B-PHOT Student Chapter

B-PHOT Student Chapter, affiliated with the Brussels Photonics Team, is a joint student chapter of the SPIE and Optica Vrije Universiteit Brussel Student Chapters. The Vrije Universiteit Brussels SPIE Student Chapter was founded in 2006-2007 as the first student chapter in Western Europe. The Vrije Universiteit Brussels Optica Student Chapter was founded in 2020-2021. By forming the B-PHOT Student Chapter, we continue to promote optics and photonics with a joint force. The mission of the Student Chapter is to bring together bachelor, master, and PhD students in photonics and offer them a platform to interact with each other, academics in photonics (post-docs, professors…), industrial photonics, and the international photonics societies.

As a member of the Student Chapter, you enjoy several benefits with broad access to resources, and networking opportunities at our academic, industrial or social events, that can make a difference in your career.

Our goal is to get together with students, sharing inspiring experiences within and outside our community in photonics.

Next to online courses, discounts for conferences, access to grants, and online journals we also organize and support several scientific and social events.

B-PHOT Student Chapter VUB Events

B-PHOT Chapters General Meeting
Light Night
Cultural events such as Sinterklaas, Christmas market tour, etc.
Photonics Club Panel
Professors tell-all
Science Show (interactive photonics show visited by over 1500 students from secondary schools)
Open Mic Photonics
Photo contest
IDeaLight.2021
MONPLAS Workshop
Making the most of your presentation
Outreach at the Open Door Day of the Groeituin 5.0
BePOM Hub
Photonics Explorer Contest
10 years of Photonics Explorer and STEAM activities by EYEST
Queer in Science
Day of Science
Teacher training about the Photonics Explorer kit
Company Visits and Industry Days
Teambuilding events