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Hatice Altug
Associate Professor, ECE

Office Address:
8 Saint Mary’s St., 828
Phone: 617-358-4769
e-mail: altug@bu.edu
Research interests:
- Nanophotonic devices for optical communications
- Label-free biosensors
Personal Website: http://www.bu.edu/ece/people/faculty/a-g/hatice-altug/
Altug Research Lab: http://people.bu.edu/altug/
Richard Averitt
Associate Professor, Physics

Office Address:
590 Commonwealth Ave., 213
Phone: 617-353-2619
e-mail: raveritt@bu.edu
Research interests:
- Metamaterials & plasmonics
- Terahertz spectroscopy
- Correlated electron materials
Personal Website: http://physics.bu.edu/people/show/304
Averitt Research Lab: http://physics.bu.edu/averittlab/
Enrico Bellotti
Professor, ECE

Office Address:
8 Saint Mary’s St., 533
Phone: 617-358-1576
e-mail: bellotti@bu.edu
Research interests:
- Computational electronics
-Semiconductor materials
-Parallel computing
Personal Website: http://www.bu.edu/ece/people/faculty/a-g/enrico-bellotti/
Bellotti Research Lab: http://www.bu.edu/nitrides/
Thomas Bifano
Professor, ME

Office Address:
8 Saint Mary’s St., 927
Phone: 617-353-8899
e-mail: tgb@bu.edu
Research interests:
- Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)
- Adaptive optics
Personal Website: http://www.bu.edu/me/people/faculty/ae/bifano/
Bifano Research Lab: http://people.bu.edu/bifano/
Irving Bigio
Professor, BME, ECE

Office Address:
44 Cummington St., 233
Phone: 617-358-1987
e-mail: bigio@bu.edu
Research interests:
- Biomedical optics
- Medical applications of optics, lasers and spectroscopy
Personal Website: http://www.bu.edu/bme/people/primary/bigio/
Bigio Research Lab: http://www.bu.edu/bmo/
David Bishop
Professor, ECE, Physics

Office Address: 8 Saint Mary’s St., 609
Phone: 617-353-8899
E-mail: djb1@bu.edu
Research interests:
- Low temperature physics
- Mechanical properties of materials at low temperatures
- MEMS and NEMS
Personal Website: http://www.bu.edu/ece/people/faculty/a-g/david-bishop/
Xin Chen
Assistant Professor, Chemistry

Office Address: 8 Saint Mary’s St., 718
Phone: 617-358-6188
E-mail: xc2011@bu.edu
Personal Website: http://www.bu.edu/chemistry/faculty/chen/
John Connor
Assistant Professor, MED

Office Address:
72 E. Concord St., R516
Phone: 617-638-0339
e-mail: jhconnor@bu.edu
Research interests:
- Label-free virus detection
- Identification of biomarkers of infection
- Virus/host interactions
Personal Website: http://www.bumc.bu.edu/immunology/itp-faculty-andtheir-research/john-connor-phd/
Connor Research Lab: http://www.connorlab.com/
Luca Dal Negro
Associate Professor, ECE

Office Address:
8 Saint Mary’s St., 825
Phone: 617-358-2627
e-mail: dalnegro@bu.edu
Research interests:
- Nanophotonics
- Optics of complex media
- Computational elecromagnetics
Personal Website: http://www.bu.edu/ece/people/faculty/a-g/luca-dal-negro/
Dal Negro Research Lab: http://www.bu.edu/nano/
Daniel Ehrlich
Research Professor, BME

Office Address:
44 Cummington Street, 247
Phone: 617-358-2919
e-mail: danehr@bu.edu
Research interests:
- New instrumentation and methods for cell-based assays
- Deep-UV microscopy
- Microfluidics for assay of DNA
Personal Website http://www.bu.edu/bme/people/professionalandresearch/ehrlich/
Ehrlich Research Lab: http://routetruck.com/djehrlich/
Kamil Ekinci
Associate Professor, ME

Office Address:
110 Cummington St., 408
Phone: 617-353-8670
e-mail: ekinci@bu.edu
Research interests:
- Nanophotonics, nano-opto-mechanics and optical metrology
- Nanofluidics
- Nanomechanics and NEMS
Personal Website: http://www.bu.edu/me/people/faculty/ae/ekinci/
Ekinci Research Lab: http://www.bu.edu/nems/
Shyamsunder Erramilli
Professor, Physics

