{"id":8869,"date":"2025-10-24T09:04:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T13:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/?page_id=8869"},"modified":"2026-01-14T18:18:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T23:18:11","slug":"past-mentors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/past-mentors\/","title":{"rendered":"Past Mentors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">2025 Mentors<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4312 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-ece departments-mse-dept departments-me affiliation-faculty affiliation-staff program-year-yr-2015 program-year-yr-2016 program-year-yr-2017 program-year-yr-2018 program-year-yr-2019 program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-yr-2023 program-year-yr-2024\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/thomas-bifano\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/09\/Bifano_HS-Cropped-copy-600x600-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Thomas Bifano**<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Center Director, Professor (BME, ECE, ME, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4338 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-mse-dept departments-me affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-yr-2023\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/william-boley\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2023\/01\/Boley_Will_1_09.14.2018-600x600-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">William Boley<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Assistant Professor (ME, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4511 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-mse-dept affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2018 program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-yr-2023\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/christopher-chen\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2023\/01\/Chen-Chris-112017-21336-1-600x600-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Christopher Chen**<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor (BME, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4517 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-mse-dept departments-me affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2015 program-year-yr-2018 program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-186 profile-field-faculty profile-field-reu\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/kamil-ekinci\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/Ekinci-Kamile.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Kamil Ekinci<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor, ME, MSE<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-8192 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-me affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2024 program-year-186 profile-field-reu\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/valeri-frumkin\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/09\/val_frumkin-copy-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Valeri Frumkin<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Assistant Professor (ME)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-5887 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-chem departments-mse-dept departments-med affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2023 program-year-186 profile-field-reu\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/mark-grinstaff\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/09\/GRINSTAFF_HS-008-1200x1200-1-e1763996613675-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Mark Grinstaff<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor (BME, Chemistry, MSE, MED)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-8200 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme affiliation-faculty program-year-186\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/liang-hao\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/09\/hao-HS-600x600-1-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Liang Hao*<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Assistant Professor (BME)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4523 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-me affiliation-business-innovation-center program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-yr-2023 program-year-186\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/daniel-lookadoo\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/daniel_lookadoo-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Daniel Lookadoo<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Chief Scientific Officer, StataDX<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-5891 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-ece departments-mse-dept departments-phys affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2023 program-year-yr-2024 program-year-186\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/siddharth-ramachandran\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/09\/ramachandran_HS-600x600-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Siddharth Ramachandran<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Distinguished Professor of Engineering (ECE, Physics, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4525 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-mse-dept departments-me affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-yr-2023 program-year-yr-2024 program-year-186\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/tommaso-ranzani\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/09\/ranzani_HS-600x600-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Tommaso Ranzani<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Assistant Professor (ME, MSE, BME)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-9361 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-me affiliation-faculty program-year-186\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/andrew-sabelhaus\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/09\/andrew-sabelhaus-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Andrew Sabelhaus**<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Assistant Professor (ME, SE Appointed)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-5856 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-ece departments-mse-dept affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2016 program-year-yr-2017 program-year-186 profile-field-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/michelle-sander\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/09\/sander_HS-600x600-2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Michelle Sander<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Professor, BME, ECE, MSE<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-8249 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-mse-dept affiliation-faculty program-year-186 profile-field-faculty profile-field-pi\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/michelle-teplensky\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/09\/teplensky_HS-__-sq2-600x600-1-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Michelle Teplensky<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Assistant Professor (BME, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-8227 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-ece affiliation-faculty program-year-186 profile-field-mentor profile-field-pi\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/tianyu-wang\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/09\/wang_HS-600x600-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Tianyu Wang<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Assistant Professor (ECE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-8231 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-ece program-year-186 profile-field-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/rabia-tugce-yazicigil\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/09\/Yazicigil_HS-scaled-2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Rabia Tugce Yazicigil<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Professor (ECE, BME)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">2024 Mentors<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4312 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-ece departments-mse-dept departments-me affiliation-faculty affiliation-staff program-year-yr-2015 program-year-yr-2016 program-year-yr-2017 program-year-yr-2018 program-year-yr-2019 program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-yr-2023 program-year-yr-2024\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/thomas-bifano\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/09\/Bifano_HS-Cropped-copy-600x600-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Thomas Bifano**<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Center Director, Professor (BME, ECE, ME, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4335 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-ece departments-mse-dept departments-me departments-phys affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2015 program-year-yr-2016 program-year-yr-2017 program-year-yr-2019 program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-yr-2023 program-year-yr-2024\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/david-bishop\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2023\/02\/David-Bishop-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">David Bishop<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor, BME, ECE, ME, MSE, Physics<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4511 