Thomas Bifano Professor (ME, MSE, BME, ECE);
Director, Photonics Center
Education Ph.D., North Carolina State UniversityPrimary Appointment Professor, Department of Mechanical EngineeringAdditional Affiliations Department of Biomedical Engineering
Convergent Themes
Thomas Bifano is an active interdisciplinary researcher in the following areas:
Synthetic Biology, Tissue Engineering, & Mechanobiology |͟↗̱|
Photonics & Optical Systems |͟↗̱|
Neuroengineering & Neuroscience |͟↗̱|
Intelligent, Autonomous & Secure Systems |͟↗̱|
Our research transcends disciplines across Boston University and the College of Engineering, drawing upon diverse thinking to solve societal challenges.
Areas of Interest Deformable Mirrors * Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) * Adaptive Optics
Research Areas Dr. Bifano directs the Boston University Photonics Center (BUPC), a core facility and academic center of excellence comprised of forty-nine faculty members from eight academic departments and sixteen staff staff members. He leads BUPC programs for education, scholarly research and development of advanced photonic device prototypes for commercial and military applications. He manages a state-of-the-art facility that includes several shared research laboratories and a large business innovation center. Dr. Bifano also serves as a Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and was Chair of the Manufacturing Engineering Department from 1999-2006. His research focuses on modeling, design, production, and use of micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) in optical applications.
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