Office Address:
590 Commonwealth Ave., 214
Phone: 617-353-6114
e-mail: shyam@bu.edu
Research interests:
- Infrared and Raman microscopy
- Quantum cascade laser sources
- Ultrafast infrared spectroscopy
Personal Website: http://physics.bu.edu/people/show/46
Erramilli Research Lab: http://physics.bu.edu/femtospec/
Helen Fawcett
Research Assistant Professor, ME

Office Address:
8 Saint Mary’s St., 935
Phone: 857-753-1719
e-mail: hfawcett@bu.edu
Research interests:
- Biodetection, optics, nanoscale lithography and imaging
- Photonics applications
Theodore Fritz
Professor, Astronomy

Office Address:
725 Commonwealth Ave., 501
Phone: 617-353-7446
e-mail: fritz@bu.edu
Research interests:
- Space plasma physics
- Magnetosphere physics
- Rocket and satellite experiments
Personal Website: http://www.bu.edu/dbin/astronomy/ast_people.php?id=16
Christopher Gabel
Assistant Professor, Physiology & Biophysics, MED

Office Address: 72 E. Concord St., L713
Phone: 617-638-4267
e-mail: cvgabel@bu.edu
Research interests:
- Optical neurophysiology
- Femtosecond laser surgery
Personal Website: http://www.bumc.bu.edu/phys-biophys/people/faculty/gabel/
Bennett Goldberg
Professor, Physics

Office Address:
8 Saint Mary’s St., 920
Phone: 617-353-5789
e-mail: goldberg@bu.edu
Research interests:
- Biological sensors
- Semiconductor IC optical Failure Analysis
- Nanotubes and nano-optics
- Nanomedicine
Personal Website: http://www.bu.edu/bme/people/joint/goldberg/
Goldberg Research Lab: http://ultra.bu.edu/
Lee Goldstein
Associate Professor, Psychiatry

Office Address:
670 Albany Street, 4th floor
Phone: 617-414-8361
e-mail: lgold@bu.edu
Research interests:
- Alzheimers disease
- Biometals & metallomics
- Molecular aging disorders
Personal Website: http://www.bumc.bu.edu/ophthalmology/core/lee-goldstein-mdph-d/
Xue Han
Assistant Professor, BME

Office Address:
44 Cummington Street, 521
Phone: 617-358-6189
e-mail: xuehan@bu.edu
Research interests:
- Neurotechnology
- Optical neural modulation
- Optogenetics
Personal Website: http://www.bu.edu/bme/people/primary/han/
Han Research Lab: http://www.bu.edu/hanlab/
Allyn Hubbard
Professor, ECE

Office Address:
8 Saint Mary’s St., 329
Phone: 617-353-2815
e-mail: aeh@bu.edu
Research interests:
- Auditory physiology
- Neurocomputing and biosensors
- VLSI design of smart senor chips
Personal Website: http://www.bu.edu/bme/people/joint/hubbard/
Hubbard Research Lab: http://www.bu.edu/vnns/
Guilford Jones
Professor Emeritus, Chemistry

Office Address:
590 Commonwealth Ave , 359
Phone: 617-353-2498
e-mail: giljones@bu.edu
Research interests:
- Photochemistry
- Dye probes
Personal Website: http://www.bu.edu/chemistry/faculty/jones/
Ajay Joshi
Assistant Professor, ECE

Office Address:
8 Saint Mary’s St., 334
Phone: 617-353-4840
e-mail: joshi@bu.edu
Research interests:
- On-chip and off-chip interconnect design
- Computer architecture
Personal Website: http://www.bu.edu/ece/people/faculty/h-n/ajay-joshi/
Joshi Research Lab: http://www.bu.edu/icsg/
Jonathan Klamkin
Assistant Professor, ECE

Office Address:
8 Saint Mary’s St., 535
Phone: 617-353-9845
e-mail: klamkin@bu.edu
Research interests:
- Integrated photonics
- Silicon photonics
Personal Website: http://www.bu.edu/ece/people/faculty/h-n/jonathan-klamkin/
Catherine Klapperich
Associate Professor, BME

Office Address:
44 Cummington St., 725
Phone: 617-358-0253
e-mail: catherin@bu.edu
Research interests:
- Nanomechanics of hydrated biomaterials
- Microfluidic device design
Personal Website: http://www.bu.edu/bme/people/primary/klapperich/
Klapperich Research Lab: http://www.bu.edu/klapperich/
Amit Meller
Associate Professor, BME

