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  • Govind P. Agrawal

    Agrawal, Govind P.

    • Dr. James C. Wyant Professor of Optics
      Professor of Optics
      Professor of Physics
    • Distinguished Scientist, Laboratory for Laser Energetics
    Office Location
    515 Goergen Hall
    Telephone
    (585) 275-4846
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Fiber Optics; Lasers; Optical Communications

  • Miguel A. Alonso

    Alonso, Miguel A.

    • Professor of Optics
      Senior Scientist in the Laboratory for Laser Energetics
    Office Location
    213 Wilmot Building
    Telephone
    (585) 275-7227
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Mathematical Models of Wave Propagation

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    Baran, Timothy M.

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering (SMD) - Joint
    Office Location
    601 Elmwood Ave.
    Telephone
    (585) 276-3188
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Biomedical Optics; Photodynamic Therapy; Medical Image Processing

  • Research Assistant Professor Aaron Bauer.

    Bauer, Aaron

    • Research Assistant Professor of Optics
    Office Location
    503 Goergen Hall
    Telephone
    (585) 273-4037

    Interests: Optical design; Freeform optics; AR/VR optics

  • Julie Bentley

    Bentley, Julie

    • Professor of Optics
    Office Location
    407 Goergen Hall
    Telephone
    (585) 273-1687

    Interests: Optical Design; Engineering

  • Andrew J. Berger

    Berger, Andrew J.

    • Professor of Optics
      Professor of Biomedical Engineering
    Office Location
    405 Goergen Hall
    Telephone
    (585) 273-4724
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Biomedical Optics; Optics Education

  • Bigelow, Nicholas P.

    Bigelow, Nicholas P.

    • Lee A. DuBridge Professor of Physics
      Professor of Physics and Astronomy
      Professor of Optics
      LLE Distinguished Scientist
    Office Location
    312 Bausch & Lomb Hall
    Telephone
    (585) 275-8549
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Quantum physics; Quantum optics; Experimental atomic; Molecular and optical physics

  • Robert Boyd

    Boyd, Robert

    • Professor of Optics
      Professor of Physics
    Office Location
    308 Wilmot Building
    Telephone
    (585) 275-2329
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Nonlinear Optics

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    Bromage, Jake

    • Associate Professor of Optics
      Senior Scientist and Group Leader, Laser Technology Development at LLE
    Office Location
    270A LLE
    Telephone
    (585) 273-5105

    Interests: Ultrafast and ultra-intense lasers, optical parametric amplification, and laser diagnostics

  • Thomas G. Brown

    Brown, Thomas G.

    • Mercer Brugler Distinguished Teaching Professor
      Professor of Optics
    • Director, Institute of Optics
    Office Location
    113 Wilmot Building
    Telephone
    (585) 275-7816

    Interests: Optoelectronics

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    Eberly, Joseph H.

    • Andrew Carnegie Professor of Physics
      Professor of Physics and Astronomy
      Professor of Optics
    Office Location
    321 Bausch & Lomb Hall
    Telephone
    (585) 275-4576

    Interests: theoretical atomic; molecular and optical physics

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  • James R. Fienup

    Fienup, James R.

    • Robert E. Hopkins Professor of Optics
      Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
      Professor of Optics
      Professor in the Center for Visual Science
    • Distinguished Scientist, Laboratory for Laser Energetics
    Office Location
    410 Wilmot Building
    Telephone
    (585) 275-8009
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Phase retrieval; Wavefront Sensing; Image reconstruction and restoration; Unconventional imaging; Digital holography; Imaging with sparse apertures; Fourier optics; Synthetic-aperture radar

  • Thomas Foster

    Foster, Thomas

    • Professor of Imaging Sciences, Emeritus
    Office Location
    3-5333 Medical Center
    Telephone
    (585) 275-1347
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Medical Optics; Photodynamic Therapy

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  • Nicholas George

    George, Nicholas

    • Emeritus Professor of Optics
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Physical Optics; Imaging

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    Giacomelli, Michael

    • Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
      Assistant Professor of Optics
    Office Location
    5-8145 Medical Center
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Multiphoton microscopy, surgical imaging, high throughput imaging, fluorescence lifetime imaging, high-speed analog and optoelectronics, design of microscopic and medical imaging systems

