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Biomedical Optics and Soft Matter Experimental Lab

Work on projects in either biomedical optics that employ light to measure physiological properties of tissues, or soft condensed matter physics that explore the behaviors of complex fluids such as colloids, liquid crystals, emulsions, drops and more.

Gravitational lensing and the outer solar system

Professor Bernstein's research is focused on the use of gravitational lensing, the deflection of light by gravity as predicted by General Relativity. Another area of research is discovery of planets beyond Neptune in our own solar system. Student projects will typically involve analyses of sky survey images using Python or other numerical methods. Professor Bernstein will be on sabbatical (and not advising new undergraduates) until Fall 2025.

Lee Bassett

Bassett, Lee

Engineering and Computing, Physical and Natural Sciences
Electrical & Systems Engineering
Alain Plante

Plante, Alain

Physical and Natural Sciences
Earth and Environmental Science
Ponzy Lu

Lu, Ponzy

Physical and Natural Sciences, Biomedical Science
Chemistry
A.T. Charlie Johnson

Johnson, A.T. Charlie

Engineering and Computing, Physical and Natural Sciences
Physics and Astronomy, Materials Science & Engineering, Electrical & Systems Engineering
Ruben Gur

Gur, Ruben

Physical and Natural Sciences, Biomedical Science
Neuropsychiatry
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