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-mse-dept affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2018 program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-yr-2023\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/christopher-chen\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2023\/01\/Chen-Chris-112017-21336-1-600x600-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Christopher Chen**<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor (BME, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-5905 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-chem departments-mse-dept departments-phys affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2024\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/masha-kamenetska\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/maria_kamenetska-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Masha Kamenetska<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Assistant Professor (Chem, Physics, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-5907 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-mse-dept departments-me affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2024\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/sean-lubner\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/sean_lubner-copy-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Sean Lubner<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Assistant Professor (ME, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-5909 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-ece departments-phys affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2023 program-year-yr-2024 profile-field-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/jerome-mertz\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/mertz-Jerome_-copy-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Jerome Mertz<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor (BME, ECE, Physics)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-5911 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2024\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/seemantini-nadkarni\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"141\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/seemantini_nadkarni.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Seemantini Nadkarni<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-5891 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-ece departments-mse-dept departments-phys affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2023 program-year-yr-2024 program-year-186\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/siddharth-ramachandran\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/09\/ramachandran_HS-600x600-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Siddharth Ramachandran<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Distinguished Professor of Engineering (ECE, Physics, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4525 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-mse-dept departments-me affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-yr-2023 program-year-yr-2024 program-year-186\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/tommaso-ranzani\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/09\/ranzani_HS-600x600-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Tommaso Ranzani<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Assistant Professor (ME, MSE, BME)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-5842 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-ece affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2015 program-year-yr-2023 program-year-yr-2024\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/darren-roblyer\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2023\/02\/2018-Roblyer-600x600-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Darren Roblyer<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Professor, (BME, ECE); Graduate Chair (BME)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-5894 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-mse-dept departments-me affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2023 program-year-yr-2024\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/sheila-russo\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2023\/01\/sheilarussoheadshot.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Sheila Russo<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Assistant Professor (ME, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4531 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-pbs affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2017 program-year-yr-2019 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-yr-2024\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/john-white\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/john_white-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">John White<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor, BME, Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Neuroscience<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">2023 Mentors<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4312 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-ece departments-mse-dept departments-me affiliation-faculty affiliation-staff program-year-yr-2015 program-year-yr-2016 program-year-yr-2017 program-year-yr-2018 program-year-yr-2019 program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-yr-2023 program-year-yr-2024\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/thomas-bifano\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/09\/Bifano_HS-Cropped-copy-600x600-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Thomas Bifano**<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Center Director, Professor (BME, ECE, ME, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4335 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-ece departments-mse-dept departments-me departments-phys affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2015 program-year-yr-2016 program-year-yr-2017 program-year-yr-2019 program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-yr-2023 program-year-yr-2024\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/david-bishop\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2023\/02\/David-Bishop-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">David Bishop<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor, BME, ECE, ME, MSE, Physics<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4338 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-mse-dept departments-me affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-yr-2023\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/william-boley\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2023\/01\/Boley_Will_1_09.14.2018-600x600-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">William Boley<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Assistant Professor (ME, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4511 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-mse-dept affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2018 program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-yr-2023\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/christopher-chen\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2023\/01\/Chen-Chris-112017-21336-1-600x600-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Christopher Chen**<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor (BME, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-5887 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-chem departments-mse-dept departments-med affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2023 program-year-186 profile-field-reu\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/mark-grinstaff\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/09\/GRINSTAFF_HS-008-1200x1200-1-e1763996613675-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Mark Grinstaff<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor (BME, Chemistry, MSE, MED)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-5889 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-chem departments-mse-dept affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2023\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/xi-ling\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/xi_ling-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Xi Ling<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Assistant Professor (Chemistry, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4523 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-me affiliation-business-innovation-center program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-yr-2023 program-year-186\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/daniel-lookadoo\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/daniel_lookadoo-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Daniel Lookadoo<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Chief Scientific Officer, StataDX<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-5909 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-ece departments-phys affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2023 program-year-yr-2024 profile-field-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/jerome-mertz\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/mertz-Jerome_-copy-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Jerome Mertz<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor (BME, ECE, Physics)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-5911 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2024\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/seemantini-nadkarni\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"141\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/seemantini_nadkarni.