  • Chunlei Guo

    Guo, Chunlei

    • Professor of Optics
      Senior Scientist in the Laboratory for Laser Energetics
    Office Location
    419 Wilmot Building
    Telephone
    (585) 275-2134
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Laser-Matter Interactions; Ultrafast Phenomena; Surface Functionalization; Atomic & Molecular Physics

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    Huo, Pengfei

    • Associate Professor of Chemistry
      Associate Professor of Optics
    Office Location
    456 Hutchison Hall
    Telephone
    (585) 276-7793
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Theoretical Chemistry; Quantum Dynamics; Quantum Optics; Cavity QED; Light-Matter Interactions; Polariton Chemistry

  • Professor Huxlin

    Huxlin, Krystel

    • James V. Aquavella, MD Professorship in Ophthalmology
      Director of Research, Department of Ophthalmology
      Professor of Ophthalmology
      Professor of Brain/Cognitive Sciences
      Professor of Visual Science
      Professor of Neuroscience
      Professor of Optics
    Office Location
    G3186 School of Medicine and Dentistry
    Telephone
    (585) 275-5495
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Physiological Optics; Laser Vision Correction; Visual Neuroscience and Perception; Clinical Applications

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  • Wayne H. Knox

    Knox, Wayne H.

    • Professor of Optics
      Professor of Physics
      Professor of Visual Sciences
      Professor of Materials Science
      Distinguished Scientist in the Laboratory for Laser Energetics
    Office Location
    507 Goergen Hall
    Telephone
    (585) 273-5520
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    Krauss, Todd D.

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    • Jay Last Professor in Arts, Sciences & Engineering
      Professor of Chemistry
      Professor of Optics
    Office Location
    465 Hutchison Hall
    Telephone
    (585) 275-5093
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Materials Chemistry and Physics of Colloidal Nanoscale Semiconductors; Optics of nanoscale semiconductor materials; Quantum optics and nanoscience

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    Kruschwitz, Jennifer D. T.

    • Associate Professor of Optics
      Senior Scientist, LLE
    Office Location
    509 Wilmot Building
    Telephone
    (585) 276-7823

    Interests: Optical Interference Coatings and Color

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    Kruschwitz, Brian

    • Associate Professor of Optics
      Senior Scientist, LLE
    Office Location
    Laboratory for Laser Energetics
    Telephone
    (585) 273-5104

    Interests: High energy and high power laser systems; Optical systems; Adaptive optics; Laser diagnostics

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  • Qiang Lin

    Lin, Qiang

    • Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
      Professor of Optics
    Office Location
    721 Computer Studies Building
    Telephone
    (585) 275-3799
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Nanophotonic Devices; Physics and Applications

  • Svetlana G. Lukishova

    Lukishova, Svetlana G.

    • Group Leader and Adjunct Professor
    Office Location
    303 Wilmot Building
    Telephone
    (585) 276-5283

    Interests: Quantum Nanophotonics; Liquid Crystals; Nonlinear Optics; Quantum and Nano-Optics Teaching Experiments; History of Optics and Photonics

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  • John Marciante

    Marciante, John

    • Associate Professor of Optics
    Office Location
    514 Goergen Hall
    Telephone
    (585) 273-4737

    Interests: Lasers; Waveguides; Fiber Optics; Ultrafast

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    Marcos, Susana

    • Nicholas George Endowed Professor in Optics
      Professor of Optics and Ophthalmology
      Professor in the Center for Visual Science
    • David R. Williams Director, Center for Visual Science
    Office Location
    G-4107 Medical Center
    Telephone
    (585) 276-6279
    Web Address
    Website
  • Benjamin Miller

    Miller, Benjamin L.

    • Dean’s Professor of Dermatology
      Professor of Biomedical Engineering
      Professor of Optics
      Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics
    Office Location
    5-6141A Medical Center
    Telephone
    (585) 275-9085
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Optical Biosensing and Integrated Photonics

  • Duncan T. Moore

    Moore, Duncan T.

