Resonant Nanophotonics
Educational Workshop 2026
Resonant Nanophotonics Educational Workshop (ReNEW)
is an annual scientific and educational event that brings together young researchers, students, graduate students, and professors working in the fields of optics, photonics, nanotechnology, and related areas. The workshop is held in partnership with leading national research universities — MIPT, ITMO University, and Skoltech.

The goal of ReNEW is to create an open platform for knowledge sharing, establishing scientific contacts, and involving young scientists in cutting-edge research in the field of resonant nanophotonics.
What to expect:
Lectures from leading experts in nanophotonics who will share their knowledge and latest scientific achievements
An environment for experience sharing: communication and interaction between students, graduate students, and recognized specialists

Practical training: the opportunity to work on real projects under the guidance of experienced mentors. You will gain valuable practical skills and be able to apply theoretical knowledge in practice

The intensive program includes:
Final
presentation and defense of participants’ projects.
3 days
of practice with modern tools such as COMSOL Multiphysics, the Fourier Modal Method, Coupled Mode Theory, Machine Learning, as well as experimental projects.

3 days
of inspiring lectures delivered by leading scientists in the field of nanophotonics
Timeline
For whom
Undergraduate and PhD students
Venue:
MIPT, Dolgoprudny
Dates
April 20-25, 2026
Application deadline:
February 15, 2026

Participant selection deadline:
March 1, 2026
Registration Fee
Free*

*Participants will be able to attend lectures and workshops, as well as coffee breaks.

Travel and accommodation costs will be additional.
Speakers
  • Prokhor Alekseev
    Ioffe Institute
  • Sergey Alyatkin
    Skoltech
  • Alexander Barulin
    MIPT
  • Mariya Burdanova
    MIPT
  • Alexander Chernov
    MIPT
  • Vasily Fedotov
    Skoltech
  • Maxim Gorkunov
    Institute of Crystallography RAS

  • Olesya Kapitanova
    Moscow State University
  • Vasily Kravtsov
    ITMO
  • Ivan Kruglov
    MIPT
  • Alexey Sokolik
    Institute of Spectroscopy RAS
  • Andrey Vishneviy
    MIPT
  • Mikhail Zyuzin
    ITMO/MIPT
  • Dmitry Zuev
    R&D Center Bridge, Faculty of Physics, ITMO University
Tutors
Numerical simulations
  • Mihail Petrov
  • Roman Saveliev

Analytics
  • Denis Baranov
  • Sergey Dyakov
Experiment
  • Alexey Bolshakov
  • Alexey Kuznetsov
What this means:

Practical training is one of the main advantages of our workshop
We offer not just theoretical learning, but the opportunity to apply the acquired knowledge to work on relevant projects
Developing professional competencies in real-world conditions

Opportunity to demonstrate your skills to potential employers

Gaining valuable experience in solving real problems

Working on real-world tasks from practice
Thematic areas
· Resonant Nanophotonics
· Carbon Nanostructures for Light Emission
· Two-Dimensional Optical Materials
· Optical Resonances in Chiral Systems
· Nanoantennas — Dielectric and Plasmonic
· Optical Metasurfaces
· Quantum Nanophotonics
· Terahertz Photonics
· Semiconductor Lasers
· Biophotonics and sensing
Registration
Select up to three projects
the list of projects will be expanded
Participation format
Abstract template
Thesis
Motivation letter
CV (curriculum vitae)
Sponsors
The project is being implemented with the support of the MIPT Endowment Fund
Organizers
Alexey Bolshakov
Professor, MIPT
bolshakov.ad@mipt.ru
Alexander Chernov
Head of laboratory, MIPT
chernov.ai@mipt.ru
Denis Baranov
Professor, MIPT
baranov.dg@mipt.ru
Anastasia Baryshnikova
School secretary
baryshnikova.aa@mipt.ru
Program committee
Sergey Dyakov
Assistant Professor, Skoltech
s.dyakov@skoltech.ru
Alexey Kokhanovskiy
Research Fellow, ITMO
a.kokhanovskiy@metalab.ifmo.ru
Dmitry Krasnikov
Assistant professor, Skoltech
d.krasnikov@skol.tech
Mihail Petrov
Assistant Professor, ITMO
m.petrov@metalab.ifmo.ru
Yuriy Gladush
Assistant Professor, Skoltech
Ekaterina Maslova
Research Fellow, ITMO
ekaterina.maslova@metalab.ifmo.ru
Contacts
+7 921 309 51 17
Anastasia Baryshnikova, school secretary
renew@mipt.ru
baryshnikova.aa@mipt.ru
141701, Московская область, г. Долгопрудный, Институтский переулок, д. 9.
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