berlin, Germany
@vignolinilab.bsky.social @vignolinilab.bsky.social 
Otto Muskens @olmuskens.bsky.social - P Martin J Booth @profmartinjbooth.bsky.social
Jacques Carolan @jacquescarolan.bsky.social Applied Physicist & Neuroscientist || Current: Programme Director @ ARIA || Previous: Neuroscience @ UCL & Quantum Computing @ MIT || He/Him
https://www.aria.org.uk
https://jacquescarolan.github.io
Prof Síle Nic Chormaic @sile-nicchormaic.bsky.social Physicist from 🇮🇪 in 🇯🇵 via 🇬🇧, 🇫🇷, 🇦🇹, 🇦🇺 and 🇩🇪. Takes opportunities/chocolates when they present themselves. Opinions my own. #TeamHB6
Falko Schmidt @falkoschmidt.bsky.social Senior Researcher in Nanophotonics, Active Matter and optofluidics ◆ Entrepreneur in Biotech ◆ OPTICA Ambassador ◆ Lab Sustainability
Will Wardley @williamwardley.bsky.social Photonics researcher, particularly nanofab and optical measurement system design, for visible, UV and THz metamaterials, biomimetic nanostructures and strong coupling in photonics.
I also like lots of sports and get annoyed by politicians...
Optics & Photonics News @optica-opn.org Optics & Photonics News is the magazine of Optica (formerly OSA). optica-opn.org
Y. Jauregui-Sánchez @yjaureguis.bsky.social 📍Belfast, NI | PhD in Applied Physics & Optics | Research Fellow at Queen’s University Belfast 👩🏻💻 | STEM Ambassador UK 👩🏻🏫
Gabe Spalding @mqmlab.bsky.social Programmably structured light / momentum of photons. Teaching at Illinois Wesleyan, a nice, small liberal arts college, I also aim to support community. 2026 Past President of AAPT, Vice President of the Reichert Foundation, ALPhA Immersions Committee.
Maria Chernysheva @mariachernysheva.bsky.social Developing ultrafast fibre lasers for life. 
University of Exeter @exeter.ac.uk Exeter is a world class research institution. Our teaching and learning is rated TEF Triple Gold.
Pier Luigi Dragotti @pdragotti.bsky.social Professor at Imperial College London, interested in computational imaging, inverse problems, machine learning
Graham Bruce @grahamdbruce.bsky.social Optical physicist at University of St Andrews | father | rugby enthusiast. 
Benjamin Eggleton @profbeneggleton.bsky.social Professor of Physics, Photonics. University of Sydney, currently Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research). Co-Director of NSW Smart Sensing Network. Contributing leading edge research to sovereign capability.
@tomchaigne.bsky.social @tomchaigne.bsky.social 
Giovanni Volpe @giovannivolpe.bsky.social Professor at the University of Gothenburg
Gail McConnell @gailmcconnell.bsky.social Professor of Biophotonics at the University of Strathclyde. Develops new optical microscope & Mesolens instrumentation & methods for biomedical imaging 🔬
Caroline Müllenbroich @muellenbroich.bsky.social Senior Lecturer, physicist by training, developping microscopes to image the heart, Advanced Research Centre, University of Glasgow. Co-Director of DiveIn CDT. Espalier training of fruit trees enthusiast.
David Pile @davidpile.bsky.social Australian physicist & optics enthusiast. Was a researcher at Tokushima & Berkeley. Senior Editor at Nature Photonics @naturephotonics.bsky.social - Views are my own.
@gsdgordon.bsky.social @gsdgordon.bsky.social 
Nature Photonics @natphoton.nature.com A journal that publishes top-quality, peer-reviewed research in all areas of optics and photonics, e.g. light generation, propagation, manipulation & detection.
Nature Physics @natphys.nature.com A journal for cutting-edge physics research.
