Optical Manipulation and Its Applications (OMA)

OMA covers the whole range of optical manipulation technologies currently being developed for studies in biophysics, single molecule, single cell and tissue level analysis, optical manipulation of chemical processes in organisms, lab-on-a-chip development, optomechanical cooling, environmental monitoring, and theoretical underpinnings.

Technologies to be considered include optical tweezers and associated techniques, photo activated materials, optogenetics, light-activated drugs and probes and microfluidics. In this way, we will try and capture synergies between different optical manipulation technologies with a view to encouraging discussion between different user groups and the development of new hybrid techniques.

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Chairs

Agnese Callegari

Goteborgs Universitet, Sweden,
General Chair

Domna Kotsifaki

Duke Kunshan University, China,
General Chair

Nicolas Pegard

Univ of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
General Chair

Philip Jones

University College London, United Kingdom,
Program Chair

Giuseppe Strangi

Case Western Reserve University, United States,
Program Chair

Committee Members

• Agnese Callegari, Goteborgs Universitet, Sweden, General Chair
• Domna Kotsifaki, Duke Kunshan University, China, General Chair
• Nicolas Pegard, Univ of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, General Chair
• Philip Jones, University College London, United Kingdom, Program Chair
• Giuseppe Strangi , Case Western Reserve University, United States, Program Chair
• Wylie Ahmed, CNRS-UPS, France
• Alejandro Arzola, UNAM, Mexico
• Silvie Bernatova, Institute of Scientific Instruments ASCR, Czech Republic
• Guido Bolognesi, University College London, United Kingdom
• Antonio Ciarlo, Università di Napoli - Physics Dept.
• Frank Cichos, Univ Leipzig, Germany
• Simon Hanna, University of Bristol, United Kingdom
• Brooke Hester, Appalachian State University
• Maria Iati, CNR IPCF, Italy
• Carlos Lopez-Mariscal, Underwater Photonics, Mexico
• David McGloin, University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom
• Steven Neale, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
• Antonio Neves, Universidade Federal do ABC, Brazil
• Jack Ng, SUSTech, China
• Sile Nic Chormaic, Okinawa Inst of Science & Technology, Japan
• Lynn Paterson, Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom
• Giuseppe Pesce, Univ degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy
• Ruben Ramos-Garcia, Inst Nat Astrofisica Optica Electronica, Mexico
• Peter Reece, University of New South Wales, Australia
• Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop, University of Queensland, Australia
• Gregor Thalhammer, Medical University Innsbruck, Austria
• Giorgio Volpe, University College London, United Kingdom
• Giovanni Volpe, Goteborgs Universitet, Sweden
• Pavel Zemanek, Institute of Scientific Instruments ASCR, Czech Republic
• Chenglong Zhao, The MITRE Corporation, United States