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This article focuses on a high school graduate advancing quantum photonics research through a specific SPIE scholarship, making it relevant to the intersection of optics and quantum technology. The story highlights how early access to specialized labs can foster innovation in optical systems essential for future quantum applications.
High school student joins quantum photonics lab with SPIE scholarship From uOttawa

Christopher Negraes, a 2025 SPIE Optics and Photonics Scholarship recipient, went straight from high school to a quantum photonics lab at the University of Ottawa, Canada, where he is in an honors BSc physics-mathematics program. The $5,000 SPIE scholarship allows him to continue research exploring a new method to write a superposition of Bragg gratings in a volume hologram.
A $5,000 scholarship from SPIE is enabling Christopher Negraes to continue research in quantum photonics despite a lack of funding for an undergraduate position at the University of Ottawa. Negraes is exploring a novel method to write a superposition of Bragg gratings within volume holograms, a technique that could lead to…
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