SPIE’s #FacesofPhotonics social media campaign connects SPIE members in the global optics, photonics, and STEM communities. It serves to highlight similarities, celebrate differences, and foster a space where conversation and community can thrive. Sylwester working on a breath-analysis system in the Optoelectronics Institute. This week on #FacesofPhotonics we are sharing the story of Junior R&D Engineer at InPhoTech, Sylwester Chojnowski ! Sylwester is originally from Poland, and graduated with his Master of Science from the Military University of Technology (MUT) in Warsaw. We hope you enjoy his interview. 1. Tell us about when you first became interested in optics and photonics. I became interested in optoelectronics and photonics while I was studying at MUT in Warsaw. While studying chemistry I was interested in methods of detecting various gases, particularly hazardous and explosives materials. At the Institute of Optoelectronics, I was interested in th...