The Cal Poly Photon Lab, in collaboration with Dr. Leslie Hamachi from the Chemistry Department, has been awarded a Teacher–Scholar Mini Grant for the project “Development of a Time-Resolved Absorption Spectrometer: Enhancing Student Research and Instrumentation Skills.” The grant will support project activities from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026.

 Dr. Isinsu Baylam Toker has been awarded the Leonard and Natalie Wall Physics Faculty Research Fellowship for 2025–2026. This award will support her research on developing compact, cost-effective, blue diode–pumped broadband near-infrared laser systems.