Meet the 2026 SPIE Society Award recipients

The Society Awards honor exceptional contributions to optics and photonics

Honoring transformative advancements in a variety of professional areas — including medicine, astronomy, lithography, optical metrology, optical design, and community leadership — the Society's awards recognize technical accomplishments as well as committed service to SPIE and support of its organizational mission. This year's 21 award recipients represent an exciting range of stellar achievements across light-based sciences and technologies

Read about each recipient and what makes them deserving of the Society's recognition: