The Optical Society of America is the leading professional organization for scientists, engineers, students and business leaders who fuel discoveries in the science of light. Fellows are recognized for serving with distinction in the advancement of optics and photonics.
Andrew Dunn, a professor of biomedical engineering and director of the Center for Emerging Imaging Technologies, has been elected a Fellow of The Optical Society of America (OSA).
The OSA is the leading professional organization for scientists, engineers, students and business leaders who fuel discoveries in the science of light. Fellows are recognized for serving with distinction in the advancement of optics and photonics.
Professor Dunn’s research is focused on developing novel optical imaging techniques for imaging brain function and on integrating innovative photonics and computational techniques and applying them to research questions in areas such as stroke, migraine, functional mapping during neurosurgery, and Alzheimer's disease.
The OSA recognized Dunn specifically for his lab’s advances in laser speckle imaging of blood flow and light scattering, and their applications in neuroscience. Using his laser speckle imaging technique, it is possible to see blood flowing in the brain in real time and identify clot formation. This allows neurosurgeons to easily identify areas suffering from reduced blood flow and prevent strokes.
Dunn was also recently elected to the Biomedical Engineering Society Class of 2017 Fellows.
