CV

Euclides Almeida

euclides.almeida@qc.cuny.edu

Assistant Professor of Physics

Queens College of the City University of New York

Department of Physics

65-30 Kissena Blvd

Flushing, NY 11367

EDUCATION

Federal University of Pernambuco (Recife/Brazil)

D.Sc. in Physics, July 2012

Thesis: Ultrafast dynamics of nanoscale systems: NaNbO3 nanocrystals, colloidal silver nanoparticles and dye-functionalized TiO2 particles. Advisor: Prof. Cid B. de Araújo.

Federal University of Pernambuco (Recife/Brazil)

B.S. in Physics, December 2005

APPOINTMENTS

Advisory Board, NanoGold MedTech (April 2025 – Current)

Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Queens College of The City University of New York, New York/USA (January 2018 – Current)

Physics Doctoral Faculty, The Graduate Center of The City University of New York, New York/USA (February 2018 – Current)

Senior Koshland Scholar, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot/Israel (April 2017 – Dec 2017)

Senior Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Chemical Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot/Israel (October 2015 – March 2017)

Post-Doctoral Fellow, Prof. Yehiam Prior group, Department of Chemical Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot/Israel (October 2012 –September 2015)

Research Associate, National Institute of Technology INT/NE-CETENE, Recife/Brazil (April 2011 – September 2012)

Graduate Research Assistant, Prof. Cid B. de Araújo group, Department of Physics, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife/Brazil (March 2006 – July 2012)

Undergraduate Research Assistant, Prof. Cid B. de Araújo group, Department of Physics, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife/Brazil (January 2005 – February 2006)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Nanophotonics, nonlinear optics, plasmonics, metamaterials, ultrafast phenomena

MAJOR SCIENTIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS

1. The nonlinear holography (frequency converting), on Nat. Commun. 7, 12533 (2016)

2. Local control of the phase of the (dispersive) nonlinear susceptibility, the fundamental material parameter of nonlinear optics, on Nat. Commun. 7, 10367 (2016) and arXiv:1505.05618 (2015)

3. Observation of the anomalous phase matching condition in nonlinear optics, on Nat. Commun. 7, 10367 (2016) and arXiv:1505.05618 (2015)

4. The first achromatic RGB metalens, on Nat. Commun. 8, 14992 (2017)

AWARDS, HONORS AND FELLOWSHIPS

Outstanding Post-Doctoral Prize, Weizmann Institute of Science (2017)

Koshland Prize, Weizmann Institute of Science (2017)

Senior Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Weizmann Institute of Science (2015)

Neaspec Best Poster Prize, Nanometa 2015, Seefeld/Austria (2015)

Industrial and Technological Development Fellowship, Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) (2011 – 2012)

Best Poster Prize, 2nd International Workshop on Fundamentals of Light-Matter Interaction, Porto de Galinhas/Brazil (2011)

OSAF Student Travel Grant, Optical Society of America Foundation (2009)

CNPq D.Sc. Scholarship, Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) (2006 – 2011)

CNPq Undergraduate Scholarship, Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological and Development (CNPq) (2005 – 2006)

1st in the University’s admission exam, among over 3,500 applicants in math, physical sciences and engineering, Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil (2002)

1st in a graduating class of 180 students in high school (Colegio Diocesano de Caruaru – 2001)

GRANTS

Current

“Extreme Nonlinear Metamaterials Based on Hybrid Light-Matter States”, Air Force Office of Scientific Research - $631,915.00 (Sole PI) (June 2023-May 2027)

“Wide-range FTIR spectrometer for photonics research and education”, Air Force Office of Scientific Research - $491,789 (Co-PI) (September 2024-September 2025)

“Strong-Field Quantum Metamaterials and Metadevices”, PSC-CUNY Research Award, Enhanced (Cycle 55) (Research Foundation of the City University of New York) - $8,000.00 (Sole PI) (July 2024-June 2025)

 Completed

“Nonlinear metasurfaces based on hybrid plasmon-exciton states” – PSC-CUNY Research Award (Cycle 54) (Research Foundation of the City University of New York) - $5,600 (Sole PI) (July 2023-June 2024)

