On  Friday February 27 2026, the students of the Atomic and Molecular Photonics 38th cycle course received their Ph D at LENS: Manuel Ambrosone, Luigi Caminiti, Veronica Giardini, Giulia Guarda, Giulia Senesi and Marco Turriani.

- Manuel Ambrosone Thesis "Spatiotemporal dynamics of the cortex and their disruption in Shank3b mouse model of autism Characterization and modulation of large-scale cortical activity using optical techniques"

- Luigi Caminiti Thesis "Terahertz Spectroscopy of Hydration Water in Crowded Protein Solutions"

- Veronica Giardini Thesis "Single Strontium atoms trapped in optical tweezer arrays for quantum simulation"

Giulia Guarda Thesis "Integrated Photonic Platforms for Quantum Networks"

Giulia Senesi Thesis "Molecular organization and mechanics of Adherens and Tight junctions as determinants of collective epithelial cell motility"

Marco Turriani Thesis "Novel responsive materials based on reactive Liquid Crystals: from complex microparticles to thermal shielding"