Hossein Alizadeh

Dr. Hossein Alizadeh serves as the Technical Director for the Photonics Center, where he oversees the overall strategic planning for the center’s core facilities and manages the acquisition, implementation, and maintenance of the Photonics Center’s technical instruments and facilities. Dr. Alizadeh supervises lab managers Paul Mak, Dr. Alexey Nikiforov, and Dr. Arthur Shih, and collaborates […]

Thomas Bifano

Dr. Thomas Bifano directs the Boston University Photonics Center (BUPC), a core facility and academic center of excellence focusing on optics and photonics research in academia and industry. He leads BUPC programs for education, scholarly research and development of advanced photonics device prototypes for commercial and military applications. His research focuses on design, manufacturing, and […]

Cara Ellis McCarthy

As Executive Director, Cara Ellis McCarthy develops, manages, and executes strategies and programs to advance the mission of the Center, including management of financial operations, pre-and post-award grant activity; human resource functions and staff supervision; oversight of communications and event planning; Photonics Center building resources and operations; technical and lab management team, and the safe […]

Meghan Foley

As Assistant Director of Finance & Administration, Meghan Foley is responsible for day-to-day management of administrative and budgetary functions in the Center, as well as post-award research administration for grants administered by the Center. Areas of responsibility include restricted and unrestricted financial reporting; purchasing for researchers, shared labs, and staff; student employment and payroll; student […]

Danny Giancioppo

Danny Giancioppo serves as the Communications Manager for both the Photonics Center and the Neurophotonics Center, covering faculty, student, and university-wide news relating to the centers’ research goals and initiatives. Through features, profiles, event coverage, social media and website management, he provides constant coverage of the many advancements coming out of the two centers. He […]

Maria Harlow

As the Associate Director of Administration for the NSF funded CELL-MET Engineering Research Center, Maria Harlow manages operational logistics to support all initiatives of the multi-institutional, interdisciplinary center. She additionally manages NSF requirements in multiple operational areas to support the center in collaboration with administrative staff in the Photonics Center, where CELL-MET is administered, as […]

Brenda Hugot

Brenda Hugot serves as the Associate Director of Summer Programs & Outreach.

Nozomi Ito

Nozomi Ito serves as the Associate Director of Grants Administration.

Paul Mak

Paul Mak is the senior cleanroom manager for Optelectronics Processing Facility at Photonics Center.  His responsibilities for this share facility that oversees and supports academic research, corporate incubator, and external companies. His duties includes as follows:  supporting all internal and external users which consist of training in the use of the process equipment’s, develop SOP […]