Office Address:
44 Cummington St., 701 C
Phone: 617-358-4338
e-mail: ameller@bu.edu
Research interests:
- Ultrafast DNA sequencing
- Optical methods for single molecule detection
Personal Website: http://www.bu.edu/bme/people/primary/meller/
Meller Research Lab: http://www.bu.edu/meller/
Jerome Mertz
Professor, BME

Office Address:
24 Cummington St., 202
Phone: 617-358-0746
e-mail: jmertz@bu.edu
Research interests:
- Development and applications of novel optical microscopy for biological imaging
Personal Website: http://www.bu.edu/bme/people/primary/mertz/
Mertz Research Lab: http://www.bu.edu/bme/research/labs/bl/
Theodore Morse
Professor, ECE

Office Address:
8 Saint Mary’s St., 921
Phone: 617-358-1035
e-mail: tfmorse@bu.edu
Research interests:
- Photonic material processing
- Optical fiber fabrication, lasers, and sensors
Personal Website: http://nanoscience.bu.edu/membersbio.asp?member=Ted%20Morse
Morse Research Lab: http://www.bu.edu/ece/research/electro-physics/lightwave-technology/
Theodore Moustakas
Professor, ECE

Office Address:
8 Saint Mary’s St., 835
Phone: 617-358-5431
e-mail: tdm@bu.edu
Research interests:
- Growth by MBE and HVPE of Nitride Semiconductors
- III-Nitride optoelectronic devices (LEDs, Lasers, Modulators, Detectors) from deep UV to THz
- Amorphous semiconductors
Personal Website: http://www.bu.edu/ece/people/faculty/h-n/theodore-moustakas/
Moustakas Research Lab: http://www.bu.edu/nitrides/
Roberto Paiella
Associate Professor, ECE

Office Address:
8 Saint Mary’s St., 529
Phone: 617-353-8883
e-mail: rpaiella@bu.edu
Research interests:
- Optoelectronic devices based on semiconductor quantum-confined systems and photonic nanostructures
Personal Website: http://www.bu.edu/ece/people/faculty/o-z/roberto-paiella/
Paiella Research Lab: http://www.bu.edu/paiella/
Dimitris Pavlidis
Research Professor, ECE

Office Address:
8 Saint Mary’s St., 337
e-mail: pavlidis@bu.edu
Research interests:
- Electro-physics
Personal Website: http://www.bu.edu/ece/people/faculty/research-faculty/dimitris-pavlidis/
Pavlidis Research Lab: http://www.bu.edu/nitrides/
Siddharth Ramachandran
Professor, ECE

Office Address:
8 Saint Mary’s Street, 521
Phone: 617-353-9881
e-mail: sidr@bu.edu
Research interests:
- Micro & nano optical fibers
Personal Website: http://www.bu.edu/ece/people/faculty/o-z/siddharth-ramachandran/
Ramachandran Research Lab: http://people.bu.edu/sidr/
Bjoern Reinhard
Associate Professor, Chemistry

Office Address:
8 Saint Mary’s St., 718
Phone: 617-353-8669
e-mail: bmr@bu.edu
Research interests:
- Design, implementation of new tools for manipulation of biological & inorganic materials
Personal Website: http://www.bu.edu/chemistry/faculty/reinhard/
Reinhard Research Lab: http://www.bu.edu/reinhardlab/
Jason Ritt
Assistant Professor, BME

Office Address:
24 Cummington St., 201
Phone: 617-353-5903
e-mail: jritt@bu.edu
Research interests:
- Neuroscience of active sensing
- Neurophotonic methods applied to the rodent whisker tactile system
Personal Website: http://www.bu.edu/bme/people/primary/ritt/
Darren Roblyer
Assistant Professor, BME

Office Address:
ERB 231
Phone: 617-358-1554
e-mail: roblyer@bu.edu
Research interests:
- Optical functional imaging
- Diffuse optics
- Near infrared spectroscopy
Personal Website: http://www.bu.edu/bme/people/primary/roblyer/
Kenneth Rothschild
Professor, Physics

Office Address:
590 Commonwealth Ave., 209
Phone: 617-353-2603
e-mail: kjr@bu.edu
Research interests:
- Biomembrane technology and biomolecular photonics
- Ion transport
Personal Website: http://physics.bu.edu/people/show/63
Rothschild Research Lab: http://physics.bu.edu/mbl/
Michael Ruane
Professor Emeritus, ECE

