Photonics Center Community Featured Across SPIE’s Photonics West 2026 Conference
Last week, SPIE held it’s annual “Photonics West” conference, bringing together researchers and experts across the varying fields of optics and photonics research. With over a hundred conferences, plenary events, and presentations, several Boston University Photonics and Neurophotonics Center faculty––and graduate students––were not only in attendance, but led several key talks.
Plenary Events:
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Irving Bigio
Professor, BME, ECE, Medicine, Physics
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Darren Roblyer
Professor, BME, ECE
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Michelle Sander
Associate Professor, BME, ECE, MSE
Irving Bigio (Award Winner & Speaker) | 2026 Britton Chance Biomedical Optics Award + “An Odd Journey: From Laser Nuclear Fusion to Clinical Application of Optical Science”
Darren Roblyer (Presenter) | Biophotoncis Focus: Light-Based Technologies for Reproductive, Maternal, and Neonatal Health
Michelle Sander (Presenter) | Pulses of Innovation: Ultrafast Fiber Lasers
Conferences:
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Thomas Bifano
Center Director, Professor (BME, ECE, ME, MSE)
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Ji-Xin Cheng
Professor, BME, ECE, MSE
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Lei Tian
Associate Professor, BME, ECE
Thomas Bifano & Lei Tian, et al (Chairs) | Adaptive Optics and Wavefront Control for Biological Systems XII
Ji-Xin Cheng, et al (Chairs) | Advanced Chemical Microscopy for Life Science and Translational Medicine
PhD Student Presentations:
Deming Li (ECE, Yang Lab) | Understadning Neuron Response to Different Ultrasound Frequencies Using Fiber-Based Photoacoustic Emitters