Core Faculty

David Brady, Michael J. Fitzpatrick Professor, specializes in computational optical sensor systems such as hyperspectral microscopy, Raman spectroscopy for tissue chemometrics, optical coherence sensors and infrared spectral filters.

Steven A Cummer, Jeffrey N. Vinik Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, specializes in remote sensing, electromagnetic modeling, and complex electromagnetic materials.

Rhett T George, Assistant Professor Emeritus, specializes in analog electronics, power electronics, and electric vehicles.

Nan Marie Jokerst, J.A. Jones Professor, specializes in integrated nanosystems and microsystems with an emphasis on photonic integration for sensing and telecommunications systems.

Tom Katsouleas, Professor and Dean, specializes in the use of plasmas as novel particle accelerators and light sources. 

Qing Liu, Professor, specializes in computational electromagnetics and acoustics, inverse problems, subsurface sensing, biomedical imaging, and simulation of photonic and high-speed electronic circuits and devices.

David R Smith, William Bevan Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, specializes in photonic crystals, metamaterials and negative index media, plasmon nanophotonics, and self-monitoring composites.