The Boston University Photonics Center annual report 2005-2006
Date
2006-10
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The Boston University Photonics Center
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OA Version
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Abstract
This Annual Report is intended to serve as a synopsis of the Boston University Photonics
Center’s wide-ranging activities for the period from July 2005 through June 2006, corresponding to the University’s fiscal year. It is my hope that the document is reflective of the Center’s core values in innovation, entrepreneurship, and education, and that it projects our shared vision, and our dedication to excellence in this exciting field. For further information, you may visit our new website at www.bu.edu/photonics.
Though only recently appointed as Director, my involvement in Center activities dates
back to the Center’s formation more than ten years ago. In the early years, I worked with
a team of faculty and staff colleagues to design and construct the shared laboratories
that now provide every Center member extraordinary capabilities for fabrication and testing of advanced photonic devices and systems. I helped launch the business incubator
by forming a company around an idea that emerged from my research laboratory. While
that company failed to realize its vision of transforming the compact disc industry, it did help us form a unique vision for our program of academically engaged business acceleration.
I co-developed a course in optical microsystems for telecommunications that I
taught to advanced undergraduates and graduate students in the new M.S. degree program
in Photonics offered through the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department.
And since the Center’s inception, I have contributed to its scholarly mission through my
work in optical microsystem design and precision manufacturing at the Center’s core Precision Engineering Research Laboratory. Recently, I had the opportunity to lead the Provost’s Faculty Advisory Committee on Photonics, charged with broadening the Center’s
mission to better integrate academic and educational programs with its more established
programs for business incubation and prototype development. [TRUNCATED]
Description
This repository item contains an annual report that summarizes activities of the Boston University Photonics Center in the 2005-2006 academic year. The report provides quantitative and descriptive information regarding photonics programs in education, interdisciplinary research, business innovation, and technology development. The Boston University Photonics Center (BUPC) is an interdisciplinary hub for education, research, scholarship, innovation, and technology development associated with practical uses of light.