OTST 2026
12-17 April, 2026
Durham, North Carolina, USA
Durham, North Carolina, USA
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Welcome to the program page for OTST 2026. Here you will find the schedule of talks, poster sessions, and other events. The program is subject to change. Please check back regularly for updates.
Download: PDF Version of the At-a-Glance Program
| Time | Sunday Apr 12th |
Monday Apr 13th |
Tuesday Apr 14th |
Wednesday Apr 15th |
Thursday Apr 16th |
Friday Apr 17th |
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| 7:30 - 7:45 | Registration | Registration | Registration | Registration | Registration | |
| 7:45 - 8:00 | ||||||
| 8:00 - 8:15 | Keynote (Liu) | Keynote (Burghoff) | Keynote (Kocabas) | Keynote (Tanaka) | ||
| 8:15 - 8:30 | Opening Remarks | |||||
| 8:30 - 8:45 | Keynote (Ozcan) | |||||
| 8:45 - 9:00 | Invited (Cocker) | Invited (Williams) | Invited (Klarskov Hansen) | Invited (Jarrahi) | ||
| 9:00 - 9:15 | ||||||
| 9:15 - 9:30 | Invited (Rahm) | Invited (Siday) | Invited (Everitt) | Invited (Bandyopadhyay) | Invited (Venkatesh) | |
| 9:30 - 9:45 | Registrations | |||||
| 9:45 - 10:05 | Contributed | Contributed | Contributed | Contributed | Contributed | |
| 10:05 - 10:15 | Coffee Break (40 min) | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | |
| 10:15 - 10:30 | ||||||
| 10:30 - 10:45 | ||||||
| 10:45 - 11:00 | Keynote (Averitt) | Keynote (Taylor) | Keynote (Mittleman) | Keynote (Tonouchi) | Keynote | |
| 11:00 - 11:15 | Zhang | |||||
| 11:15 - 11:30 | ||||||
| 11:30 - 11:50 | Contributed | Contributed | Contributed (Chevalier) | Contributed | Contributed | |
| 11:50 - 12:10 | Contributed | Contributed | Contributed | Contributed | Contributed | |
| Markelz | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Closing / awards | |
| 12:15 - 12:30 | Lunch | |||||
| 12:30 - 12:45 | ||||||
| 12:45 - 13:00 | ||||||
| 13:00 - 13:15 | Lunch | |||||
| 13:15 - 13:30 | ||||||
| 13:30 - 13:45 | Keynote (Sengupta) | Keynote (Hiuk-Son) | Keynote (Saraceno) | Keynote | ||
| 13:45 - 14:00 | Excursion | |||||
| 14:00 - 14:15 | Neu | |||||
| 14:15 - 14:30 | Invited (Sensale-Rodriguez) | Invited (Lloyd-Hughes) | Invited (Murate) | Invited (Hernandez) | ||
| 14:30 - 14:45 | ||||||
| 14:45 - 15:05 | Contributed | Contributed | Contributed | Contributed | ||
| 15:05 - 15:20 | Ra'di | Contributed | Contributed | Contributed | Contributed | |
| 15:20 - 15:30 | Coffee Break (40 min) | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | ||
| 15:30 - 15:45 | ||||||
| 15:45 - 16:00 | ||||||
| 16:00 - 16:15 | Invited (Ruggiero) | Invited (Citrin) | Invited (Otani) | Invited (Atakaramians) | ||
| 16:15 - 16:30 | ||||||
| 16:30 - 16:50 | Contributed | Contributed | Contributed | Contributed | ||
| 16:50 - 17:10 | Contributed | Contributed | Contributed | Contributed | ||
| 17:10 - 17:30 | Contributed | Contributed | Contributed | Contributed | ||
| 17:30 - 17:45 | Poster Session | Conference Banquet | ||||
| 17:45 - 18:00 | ||||||
| 18:00 - 18:15 | ||||||
| 18:15 - 18:30 | ||||||
| 18:30 - 18:45 | ||||||
| 18:45 - 19:00 |
X.C. Zhang
The University of Rochester
Topic: THz liquid photonics
This tutorial will cover recent progress in THz liquid photonics—an extension of our previous
research on THz air photonics. Investigating THz generation from liquids may complete the final
piece of the matter-phase puzzle in THz photonics.
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Andrea Markelz
The University at Buffalo
Topic: To be Announced
Abstract details for Professor Markelz's tutorial will be posted here shortly.
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Younes Ra'di
Syracuse University
Topic: Applications of Metamaterials
Abstract details for Professor Ra'di's tutorial will be posted here shortly.
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Jens Neu
University of North Texas
Topic: Optical Pump THz Probe Spectroscopy
Optical Pump THz Probe (OPTP) provides a femtosecond view on the life of electrons, holes, and
more exotic quasiparticles. This tutorial introduces the spectroscopic technique and provides
insight into the photoelectron/hole life in organic frameworks and other emerging materials.
