Deep Imaging in Tissue and Biomedical Materials Using Linear and Nonlinear Optical Methods

Lingyan Shi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioengineering at the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering. She is developing/applying new optical imaging and spectroscopic technologies to solve biomedical questions. Her recent major scientific contributions include the discovery of the "Golden Optical Window" for deep brain imaging, and the development of a breakthrough platform that combines deuterium probing with Stimulated Raman Scattering (SRS) for imaging of metabolic dynamics in living organisms. Shi is a member of Tau Beta Pi, OSA, SPIE, SfN, ASME, NYAS, and BMES.

Robert R. Alfano is a distinguished professor of science and engineering at the City College of New York. He has pioneered many applications of light and photonics technology to study biological, biomedical, and condensed matter systems using optical spectroscopy and imaging. He discovered and has used supercontinuum. Prof. Alfano is a fellow of the American Physical Society, the Optical Society, and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.