It is of vital importance to APL Photonics and the multidisciplinary photonics community to recognize excellence in early career researchers and to hear their perspectives. APL Photonics is committed to early career researchers, and we announce our inaugural cohort of Early Career Editorial Advisory Board members in this editorial.

The Early Career Editorial Advisory Board appointees submitted applications to the selection committee, which was composed of five members of the Editorial Advisory Board. The selection committee chose five of the many strong applicants within 10 years of their PhD graduation to be invited to the Board:

Angela Amphawan (Associate Professor, Universiti Utara Malaysia)

Michael Chini (Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida)

Daniel Leykam (Postdoctoral Scholar, Institute for Basic Science, Korea)

Jana Kainerstorfer (Assistant Professor, Carnegie Mellon University)

Bodo Wilts (Senior Scientist, University of Fribourg)

Please join us in congratulating our new board members! We look forward to working with them over the next two years and to growing the Early Career Editorial Advisory Board in the coming years. We encourage you to apply for a seat on the Early Career Editorial Advisory Board, or to nominate a worthy colleague next year. For more information about eligibility, please visit our informational website below or contact us at [email protected].

Early Career Editorial Advisory Board Informational Website: https://scitationinfo.org/p/1XPS-7W2/early-career.

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