We are pleased to share highlights from the Nanometa 2026, the 10th edition of the Nanometa Topical Meeting, that took place in Seefeld, Austria, from 6th-9th January. Over four days, the meeting provided an outstanding scientific experience, featuring more than 130 accepted papers, as well as industrial and breakthrough talks that highlighted the cutting edge of the field. The program included two parallel oral sessions and a poster session, fostering stimulating discussions and valuable exchanges among attendees.
We are proud to announce that the 2026 EPS-QEOD “Research into the Science of Light” Prize was awarded to:
- Professor Allard Mosk, Utrecht University, Netherlands
- Dr. Dorian Bouchet, Laboratory of Physics (LIPhy), Grenoble, France
- Professor Stefan Rotter, TU Wien, Austria
In addition, three EPS-QEOD Travel Grant Student Awards were presented for outstanding student contributions:
- Amit Kam, Physics Department, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
- Baurzhan Salimzhanov, University of Southampton, United Kingdom
- Florian Mangold, University of Stuttgart, Germany
We warmly thank our sponsors Attocube Systems AG and NKT Photonics, as well as our exhibitors SI Stuttgart Instruments GmbH, Heidelberg Instruments, and Ekspla for their generous support.
Special thanks go to Professor Orit Wolf for the unforgettable piano concert, in which she presented a collection of intimate piano miniatures.
We are deeply grateful to all speakers, session chairs, reviewers, and participants for making this event scientifically rich and engaging. Thank you once again to everyone who contributed to the success of Nanometa 2026.
We look forward to welcoming you to the 11th edition of Nanometa in January 2028 at the beautiful mountain resort of Seefeld, Austria.