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Seemantini Nadkarni<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-5891 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-ece departments-mse-dept departments-phys affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2023 program-year-yr-2024 program-year-186\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/siddharth-ramachandran\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/09\/ramachandran_HS-600x600-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Siddharth Ramachandran<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Distinguished Professor of Engineering (ECE, Physics, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4525 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-mse-dept departments-me affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-yr-2023 program-year-yr-2024 program-year-186\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/tommaso-ranzani\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/09\/ranzani_HS-600x600-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Tommaso Ranzani<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Assistant Professor (ME, MSE, BME)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-5842 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-ece affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2015 program-year-yr-2023 program-year-yr-2024\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/darren-roblyer\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2023\/02\/2018-Roblyer-600x600-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Darren Roblyer<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Professor, (BME, ECE); Graduate Chair (BME)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-5894 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-mse-dept departments-me affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2023 program-year-yr-2024\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/sheila-russo\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2023\/01\/sheilarussoheadshot.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Sheila Russo<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Assistant Professor (ME, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4529 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-mse-dept departments-me departments-phys affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2018 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-yr-2023\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/alice-white\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/alice_white-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Alice White<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor Emerita, ME, MSE, Physics<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">2022 Mentors<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4505 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-mse-dept departments-me affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2022\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/michael-albro\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2023\/02\/albro-michael-600x600-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Michael Albro<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Assistant Professor (ME, MSE, BME)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4507 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-mse-dept affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2022\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/mohamed-azize\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"135\" height=\"134\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2023\/02\/Mohamed_Azize-copyyp.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Mohamed Azize<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Adjunct Research Assistant Professor (MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4312 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-ece departments-mse-dept departments-me affiliation-faculty affiliation-staff program-year-yr-2015 program-year-yr-2016 program-year-yr-2017 program-year-yr-2018 program-year-yr-2019 program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-yr-2023 program-year-yr-2024\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/thomas-bifano\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/09\/Bifano_HS-Cropped-copy-600x600-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Thomas Bifano**<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Center Director, Professor (BME, ECE, ME, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4509 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-mse-dept departments-me affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2017 program-year-yr-2022\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/james-bird\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2023\/02\/James-Bird-600x600-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">James Bird<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Professor (ME, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4335 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-ece departments-mse-dept departments-me departments-phys affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2015 program-year-yr-2016 program-year-yr-2017 program-year-yr-2019 program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-yr-2023 program-year-yr-2024\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/david-bishop\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2023\/02\/David-Bishop-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">David Bishop<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor, BME, ECE, ME, MSE, Physics<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4338 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-mse-dept departments-me affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-yr-2023\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/william-boley\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2023\/01\/Boley_Will_1_09.14.2018-600x600-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">William Boley<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Assistant Professor (ME, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4511 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-mse-dept affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2018 program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-yr-2023\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/christopher-chen\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2023\/01\/Chen-Chris-112017-21336-1-600x600-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Christopher Chen**<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor (BME, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4513 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-ece departments-mse-dept affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2019 program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/ji-xin-cheng\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/ji-xin_cheng-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Ji-Xin Cheng<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor, BME, ECE, MSE<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4515 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-mse-dept departments-me affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2015 program-year-yr-2016 program-year-yr-2017 program-year-yr-2019 program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/chuanhua-duan\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/chuanhua_duan-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Chuanhua Duan<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Professor (ME, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4517 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-mse-dept departments-me affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2015 program-year-yr-2018 program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-186 profile-field-faculty profile-field-reu\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/kamil-ekinci\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/Ekinci-Kamile.