“Infrared Instrumentation for Nanophotonics Research” – Graduate Research and Technology Initiative (GRTI) Round GRTI24 (DASNY – State of New York) - $10,830 (Co-PI) (2023)

“Nanostructured Graphene for Nonlinear Photonics” – PSC-CUNY Research Award (Cycle 53) (2022-Current) (Research Foundation of the City University of New York) - $5,790 (PI) (July 2022-June 2023)

“MRI: Acquisition of a Large-Scale, High-Throughput, Electron Beam Lithography System for Multi-Scale Patterning” – National Science Foundation - $ 630,000.00 (September 2019 – August 2022) (Collaborator)

“Accessories for a Near-Infrared and Mid-IR spectrometer” Graduate Research and Technology Initiative (GRTI) Round GRTI21 (2018-19) (DASNY – State of New York) - $25,400 (Sole PI) (2019)

“Purchase of an Optical Spectrometer for Optical Spectroscopy” Graduate Research and Technology Initiative (GRTI) Round GRTI20 (2017-18) (DASNY – State of New York) - $47,796 (Sole PI) (2018)

PUBLICATIONS

1. “Tuning Coherent Light Generation in 2D Semiconductors with Strong Laser Fields”, G. Trivizas, M. D. Feinstein, E. Almeida, under review (2025). (Corresponding author)

2. “Electro-Optical Switching in a Nonlinear Metasurface”, M. Feinstein, A. Andronikides, E. Almeida, arXiv:2407.16112 (2025) npj Nanophotonics, in press (Corresponding author)

3. “Hybridization of Graphene-Gold Plasmons for Active Control of Mid-Infrared Radiation”, M. Feinstein, E. Almeida, Scientific Reports 14, 6733 (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-57216-6 (Corresponding author)

4. “Room-temperature strong coupling at the nanoscale achieved by inverse design”, Y. Blechman, S. Tsesses, M. Feinstein, G. Bartal, E. Almeida, ACS Photonics 10, 8, 2494 (2023). DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.2c01816 (Corresponding author)

5. “Inverse design of broadband, strongly-coupled plexcitonic nonlinear metasurfaces”, Y. Blechman, S. Tsesses, G. Bartal, E. Almeida, New Journal of Physics 24, 095003 (2022). DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/ac90e2 (Corresponding author)

6. “Nanoscale broadband deep-ultraviolet light source from plasmonic nanoholes", L. Shi, J. Andrade, J-M. Yi, M. Marinskas, C. Reinhardt, E. Almeida, U. Morgner, M. Kovacev, ACS Photonics 6, 858 (2019). DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.9b00127 (Corresponding author)

7. “Optimizing the Nonlinear Optical Response of Plasmonic Metasurfaces”, Y. Blechman, E. Almeida, B. Sain, Y. Prior, Nano Letters 19, 261-268 (2019). DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b03861

8. “Composite Functional Metasurfaces for Multispectral Achromatic Optics”, O. Avayu*, E. Almeida*, Y. Prior, T. Ellenbogen. Nature Communications 8, 14992 (2017), DOI:10.1038/ncomms14992;

Featured as the cover of Nature Photonics, January 2023 Issue: Focus on Metasurfaces

Weizmann’s press release: “Nanomaterials Offer a New Approach to Correcting Color”

* Equal contribution

9. “Nonlinear Metamaterials for Holography”, E. Almeida, O. Bitton, Y. Prior. Nature Communications 7, 12533 (2016), DOI:10.1038/ncomms12533. (Corresponding author) Featured image;

Weizmann’s press release: “Holograms get the Blues”

MIT Technology Review’s selection: Best physics papers of the week on ArXiv

10. “Subwavelength Nonlinear Phase-Control and Anomalous Phase-Matching in Plasmonic Metasurfaces”, E. Almeida, G. Shalem, Y. Prior. Nature Communications 7, 10367 (2016), DOI:10.1038/ncomms10367; (Corresponding author)

11. “Rational Design of Metallic Nanocavities for Resonantly Enhanced Four-Wave Mixing”, E. Almeida, Y. Prior. Scientific Reports 5, 10033 (2015), DOI:10.1038/srep10033; (Corresponding author)