Office Address:
8 Saint Mary’s St., 310
Phone: 617-353-3256
e-mail: mfr@bu.edu
Research interests:
- Resonant cavity biosensors
- Optical design
- K-12 outreach and education
Ruane Research Lab: http://ultra.bu.edu/peoplebio.asp?member=Michael%20F.%20Ruane
Michelle Sander
Assistant Professor, ECE

Office Address:
8 Saint Mary’s St., 534
Phone: 617-358-0505
e-mail: msander@bu.edu
Research interests:
- Femtosecond lasers
- Frequency combs
- Fiber and integrated optics
Personal website: http://www.bu.edu/ece/people/faculty/o-z/michelle-sander/
Sander Research Lab: http://sites.bu.edu/ufolab/
Aaron Schmidt
Assistant Professor, ME

Office Address:
110 Cummington Street, 305
Phone: 617-353-9596
e-mail: schmidt@bu.edu
Research interests:
- Nanoscale energy transport
- Ultrafast laser metrology
- Laser-material interaction
Personal Website: http://www.bu.edu/me/people/faculty/pz/schmidt/
Schmidt Research Lab: http://www.bu.edu/eng/labs/nanoheat/
Alexander Sergienko
Professor, ECE

Office Address:
8 Saint Mary’s St., 729
Phone: 617-353-6564
e-mail: alexserg@bu.edu
Research interests:
- Ultrafast quantum optics
- Quantum metrology
- Quantum biophotonics
Personal Website: http://www.bu.edu/ece/people/faculty/o-z/alexander-sergienko/
Sergienko Research Lab: http://people.bu.edu/alexserg/
Andre Sharon
Professor, ME

Office Address:
15 Saint Mary’s St., 101
Phone: 617-353-1888
e-mail: sharon@bu.edu
Research interests:
- Electomechanical machines
- Fiber optic manufacture
- Biomedical devices
Personal Website: http://www.bu.edu/me/people/faculty/pz/sharon/
Sharon Research Lab: http://www.fhcmi.org/
Anna Swan
Associate Professor, ECE

Office Address:
8 Saint Mary’s St., 827
Phone: 617-353-1275
e-mail: swan@bu.edu
Research interests:
- Interanctions of biomaterials with nanostructures
- Carbon nanotubes
Personal Website: http://www.bu.edu/ece/people/faculty/o-z/anna-swan/
Swan Research Lab: http://ultra.bu.edu/
Malvin Carl Teich
Professor Emeritus, ECE, BME & Physics

Office Address:
8 Saint Mary’s St.
Phone: 617-353-1236
e-mail: teich@bu.edu
Research interests:
- Quantum photonics
- Neural coding
- Wavelet analysis of fractal biological signals
Personal Website: http://people.bu.edu/teich/
Barry Unger
Associate Professor, Administrative Sciences, Innovation and Technology Management

Office Address:
808 Commonwealth Ave., M15
Phone: 617-353-0940
e-mail: unger@bu.edu
Research interests:
- Entrepreneurship and venture capital investment
- Innovation and product development process
- The role of “business development” professionals
- Commercialization strategies for Photonics and other new technologies
- Bio-medical companies and their business strategies
- Government policies and practices that impact innovation
Personal Website: http://www.bu.edu/met/academic-community/faculty/full-time/barry-unger/
Selim Unlu
Professor, ECE

Office Address:
8 Saint Mary’s St., 826
Phone: 617-353-5067
e-mail: selim@bu.edu
Research interests:
- Nanophotonics
- Biophotonics
- High-resolution optical microscopy
- Semiconductor failure analysis
- Biosensing and Bioimaging
Personal Website: http://www.bu.edu/bme/people/joint/unlu/
Unlu Research Lab: http://www.bu.edu/ocn
Xin Zhang
Professor, ME

Office Address:
8 Saint Mary’s St., 724
Phone: 617-358-2702
e-mail: xinz@bu.edu
Research interests:
- Fundamental issues and applications of micro- and nanoelectromechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS or micro/nanosystems)
Personal Website: http://www.bu.edu/me/people/faculty/pz/zhang/
Zhang Research Lab: http://people.bu.edu/xinz/
Lawrence Ziegler
Professor, Chemistry

Office Address:
8 Saint Mary’s St., 719
Phone: 617-353-8663
e-mail: lziegler@bu.edu
Research interests:
- Spontaneous resonance raman studies of photodissociative and biological chromophores
Personal Website: http://www.bu.edu/chemistry/faculty/ziegler/