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Kamil Ekinci<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor, ME, MSE<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4519 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-mse-dept departments-me affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2022\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/catherine-klapperich\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/Klapperich_Catherine-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Catherine Klapperich<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor, BME, ME, MSE<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4521 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-me affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2022\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/emma-lejeune\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/emma_lejeune-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Emma Lejeune<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Assistant Professor (ME)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4523 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-me affiliation-business-innovation-center program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-yr-2023 program-year-186\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/daniel-lookadoo\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/daniel_lookadoo-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Daniel Lookadoo<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Chief Scientific Officer, StataDX<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4525 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-mse-dept departments-me affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-yr-2023 program-year-yr-2024 program-year-186\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/tommaso-ranzani\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/09\/ranzani_HS-600x600-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Tommaso Ranzani<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Assistant Professor (ME, MSE, BME)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4527 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-ece affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2017 program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/lei-tian\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/lei_tian-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Lei Tian<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Professor (ECE, BME)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4529 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-mse-dept departments-me departments-phys affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2018 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-yr-2023\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/alice-white\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/alice_white-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Alice White<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor Emerita, ME, MSE, Physics<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4531 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-pbs affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2017 program-year-yr-2019 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-yr-2024\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/john-white\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/john_white-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">John White<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor, BME, Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Neuroscience<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">2021 Mentors<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4312 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-ece departments-mse-dept departments-me affiliation-faculty affiliation-staff program-year-yr-2015 program-year-yr-2016 program-year-yr-2017 program-year-yr-2018 program-year-yr-2019 program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-yr-2023 program-year-yr-2024\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/thomas-bifano\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/09\/Bifano_HS-Cropped-copy-600x600-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Thomas Bifano**<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Center Director, Professor (BME, ECE, ME, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4335 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-ece departments-mse-dept departments-me departments-phys affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2015 program-year-yr-2016 program-year-yr-2017 program-year-yr-2019 program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-yr-2023 program-year-yr-2024\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/david-bishop\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2023\/02\/David-Bishop-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">David Bishop<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor, BME, ECE, ME, MSE, Physics<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4338 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-mse-dept departments-me affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-yr-2023\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/william-boley\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2023\/01\/Boley_Will_1_09.14.2018-600x600-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">William Boley<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Assistant Professor (ME, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-5849 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-mse-dept departments-me departments-phys affiliation-alumni program-year-yr-2016 program-year-yr-2017 program-year-yr-2018 program-year-yr-2019 program-year-yr-2021\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/keith-brown\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/Keith_Brown-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Keith Brown<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Professor, ME, MSE, Physics<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-5832 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-mse-dept departments-me affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2015 program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2023\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/scott-bunch\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/Scott_Bunch-copy-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Scott Bunch<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Professor (ME, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-5874 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bio departments-bme affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2021\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/jerry-chen\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/jerry_chen-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Jerry Chen<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Professor, Biology, BME<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4511 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-mse-dept affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2018 program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-yr-2023\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/christopher-chen\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2023\/01\/Chen-Chris-112017-21336-1-600x600-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Christopher Chen**<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor (BME, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4513 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-ece departments-mse-dept affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2019 program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/ji-xin-cheng\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/ji-xin_cheng-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Ji-Xin Cheng<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor, BME, ECE, MSE<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4515 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-mse-dept departments-me affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2015 program-year-yr-2016 program-year-yr-2017 program-year-yr-2019 program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/chuanhua-duan\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/chuanhua_duan-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Chuanhua Duan<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Professor (ME, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4517 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-mse-dept departments-me affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2015 program-year-yr-2018 program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-186 profile-field-faculty profile-field-reu\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/kamil-ekinci\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/Ekinci-Kamile.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Kamil Ekinci<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor, ME, MSE<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced post-5851 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2016 program-year-yr-2017 program-year-yr-2021\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/helen-fawcett\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/helenn_fawcetn3w-copy-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Helen Fawcett<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4521 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-me affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2022\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/emma-lejeune\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/emma_lejeune-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Emma Lejeune<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Assistant Professor (ME)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4523 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-me affiliation-business-innovation-center program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-yr-2023 program-year-186\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/daniel-lookadoo\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/daniel_lookadoo-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Daniel Lookadoo<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Chief Scientific Officer, StataDX<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-5909 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-ece departments-phys affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2023 program-year-yr-2024 profile-field-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/jerome-mertz\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/mertz-Jerome_-copy-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Jerome