12. “Ultraviolet Dynamical Optical Limiting in a Glass Containing NaNbO3 Nanocrystals”, E. Almeida, K. C. Jorge, L. de S. Menezes, Cid B. de Araújo, A. A. Lipovskii. Journal of the Optical Society of America B 30, 1284 (2013), DOI:10.1364/JOSAB.30.001284

13. “Ultrafast Dephasing of Localized Surface Plasmons in Colloidal Silver Nanoparticles: the Influence of Stabilizing Agents”, E. Almeida, A. C. L. Moreira, A. M. Brito-Silva, A. Galembeck, C. P. de Melo, L. de S. Menezes, Cid B. de Araújo. Applied Physics B 108, 9 (2012).DOI:10.1007/s00340-012-5057-y; (Corresponding author)

14. “Luminescence Properties and Optical Dephasing in a Glass-ceramic Containing Sodium-Niobate Nanocrystals”, E. Almeida, L. de S. Menezes, Cid B. de Araújo, A. A. Lipovskii. Journal of Applied Physics 109, 113108 (2011). DOI:10.1063/1.3596518. Selected for publication in the Virtual Journal of Ultrafast Science, Vol. 10, Issue 7 (2011)

PEER-REVIEWED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

1. “Self-Tunable Nonlinear Generation in Metasurfaces”, E. Almeida, M. Feinstein, A. Andronikides, Y. Blechman. In CLEO: Fundamental Science 2024, Optica Publishing Group, 2024, paper FTh1P.2

2. “Electrical Tuning of Four-Wave Mixing in Nonlinear Metasurfaces” M. D. Feinstein, A. Andronikides, E. Almeida. In CLEO: Fundamental Science 2024, Optica Publishing Group, 2024, paper FTh1P.6

3. “Inverse Design of Plexcitonic Metasurfaces for Broadband Nonlinear Frequency Conversion”, E. Almeida, M. Feinstein, A. Andronikides, Y. Blechman, G. Bartal. In CLEO: Fundamental Science 2023, Optica Publishing Group, 2023, paper FW3C.4

4. “Design of Hybrid Gold-Graphene Metasurfaces for Efficient Excitation of Tunable Graphene Plasmons, M. Feinstein, E. Almeida. In CLEO: Fundamental Science 2023, Optica Publishing Group, 2023, paper JTu2A.127

5. “Nonlinear amplitude and spectral control in strongly coupled plasmonic-excitonic nanostructures”, Y. Blechman, S. Tsesses, E. Almeida, and G. Bartal. In CLEO: QELS_Fundamental Science 2021, OSA Technical Digest (Optica Publishing Group, 2021), paper FTh2K.3

6. “Generation of broadband deep-ultraviolet light source by rectangular plasmonic nanoholes with multi-resonances”, L. Shi, E. Almeida, U. Morgner, and M. Kovacev. In European Quantum Electronics Conference 2019, OSA Technical Digest (Optica Publishing Group, 2019), paper eh_p_4

7. “Optimizing the Nonlinear Optical Response of Plasmonic Metasurfaces”, Y. Blechman, E.Almeida, B.Sain, Y. Prior. In Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics 2018, OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2018), paper FF1E.7

8. “Optimization of Nonlinear Optical Processes in Arrays of Metallic Nanocavities”, Y. Blechman, E. Almeida, B. Sain, Y. Prior. In Frontiers in Optics 2017, OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2017), paper FM4A.5

9. “Multilayered Metamaterials for Functional Light Control”, E. Almeida, O. Avayu, T. Ellenbogen, Y. Prior. In Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2017), paper JW1G.4

10. “Three-Dimensional Metamaterials for Nonlinear Holography”, Y. Prior, E. Almeida, O. Bitton. In Photonics and Fiber Technology 2016, OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2016), paper NW3A.1

11. “Three-Dimensional Holographic Nonlinear Metamaterials”, E. Almeida, Y. Prior. In Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2016), paper FM3N.1

12. “Tailoring the Shape of Metallic Nanocavities for Enhanced Four-Wave Mixing”, E. Almeida, Y. Prior. In Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2015), paper FM3E.5