    • Rudolf and Hilda Kingslake Professor in Optical Engineering Science
      Professor of Optics
      Professor of Biomedical Engineering
      Professor of Business Administration in the Simon Business School
    Office Location
    409A Goergen Hall
    Telephone
    (585) 275-5248
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Optical Engineering; Lens Design & Manufacturing; Gradient-Index Optics

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  • John Palastro

    Palastro, John

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
      Associate Professor, Institute of Optics
      Plasma Theory Group Leader and Senior Scientist, Laboratory for Laser Energetics

    Interests: Laser matter interactions; nonlinear optics; plasma-based accelerators and radiation sources

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    Postigo, Pablo A.

    • Professor of Optics
    Office Location
    315 Wilmot Building
    Telephone
    (585) 510-8728
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Nanophotonics; Quantum photonics; Solar cells; Biophotonics

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  • Professor William Renninger.

    Renninger, William

    • Associate Professor of Optics
      Associate Professor of Physics
    Office Location
    214 Wilmot
    Telephone
    (585) 276-3709
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Experimental Nonlinear Optics

  • Jannick Rolland

    Rolland, Jannick

    • Brian J. Thompson Professor of Optical Engineering
      Professor of Optics
      Professor of Biomedical Engineering
      Professor in the Center for Visual Science
    • Director, NSF/IUCRC: Center for Freeform Optics
      Director, R.E. Hopkins Center for Optical Design and Engineering
    Office Location
    505 Goergen Hall
    Telephone
    (585) 752-1013
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Optical Aberration Theory; Freeform Optics; Metasurfaces; Metaform; Optical System Design; Optical Metrology; Illumination; Instrumentation and System Engineering; Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT); Optical Coherence Elastography (OCE); Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR); Head-Worn Displays; Heads-up Displays

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    Waxer, Leon

    • Associate Professor of Optics
      Senior Scientist, LLE
    Office Location
    Laboratory for Laser Energetics
    Telephone
    (585) 275-9515

    Interests: High energy and high power laser systems; ultrafast laser systems; laser diagnostics; laser system design and modeling

  • Gary W. Wicks

    Wicks, Gary W.

    • Professor of Optics
    Office Location
    109A Wilmot Building
    Telephone
    (585) 275-4867

    Interests: Molecular Beam Epitaxy; Semiconductor Optoelectronics

  • David R. Williams

    Williams, David R.

    • William G. Allyn Professor of Medical Optics
      Professor of Optics
      Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
      Professor of Ophthalmology
      Professor of Biomedical Engineering
      Professor in the Center for Visual Science
    • Director, Center for Visual Science
    Office Location
    270 Meliora Hall
    Telephone
    (585) 275-8672
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: The Human Visual System; Physiological Optics

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  • Geunyoung Yoon

    Yoon, Geunyoung

    • Professor of Ophthalmology, Optics
    • Center for Visual science and Biomedical Engineering
    Office Location
    G-3184 Medical Center
    Telephone
    (585) 273-4998
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Biomedical and Visual Optics; Ophthalmic Optics; Human Vision; Adaptive Optics

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  • James M. Zavislan

    Zavislan, James M.

    • Professor of Optics
      Professor of Biomedical Engineering
      Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
      Associate Professor, Center for Visual Science
      Mercer Brugler Distinguished Teaching Professor 2018-2021
    Office Location
    414 Goergen Hall
    Telephone
    (585) 275-9819

    Interests: Optical Engineering; Biomedical Optical Systems

  • Xi-Cheng Zhang

    Zhang, Xi-Cheng

    • M. Parker Givens Professor of Optics
      Professor of Optics
      Professor of Physics
    • Distinguished Scientist, Laboratory for Laser Energetics
    Office Location
    415 Goergen Building
    Telephone
    (585) 275-0333
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Ultrafast Photonics; Nonlinear Optics; Laser Physics; TeraHertz Waves

  • Jonathan D. Zuegel

    Zuegel, Jonathan D.

    • Professor of Optics
      Director, Laser and Materials Technology Division at LLE
      Distinguished Scientist, Laboratory for Laser Energetics
    Office Location
    278 Laboratory for Laser Energetics
    Telephone
    (585) 275-4425

    Interests: Solid-State Lasers; Nonlinear Optics; Electro-Optics; Laser Diagnostics