Mertz<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor (BME, ECE, Physics)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-5881 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-ece\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/abdoulaye-ndao\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/Abdoulaye_Ndao-copy-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Abdoulaye Ndao<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Assistant Professor (ECE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4525 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-mse-dept departments-me affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-yr-2023 program-year-yr-2024 program-year-186\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/tommaso-ranzani\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/09\/ranzani_HS-600x600-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Tommaso Ranzani<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Assistant Professor (ME, MSE, BME)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4527 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-ece affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2017 program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/lei-tian\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/lei_tian-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Lei Tian<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Professor (ECE, BME)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4529 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-mse-dept departments-me departments-phys affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2018 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-yr-2023\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/alice-white\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/alice_white-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Alice White<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor Emerita, ME, MSE, Physics<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-5847 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-ece departments-mse-dept departments-me affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2015 program-year-yr-2016 program-year-yr-2017 program-year-yr-2021\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/xin-zhang\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/xin_zhang-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Xin Zhang<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Distinguished Professor of Engineering (ME, ECE, BME, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">2019 Mentors<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4312 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-ece departments-mse-dept departments-me affiliation-faculty affiliation-staff program-year-yr-2015 program-year-yr-2016 program-year-yr-2017 program-year-yr-2018 program-year-yr-2019 program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-yr-2023 program-year-yr-2024\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/thomas-bifano\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/09\/Bifano_HS-Cropped-copy-600x600-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Thomas Bifano**<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Center Director, Professor (BME, ECE, ME, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4335 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-ece departments-mse-dept departments-me departments-phys affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2015 program-year-yr-2016 program-year-yr-2017 program-year-yr-2019 program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-yr-2023 program-year-yr-2024\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/david-bishop\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2023\/02\/David-Bishop-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">David Bishop<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor, BME, ECE, ME, MSE, Physics<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4513 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-ece departments-mse-dept affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2019 program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/ji-xin-cheng\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/ji-xin_cheng-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Ji-Xin Cheng<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor, BME, ECE, MSE<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4515 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-mse-dept departments-me affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2015 program-year-yr-2016 program-year-yr-2017 program-year-yr-2019 program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/chuanhua-duan\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/chuanhua_duan-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Chuanhua Duan<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Professor (ME, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4517 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-mse-dept departments-me affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2015 program-year-yr-2018 program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-186 profile-field-faculty profile-field-reu\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/kamil-ekinci\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/Ekinci-Kamile.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Kamil Ekinci<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor, ME, MSE<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-5870 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2019\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/jeroen-eyckmans\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/jeroen_eyckmans-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Jeroen Eyckmans<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Research Assistant Professor (BME)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4531 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-pbs affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2017 program-year-yr-2019 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-yr-2024\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/john-white\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/john_white-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">John White<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor, BME, Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Neuroscience<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-5872 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-chem departments-ece departments-mse-dept affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2019\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/chen-yang\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/chen_yang-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Chen Yang<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Chair of Master Programs &#038; Professor (ECE, Chem, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">2018 Mentors<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4312 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-ece departments-mse-dept departments-me affiliation-faculty affiliation-staff program-year-yr-2015 program-year-yr-2016 program-year-yr-2017 program-year-yr-2018 program-year-yr-2019 program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-yr-2023 program-year-yr-2024\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/thomas-bifano\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/09\/Bifano_HS-Cropped-copy-600x600-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Thomas Bifano**<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Center Director, Professor (BME, ECE, ME, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-5849 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-mse-dept departments-me departments-phys affiliation-alumni program-year-yr-2016 program-year-yr-2017 program-year-yr-2018 program-year-yr-2019 program-year-yr-2021\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/keith-brown\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/Keith_Brown-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Keith Brown<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Professor, ME, MSE, Physics<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4511 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-mse-dept affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2018 program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-yr-2023\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/christopher-chen\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2023\/01\/Chen-Chris-112017-21336-1-600x600-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Christopher Chen**<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor (BME, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4517 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-mse-dept departments-me affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2015 program-year-yr-2018 program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-186 profile-field-faculty profile-field-reu\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/kamil-ekinci\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/Ekinci-Kamile.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Kamil Ekinci<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor, ME, MSE<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-5866 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-pbs affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2018\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/michael-hasselmo\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/michael_hasselmo.