13. “Fast Transient Bleaching in Rh-6G Functionalized TiO2 Nanoparticles: Charge Transfer Dynamics”, L. de S. Menezes, E. Almeida, C. B. de Araújo, A. M. Brito-Silva, A. F. Batista, G. Machado. In CLEO/Europe, OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2013), paper CE_P_33

14. “Dephasing Relaxation of Localized Surface Plasmons Investigated by Persistent Hole Burning: Role of Stabilizing Molecules in Nanocolloids”, L. de S. Menezes, E. Almeida, A. C. L. Moreira, A. M. Brito-Silva, C. B. de Araújo. In CLEO/Europe and EDEC 2011 Conference Digest, OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2011), paper CE-P37

15. “Ultrafast Dephasing of Surface Plasmons in Silver Nanoparticles: the Role of Capping Agents”, E. Almeida, A. C. L. Moreira, A. M. Brito-Silva, L. de S. Menezes, A. Galembeck, C. B. de Araújo. In Laser Science, OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2011), paper LWJ2

16. “Ultrafast Dephasing Time Measurements in a Niobic-Silicate Nanocomposite Using Incoherent Light”, E. C. L. Almeida, L. de S. Menezes, Cid B. de Araújo, A. A. Lipovskii. In Advances in Optical Materials, OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2009), paper AThC5

ORAL PRESENTATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

1. “Strong-Field Tunable Light-Generating Metasurfaces”, E. Almeida, M. D. Feinstein, G. Trivizas. 15th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics, Malaga/Spain (Invited) (2025, upcoming)

2. “Tuning Nonlinear Metasurfaces Using Strong Fields”, G. Trivizas, M. D. Feinstein, E. Almeida, 11th International Conference on Surface Plasmon Photonics (SPP11), Tokyo/Japan (2025, upcoming)

3. “Self-Tunable Nonlinear Generation in Metasurfaces”, E. Almeida, M. Feinstein, A. Andronikides, Y. Blechman. CLEO: Fundamental Science 2024, Charlotte/NC (2024)

4. “Electro-Optical Switching in Nonlinear Metasurfaces”, M. D. Feinstein, A. Andronikides, E. Almeida. META 2024 Toyama/Japan (2024)

5. “Electrical Tuning of Four-Wave Mixing in Nonlinear Metasurfaces”, E. Almeida, M. D. Feinstein, A. Andronikides. Nanometa 2024, Seefeld in Tirol, Austria (2024)

6. “Inverse Design of Plexcitonic Metasurfaces for Broadband Nonlinear Frequency Conversion”, E. Almeida, M. Feinstein, A. Andronikides, Y. Blechman, G. Bartal. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO 2023), San Jose/CA (2023)

7. “Phase-controlled Nonlinear Optics on the Nanoscale”, E. Almeida. Light Meets Matter, Rehovot/Israel (2018) (Invited)

8. “Plasmonic Nonlinear Optical Components”, E. Almeida, Y. Prior. SPIE Optics + Photonics, San Diego/CA (2017) (Invited)

9. “Phase Control and Nonlinear Holography in Composite 3D Metamaterials”, Y. Prior, E. Almeida. META’17, Seoul/South Korea (2017) (Invited)

10. “Nanostructured Materials as the New Playing Field for Nonlinear Optics”, E. Almeida, Y. Prior. 10th International Conference on Nanophotonics (ICNP 2017), Recife/Brazil (2017) (Invited)

11. “Multilayered Metasurfaces for RGB light control”, E. Almeida, O. Avayu, T. Ellenbogen, Y. Prior. Surface Plasmon Photonics 8 (SPP8), Taipei/Taiwan (2017)

12. “Multilayered Metamaterials for Functional Light Control”, E. Almeida, O. Avayu, T. Ellenbogen, Y. Prior. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO 2017), San Jose/CA (2017)

13. “Digital Nonlinear Metamaterials”, E. Almeida, Y. Prior. French-Israel Symposium on Non-Linear and Quantum Optics (FRISNO 14), Ein Gedi/Israel (2017); (Invited)

14. “Holographic Nonlinear Metamaterials”, E. Almeida, Y. Prior. META’16, Malaga/Spain (2016);