Quantum, bio, astro, optical, high-energy, nuclear, plasma, and condensed-matter physics, physics education research, complexity, and more.
https://www.nature.com/nphys/
Jonathan Taylor @jtimaging.bsky.social Optical physicist tackling biomedical imaging and measurement problems with realtime computation, maths and computational imaging
Prof Stuart Mangles @plasmastu.bsky.social Laser-Plasma Physicist in the Space, Plasma and Climate Community @Imperial
(views are my own)
Marco Capitanio @capitaniolab.bsky.social Associate Professor, Mechanobiology and Single Molecule Biophysics @ LENS & University of Florence, Italy
Vivek Kumar @vivekk.bsky.social Postdoc fellow IMS lab-Université de Bordeaux
| Interested in terahertz imaging and computing, ultrafast photonics |
https://sites.google.com/view/vivekcv
C Stuart Adams @etotheipiequals.bsky.social Physicist. Durham University. Author of Opticsf2f.
Victor Marcel Acosta @acostaphysics.bsky.social AMO Physics, magnetic resonance, solid-state spins, academia, NY Mets, UNM Lobos, occasional grumpy contrarian.
https://sites.google.com/site/victormarcelacosta/
Maxim Cherkashin @mcherkashin.bsky.social Once did an experiment, and can't stop.
Postdoc: sonicating things to help light get through them, photoacoustics, biomedical optics,
Dad of 2
Takes in: coffee and music, outputs: questions
Kirsty Wan @micromotility.bsky.social Cilia and cell motility enthusiast, basal cognition, weird organisms esp protists and larvae, how do living systems compute?
Professor of Cellular & Biophysical Dynamics, Living Systems Institute, Exeter (past: DAMTP, Cambridge)
www.micromotility.com
Nick Karpowicz @nickkarpowicz.bsky.social Physicist at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics
Garching / Munich Germany
+ Ultrafast / attosecond / nonlinear optics + programming + indiepop + vegan
open source nonlinear optics sim:
github.com/NickKarpowicz/LightwaveExplorer
Mete Atature @meteatature.bsky.social Professor of Physics at University of Cambridge Bilingual tweets (English & Turkish), Mostly about science, politics & cats (http://Instagram.com/meteatature)
Steven Strogatz @stevenstrogatz.com Mathematician, writer, Cornell professor. All cards on the table, face up, all the time. www.stevenstrogatz.com
Martin Bauer @martinmbauer.bsky.social I'm a theoretical physicist at Durham University 
Ebrahim Karimi @ekarimi.bsky.social Professor @CRC_CRC in Structured Quantum Waves @uOttawa, Co-Director of NexQT, Fellow @OpticaWorldwide, @MPI_Light, Member of @GlobalYAcademy & @RSCTheAcademies
Katherine Wright @katrwright.bsky.social Mum, Physicist, Science Writer, and Deputy Editor for @physicsmagazine.bsky.social.
John Travers @jctravs.bsky.social RAEng Chair in Emerging Technologies and Professor of Physics at Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh. Ultrafast optics, solitons, hollow fibres.
https://lupo-lab.com
Aidan Arnold @aidan1-137.bsky.social Kiwi atomic physicist at University of Strathclyde (he/him)
Grant Sanderson @3blue1brown.com Math videos
Frances Arnold @francesarnold.bsky.social Engineer/scientist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2018
I love evolution, enzymes, protein engineering, AI
Linus Pauling Professor at Caltech
Romain Quidant @rquidant.bsky.social Scientist & Entrepreneur. Professor at ETH Zurich and Editor-in-chief ACS photonics
Miles Padgett @milespadgett.bsky.social Royal Society Research Professor and Kelvin Chair of Natural Philosophy University of Glasgow. Keen and slow 🚴.
Lan Mapa @lanitorres-mapa.bsky.social biophotonics and optics enthusiast. tweets scientific publication and everything else that I think are worth sharing. views are my own. 🚴🏻♀️🏓🧘🏻♀️🍚 🌱