Biophotonics Imaging Laboratory

biophotonics is an exciting field that investigates fundamental principles and develops new optical technology for the interaction of light or photons with biological organisms, tissues, cells, and molecules. prof. boppart graduated from the university of illinois at urbana-champaign (uiuc) in 1990 with a b.s. in electrical engineering and an option in bioengineering. continuing at uiuc, he completed his m.s. in electrical engineering in 1991, where he developed microfabricated multi-electrode arrays for neural recordings. from 1991 to 1993, at the air force laser laboratory in san antonio, texas, he conducted research on laser-tissue interactions in the eye, helping establish national laser safety standards. prof. boppart then went on to mit, receiving his ph.d. in 1998 in medical and electrical engineering. his doctoral studies included the development of optical coherence tomography in prof. jim fujimoto's laboratory. as part of a joint program between mit and harvard, prof. boppart