15. “Three-Dimensional Holographic Nonlinear Metamaterials”, E. Almeida, Y. Prior. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO 2016), San Jose/CA (2016). (Invited)

16. “Efficient Four-Wave Mixing from Rationally Designed Arrays of Metallic Nanocavities”, E. Almeida, Y. Prior. Surface Plasmon Photonics 7 (SPP7), Jerusalem/Israel (2015)

17. “Tailoring the Shape of Metallic Nanocavities for Enhanced Four-Wave Mixing”, E. Almeida, Y. Prior. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO 2015), San Jose/CA (2015)

18. “Ultrafast Dephasing of Surface Plasmons in Silver Nanoparticles: the Role of Capping Agents”, E. Almeida, A. C. L. Moreira, A. M. Brito-Silva, L. de S. Menezes, A. Galembeck, C. B. de Araújo. 95th Frontiers in Optics/Laser Science XXVII, San Jose/CA (2011)

19. “Ultrafast Dephasing Time Measurements in a Niobic-Silicate Nanocomposite Using Incoherent Light”, E. C. L. Almeida, L. de S. Menezes, C. B. de Araújo, A. A. Lipovskii. Advances in Optical Materials/93rd Frontiers in Optics/Laser Science XXV, San Jose/CA (2009)

INVITED COLLOQUIA, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS

1. “Nonlinear Metamaterials”, Photonics in Practice Workshop, Keynote Presentation, CUNY Advanced Science Research Center, November 2024

2. “Extreme Nonlinear Metamaterials”, Queens College of the City University of New York, April 2024 (Colloquium)

3. “Extreme Nonlinear Metamaterials Based on Hybrid Light-Matter States”, Bar-Ilan University, March 2024 (Optics Seminar)

4. “Moldando Luz e Materia em Nano-escala”, IX Semana da Fisica, Federal University of Campina Grande, November 2021 (Invited Presentation)

5. “Shaping Light and Matter at the Nanoscale”, Fluminense Federal University, April 2021 (Colloquium)

6. “Shaping Light and Matter at the Nanoscale”, Federal University of Pernambuco, July 2020 (Colloquium)

7. “Shaping Light and Matter at the Nanoscale”, Federal University of Campina Grande, June 2020 (Colloquium)

8. “Nanostructured Materials as the New Playing Field for Nonlinear Optics”, Queens College of the City University of New York, March 2017 (Colloquium)

9. “Nonlinear Optical Interactions on the Nanoscale”, Weizmann-Alberta Nanoscience Meeting, Weizmann Institute, March 2016

10. “Holographic Nonlinear Metamaterials”, Light and Matter I-Core Annual Meeting, Jerusalem, November 2015

11. “Nonlinear Frequency Conversion in Plasmonic Metasurfaces”, Harvard University, May 2015

12. “Control and Enhancement of Four-Wave Mixing by Rational Design of Metallic Nanocavities” Light and Matter I-Core Annual Meeting, Rehovot-Israel, May 2015

13. “Nonlinear Optical Characterization of Ultrafast Phenomena in Nanoscale Systems”, University of Toronto, September 2012 (Seminar)

14. “Nonlinear Optical Characterization of Ultrafast Phenomena in Nanoscale Systems”, Ryerson University, September 2012 (Seminar)

15. “Nonlinear Optical Characterization of Ultrafast Phenomena in Nanoscale Systems”, Universite Laval, September 2012 (Seminar)

TEACHING

1. Microfabrication and Growth Techniques (Graduate), Queens College of the City University of New York, New York (Spring 2025)

2. Optoelectronics (Graduate), Queens College of the City University of New York, New York (Spring 2019, Spring 2021, Spring 2023)

3. Photonics Laboratory (Graduate), Queens College of the City University of New York, New York (Spring 2018-2022, Fall 2024)

4. Modern Physics Laboratory (Undergraduate and Graduate), Queens College of the City University of New York, New York (Fall 2018-2024)

5. Intermediate Science Honors Research (Undergraduate), Queens College of the City University of New York, New York (Spring 2019)

6. Introduction to Science Honors Research and Seminar (Undergraduate), Queens College of the City University of New York, New York (Fall 2018)

