DLS CLEO Student Poster Awards

DLS CLEO Student Poster Awards

Undergraduate and graduate students who present at the CLEO conference are invited to participate in a poster competition sponsored by the Division of Laser Science to recognize excellence in research by student members. Three best-poster awards are given, each recognized by a certificate and a $100 award, as well as honorable mentions, recognized by certificates. Membership in DLS is required to participate. 

To be eligible for consideration, students must submit a paper to the CLEO Conference, must opt-in to the competition during the submissions process, and must be sessioned for a poster presentation during the sub-committee review.  Additional information can be found in the CLEO Conference paper submission site accessible at https://www.cleoconference.org

2026 Winners

1^st place – Mona-Lisa Michel from IBM Research, Switzerland

2^nd place – Mahek Logantha from  University of California, Berkeley
3^rd place – Khalid Musa, Stevens Institute of Technology

Honorable Mention – Abigail Shull, University of California, Santa Barbara
Honorable Mention – Matin Dehghani, University of Central Florida