Thomas Bifano,PhD

Professor (ME, MSE, BME, ECE); Director, Photonics Center

Office 8 St. Mary’s Street, PHO 927
Email tgb@bu.edu
Phone (617) 353-8908
Website Bifano Lab

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Research Areas

Dr. Bifano directs the Boston University Photonics Center (BUPC), a core facility and academic center of excellence comprised of forty-nine faculty members from eight academic departments and sixteen staff staff members. He leads BUPC programs for education, scholarly research and development of advanced photonic device prototypes for commercial and military applications. He manages a state-of-the-art facility that includes several shared research laboratories and a large business innovation center. Dr. Bifano also serves as a Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and was Chair of the Manufacturing Engineering Department from 1999-2006. His research focuses on modeling, design, production, and use of micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) in optical applications.

Additional Affiliations

Department of Biomedical Engineering
Division of Materials Science & Engineering
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Departments or Divisions: Biomedical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

Affiliations: Neuroscience & Neuroengineering, Photonics & Optical Systems, Primary & Affiliated Faculty

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