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Okayama University, Japan (Title: Scanning Point Terahertz Source for Bio-Applications) |
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Ruhr University Bochum, Germany (Title: New directions in high average power, ultrafast laser-driven THz sources) |
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The University of Manchester, UK (Title: Very-large-scale reconfigurable intelligent surfaces for dynamic control of terahertz and millimeter waves) |
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University of California Los Angeles, USA (Title: Programming diffraction for terahertz information processing) |
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Brown University, USA (Title: Terahertz Sensing and Communications in the Near Field) |
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Stony Brook University, USA (Title: Recent Advances in THz near-field Nanoscopy) |
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University of California San Diego, USA (Title: Nonlinear Dynamics in Terahertz Dirac Metamaterials) |
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Aalto University, Finland (Title: Utilizing a perturbed fabry-perot effect to enhance THz spectroscopy of surface tissue) |
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University of Texas at Austin, USA (Title: Nonlinear optics and combs in terahertz quantum cascade lasers) |
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Princeton University, USA (Title: Programmable Electromagnetic Surfaces at mmWave/THz for Future Communication and Sensing) |
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University of Seoul, South Korea (Title: Diagnosis and treatment of cancer using terahertz radiation) |
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Benjamin Williams
University of California Los Angeles, USA (Title: Towards quantum-cascade VECSELs as THz spectroscopic
sources)
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Chiko Otani
RIKEN, Center for Advanced Photonics, Japan (Title: Development of Terahertz Sensing Components and
Applications)
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Marco Rahm
University of Kaiserslautern, Germany (Title: Machine-Learning Assisted Design of Reconfigurable
Intelligent Surfaces)
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Aparajita Bandyopadhyay
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India (Title: Optical and THz sensing provide objective and
senstive assessment of degradation in marble heritage structure)
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Kosuke Murate
Nagoya University, Japan (Title: Spectroscopic Terahertz Imaging using Parametric Generation and
Detection)
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Felix Hernandez
University of São Paulo, Brazil (Title: Magneto-Terahertz Spectroscopy of Correlated Magnetic Materials)
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Tom Siday
University of Birmingham, UK (Title: Subcycle terahertz microscopy: how to reach the smallest spatial
scales)
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Berardi Sensale-Rodriguez
University of Utah, Salt-Lake City, USA (Title: Structured THz light with diffractive optical networks)
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Shaghik Atakaramians
UNSW Sydney, Australia (Title: Hybrid Waveguides for Ultra‑Wideband Terahertz Beam Engineering)
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Michael Ruggiero
University of Rochester, USA (Title: When Vibrations Become Chemistry: Terahertz Phonons Dictate
Reactivity in Organic Materials)
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Tyler Cocker
Michigan State University, USA (Title: Atomic-scale terahertz time-domain spectroscopy)
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Mona Jarrahi
University of California Los Angeles, USA (Title: Monolithically integrated terahertz optoelectronics
enabled by gain-enhanced photomixing in quantum well heterostructures)
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Suresh Venkatesh
NC State University, USA (Title: CMOS platforms for Sub-THz wavefront generation and manipulation)
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Pernille Klarskov Hansen
Aarhus University, Denmark (Title: Terahertz Time‑Domain Spectroscopy for Plastic Classification in
Waste Sorting and Recycling)
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James Lloyd-Hughes
University of Warwick, UK (Title: Advanced photoconductive THz devices for time-domain spectroscopy,
imaging and ellipsometry)
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Henry Everitt
US Army DEVCOM, USA (Title: QCL-pumped molecular THz lasers)
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David Citrin
Georgia Tech, USA (Title: Enhanced terahertz nondestructive evaluation of materials)
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Supported by a generous contribution from Swiss Terahertz, OTST 2026 is pleased to announce two awards for excellence in student presentations:
Eligible presentations will be evaluated by the Technical Committee based on scientific rigor, innovation in terahertz methodology, and clarity of delivery.
| Date | Time | Activity | Location |
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| Sunday, April 12, 2026 | 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Tutorials | Duke Campus |
| Monday, April 13, 2026 | 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM | Invited Talks | JB Duke Hotel |
| Tuesday, April 14, 2026 | 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM | Invited Talks | JB Duke Hotel |
| Wednesday, April 15, 2026 | 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM | Invited Talks | JB Duke Hotel |
| Thursday, April 16, 2026 | 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM | Invited Talks | JB Duke Hotel |
| Friday, April 17, 2026 | 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM | Invited Talks | JB Duke Hotel |
The poster session will be held on Tuesday April 14th from 6:30pm to 8pm. Poster easels and poster board are available for all poster presenters. Poster boards measure 48" wide (horizontal dimension) by 36" in height (vertical dimension).
For any questions regarding the program, please contact the program chairs or the general conference organizers.