Boston University Photonics Center

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Center Statistics

Publications per Year

200 +

216 articles in AY 2024

Faculty Members

54

Ranging across the CoE, CAS, MED School, and beyond.

BIC Tenants

16

Funded R&D Projects

163

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Upcoming Events

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Research on Tap: AI for Life Scienes – Featuring Lei Tian

4:00PM Kilachand Center Eichenbaum Room (Room 101) 610 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215
Wednesday, October 22, 2025

High-Dimensional Orbital Angular Momentum Entanglement in Optical Fibers

6:00PM Room 906 - Photonics Center, 8 Saint Mary's St.
Thursday, October 23, 2025

Research on Tap: Parkinson’s Disease: From Bench to Bedside and Beyond – Featuring Xue Han

4:00PM Kilachand Center Eichenbaum Room (Room 101) 610 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215
Thursday, October 30, 2025

Research on Tap: Engineering the Future of Surgery – Featuring Irving Bigio & Darren Roblyer

4:00PM BUMC Hiebert Lounge (Room 1407) 72 East Concord Street, Boston, MA 02118
Thursday, November 6, 2025

Strategies for Pursuing Department of Defense Funding – Featuring Masha Kamenetska

1:00PM Zoom
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2025 Annual Report

“In light of evolving strategies both University-wide and across federal institutions, it is heartening to share that Photonics Center Faculty were able to secure $36.3MM this year in new grant awards.” – Dr. Thomas Bifano, Center Director

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