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Michael Hasselmo<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Director of Center for Systems Neuroscience; Professor of (Psychological and Brain Science, BME)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4529 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-mse-dept departments-me departments-phys affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2018 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-yr-2023\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/alice-white\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/alice_white-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Alice White<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor Emerita, ME, MSE, Physics<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4531 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-pbs affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2017 program-year-yr-2019 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-yr-2024\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/john-white\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/john_white-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">John White<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor, BME, Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Neuroscience<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-5847 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-ece departments-mse-dept departments-me affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2015 program-year-yr-2016 program-year-yr-2017 program-year-yr-2021\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/xin-zhang\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/xin_zhang-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Xin Zhang<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Distinguished Professor of Engineering (ME, ECE, BME, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">2017 Mentors<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4312 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-ece departments-mse-dept departments-me affiliation-faculty affiliation-staff program-year-yr-2015 program-year-yr-2016 program-year-yr-2017 program-year-yr-2018 program-year-yr-2019 program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-yr-2023 program-year-yr-2024\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/thomas-bifano\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/09\/Bifano_HS-Cropped-copy-600x600-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Thomas Bifano**<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Center Director, Professor (BME, ECE, ME, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4509 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-mse-dept departments-me affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2017 program-year-yr-2022\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/james-bird\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2023\/02\/James-Bird-600x600-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">James Bird<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Professor (ME, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4335 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-ece departments-mse-dept departments-me departments-phys affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2015 program-year-yr-2016 program-year-yr-2017 program-year-yr-2019 program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-yr-2023 program-year-yr-2024\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/david-bishop\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2023\/02\/David-Bishop-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">David Bishop<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor, BME, ECE, ME, MSE, Physics<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-5849 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-mse-dept departments-me departments-phys affiliation-alumni program-year-yr-2016 program-year-yr-2017 program-year-yr-2018 program-year-yr-2019 program-year-yr-2021\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/keith-brown\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/Keith_Brown-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Keith Brown<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Professor, ME, MSE, Physics<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-5862 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-ece departments-mse-dept affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2017\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/douglas-densmore\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/douglas_densmore-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Douglas Densmore<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor (ECE, BME, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4515 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-mse-dept departments-me affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2015 program-year-yr-2016 program-year-yr-2017 program-year-yr-2019 program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/chuanhua-duan\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/chuanhua_duan-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Chuanhua Duan<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Professor (ME, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced post-5851 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2016 program-year-yr-2017 program-year-yr-2021\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/helen-fawcett\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/helenn_fawcetn3w-copy-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Helen Fawcett<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-5840 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-ece departments-mse-dept affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2015 program-year-yr-2016\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/roberto-paiella\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"148\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/roberto_paiella.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Roberto Paiella<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor (ECE, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-5856 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-ece departments-mse-dept affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2016 program-year-yr-2017 program-year-186 profile-field-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/michelle-sander\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/09\/sander_HS-600x600-2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Michelle Sander<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Professor, BME, ECE, MSE<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-5860 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-mse-dept affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2016 program-year-yr-2017\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/michael-l-smith\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/michael_smith.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Michael Smith<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Professor, (BME, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4527 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-ece affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2017 program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/lei-tian\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/lei_tian-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Lei Tian<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Professor (ECE, BME)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-5847 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-ece departments-mse-dept departments-me affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2015 program-year-yr-2016 program-year-yr-2017 program-year-yr-2021\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/xin-zhang\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/xin_zhang-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Xin Zhang<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Distinguished Professor of Engineering (ME, ECE, BME, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">2016 Mentors<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4312 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-ece departments-mse-dept departments-me affiliation-faculty affiliation-staff program-year-yr-2015 program-year-yr-2016 program-year-yr-2017 program-year-yr-2018 program-year-yr-2019 program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-yr-2023 program-year-yr-2024\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/thomas-bifano\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/09\/Bifano_HS-Cropped-copy-600x600-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Thomas Bifano**<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Center Director, Professor (BME, ECE, ME, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4335 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-ece departments-mse-dept departments-me departments-phys affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2015 program-year-yr-2016 program-year-yr-2017 program-year-yr-2019 program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-yr-2023 program-year-yr-2024\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/david-bishop\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2023\/02\/David-Bishop-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">David