7. Graduate Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Nonlinear Optics (Graduate), Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife/Brazil (August 2008 – December 2008)

8. Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Electromagnetism II, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife/Brazil (August 2005 – December 2005)

9. Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, General Physics (Classical Mechanics), Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife/Brazil (January 2005 – July 2005)

10. Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, General Physics (Electromagnetism), Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife/Brazil (August 2004 – December 2004)

STUDENTS MENTORED/SUPERVISED

Graduate

Matthew Feinstein (Ph.D. Physics), The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, Fall 2018 – Summer 2023)

George Trivizas (M.Sc. Photonics), Queens College of the City University of New York, Fall 2023 – Current

Abdulsalam Osaze Inghille (M.Sc. Photonics), Queens College of the City University of New York, Fall 2023 – Current

Eric Kenol (M. Sc. Photonics), Queens College of the City University of New York, Spring 2024 – Current

Alexander Andronikides (M. Sc. Photonics), Queens College of the City University of New York, Spring 2021 – Spring 2023

Echo Yang (M.Sc. Photonics), Queens College of the City University of New York, Spring 2021 – Spring 2022

Samuel Eisenberg (M.Sc. Photonics), Queens College of the City University of New York, Spring 2021 – Spring 2022

Fatama Islam (M.Sc. Physics), Queens College of the City University of New York, Spring 2020

Mohammed Cisse (M.Sc. Photonics), Queens College of the City University of New York, Fall 2018

Undergraduate

Jason Shao (Applied Physics), Queens College of the City University of New York, Fall 2022 – Spring 2023

Shawn Tapia (Applied Physics), Queens College of the City University of New York, Fall 2022 – Spring 2023

Taha Abedin (Applied Physics), Queens College of the City University of New York, Fall 2022 – Spring 2023

Shpresena Pllumbaj (Applied Physics), Queens College of the City University of New York, Fall 2022 – Spring 2023

Akiva Richmann (Computer Science – Macaulay Honors College), Queens College of the City University of New York, Spring 2022

Daniel Thomas (Physics - Macaulay Honors College), Queens College of the City University of New York, Fall 2018 – Spring 2021

Charles David (Applied Physics), Queens College of the City University of New York, Spring 2019 – Spring 2021

High-School

Ritesh Pandohie (High School Student from Brooklyn Technical High School), Queens College of the City University of New York, Summer 2018 and Summer 2019

POST-DOCS

            Matthew Feinstein (October 2023 – Current)

SERVICE

Grant reviewer for the European Research Council, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Israel Science Foundation, PSC-CUNY

Peer-reviewer for Nature Communications, Nature Nanotechnology, Optica, Nano Letters, Optics Express, Applied Physics B, Applied Physics Letters, Journal of the Optical Society of America B, Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, and Materials Today

Academic Senator, Queens College (Fall 2022 – Current)

Physics Major Advisor, Queens College (Summer 2023 - Current)

Faculty Fellow in the NSF project: EAGER GERMINATION: TRANSPIRE – A transdisciplinary pedagogy for postdoctoral development, ASRC (September 2023-April 2024)

Member of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee (Nanoscience M.S. program – CUNY Grad Center), University (Fall 2021 – Current)

Member of Health sciences minor's advisory board, Queens College (Fall 2020 – Current)

Alternate Delegate to the Academic Senate, Queens College (Spring 2019 – Spring 2022)

PATENT

T. Ellenbogen, Y. Prior, O. Avayu, E. Almeida. “Multilayer Optical Element for Controlling Light”, United States Patent # US 2020/0284960 A1 (2020)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

Optica (Formerly OSA) –Member since 2007

OTHER ACTIVITIES

President OSA Student Chapter – Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife – Brazil (2008-2009)

Outreach activity: Program Optics Suitcase (OSA)

This outreach program, supported by the Optical Society of America, is designed to introduce high school students to fundamental optical phenomena such as polarization, birefringence, and diffraction. Participants receive take-home demonstration kits, allowing them to showcase the kits to family and friends. In 2009, I organized and delivered a lecture to students from high schools in a low-income neighborhood in Recife, Brazil.

Organizer of the 3rd Symposium on Lasers and Applications, OSA student chapter, Recife – Brazil (2009)