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Broadening the cohort of leaders in photonic and quantum technologies

Te Whai Ao — Dodd-Walls Centre is making a call for Affiliate Members, the people who complement our traditional skills base, helping bring our combined strengths to fruition.

Calling New Zealand's next cohort of leaders in photonic and quantum technologies

Te Whai Ao — Dodd-Walls Centre has grown and matured since gaining Centre of Research Excellence status in 2015. Right now we're making a call for new Associate Investigators.

Science engagement should be more than a side hustle

It's not news to us that engaging with our communities is a pivotal part of creating long-lasting societal impact.

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NZ’s Photonics, Quantum Industry Underperforms Global Peers

‘This is a wake-up call about the opportunity’: Dodd-Walls Centre director Fred Vanholsbeeck.

Designing the Lasers of Tomorrow - an update from the Royal Society Te Apārangi

Lasers are used across all aspects of daily life, with Investigators from the Centre exploring new ways to design and build these light-based tools.

Congratulations to Professor Cather Simpson

Congratulations to Professor Cather Simpson, New Vice President of SPIE!

Prevention, not clean up, should be New Zealand's strategy for major weather events

As catastrophic weather events continue to strike, a group of New Zealand based scientists is focusing on better detection.

When Passion, Persistence and Brain Power Pay Off

Dr Mallika Suresh, an alumna of Germany's Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light begins the Agnes Blackie Fellowship at Te Whai Ao — Dodd-Walls.

Kings Birthday Honours - Prof Ian Walmsley

Congratulations to Professor Ian Walmsley for receiving a Kings Birthday Honours for his services to Science and to Quantum Technologies.