Bishop<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor, BME, ECE, ME, MSE, Physics<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-5849 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-mse-dept departments-me departments-phys affiliation-alumni program-year-yr-2016 program-year-yr-2017 program-year-yr-2018 program-year-yr-2019 program-year-yr-2021\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/keith-brown\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/Keith_Brown-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Keith Brown<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Professor, ME, MSE, Physics<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4515 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-mse-dept departments-me affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2015 program-year-yr-2016 program-year-yr-2017 program-year-yr-2019 program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/chuanhua-duan\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/chuanhua_duan-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Chuanhua Duan<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Professor (ME, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced post-5851 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2016 program-year-yr-2017 program-year-yr-2021\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/helen-fawcett\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/helenn_fawcetn3w-copy-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Helen Fawcett<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-5853 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-mse-dept departments-me affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2016\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/elise-morgan\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/elise_morgan-copy-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Elise Morgan<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">ad interim Dean, College of Engineering, Maysarah K. Sukkar Professor of Engineering Design and Innovation (ME, MSE, BME)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-5840 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-ece departments-mse-dept affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2015 program-year-yr-2016\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/roberto-paiella\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"148\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/roberto_paiella.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Roberto Paiella<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor (ECE, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-5856 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-ece departments-mse-dept affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2016 program-year-yr-2017 program-year-186 profile-field-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/michelle-sander\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/09\/sander_HS-600x600-2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Michelle Sander<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Professor, BME, ECE, MSE<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-5858 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-chem departments-ece departments-mse-dept affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2016\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/sahar-sharifzadeh\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"141\" height=\"141\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/sahar_sharifzadeh-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Sahar Sharifzadeh<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Professor (ECE, MSE, Chemistry)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-5860 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-mse-dept affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2016 program-year-yr-2017\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/michael-l-smith\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/michael_smith.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Michael Smith<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Professor, (BME, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-5847 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-ece departments-mse-dept departments-me affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2015 program-year-yr-2016 program-year-yr-2017 program-year-yr-2021\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/xin-zhang\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/xin_zhang-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Xin Zhang<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Distinguished Professor of Engineering (ME, ECE, BME, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">2015 Mentors<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4312 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-ece departments-mse-dept departments-me affiliation-faculty affiliation-staff program-year-yr-2015 program-year-yr-2016 program-year-yr-2017 program-year-yr-2018 program-year-yr-2019 program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-yr-2023 program-year-yr-2024\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/thomas-bifano\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/09\/Bifano_HS-Cropped-copy-600x600-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Thomas Bifano**<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Center Director, Professor (BME, ECE, ME, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4335 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme departments-ece departments-mse-dept departments-me departments-phys affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2015 program-year-yr-2016 program-year-yr-2017 program-year-yr-2019 program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-yr-2023 program-year-yr-2024\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/david-bishop\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2023\/02\/David-Bishop-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">David Bishop<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor, BME, ECE, ME, MSE, Physics<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-5832 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-mse-dept departments-me affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2015 program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2023\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/scott-bunch\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/Scott_Bunch-copy-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Scott Bunch<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Professor (ME, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced post-5834 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2015\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/allison-dennis\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/Alison_Dennis.jpg-600x502-copy-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Allison Dennis<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4515 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-mse-dept departments-me affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2015 program-year-yr-2016 program-year-yr-2017 program-year-yr-2019 program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/chuanhua-duan\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/chuanhua_duan-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Chuanhua Duan<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Professor (ME, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4517 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-mse-dept departments-me affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2015 program-year-yr-2018 program-year-yr-2021 program-year-yr-2022 program-year-186 profile-field-faculty profile-field-reu\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/kamil-ekinci\/\" class=\"profile-link 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class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Professor Emeritus, Physics<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced post-5838 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-mse-dept affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2015\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/jillian-goldfarb\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/jillian_goldfarb-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Jillian Goldfarb<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-5840 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-ece departments-mse-dept affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2015 program-year-yr-2016\">\n\t<a 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src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2023\/02\/2018-Roblyer-600x600-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Darren Roblyer<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Professor, (BME, ECE); Graduate Chair (BME)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced post-5844 profile type-profile status-publish hentry departments-bme affiliation-faculty program-year-yr-2015\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/profile\/aaron-schmidt\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics-programs\/files\/2025\/04\/Aaron_Schmidt-copy.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Aaron Schmidt<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-5847 profile 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