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    特邀讲座：  “纳米光子学新进展”，讲演人：P. N. Prasad，美国著名科学家，纽约州立大学Buffalo分校教授, 专著“Nanophotonics” 的作者。
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P. N. Prasad个人简介
Paras N. Prasad
Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics
Department of Chemistry, Physics, Electrical Engineering and Medicine
State University of New York at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York, 14260
pnprasad@acsu.buffalo.edu
Dr. Paras N. Prasad is a Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, Physics, Medicine and Electrical Engineering, the highest rank in the New York State university system. He has the highly unusual distinction of being a faculty member in three different UB schools: College of Arts and Sciences, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. He also holds the Samuel P. Capen Chair at the University at Buffalo. He established the internationally recognized Photonics Research Laboratory, which forms the core of the multidisciplinary Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics, of which he is the Executive Director. He has published over 562 scientific papers, co-edited six books and co-authored a monograph (with D.J. Williams), "Introduction to Nonlinear Optical Effects in Molecules and Polymers,” the first monograph in this field, which has widely been used as a textbook and a reference source. Recently, Dr. Prasad published "Introduction to Biophotonics,” the first monograph in this field, which authoritatively defines the field, details its scope and identifies emerging opportunities, as well as a second book, “Nanophotonics,” which includes its impact on Nanomedicine.
Professor Prasad is one of the early pioneers and most widely recognized by the international community for his seminal contributions to the field of nonlinear optical effects in molecules and polymers. Through more than a decade of numerous ground breaking theoretical and experimental works, Professor Prasad has made a major contribution to the fundamental understanding of the interplay of structure and energy state dynamics to produce a specific nonlinear optical response.
More recently, his contributions have been in the new field of “Nanophotonics.” His efforts have focused on creating a fundamental understanding of nonlinear optical processes at the nanometer size scale, developing novel concepts for the design of nanostructured optical materials, and probing interactions and dynamics of nonlinear processes.
He has also contributed to developing another new field, “Biophotonics,” which utilizes light-matter interaction to probe biological structure and functions at the cellular, tissue and organism levels, leading to novel methods of optical diagnostics and light-activated therapy. Professor Prasad has again focused on applications of nonlinear optical techniques for Biophotonics.
Dr. Prasad has received much recognition for his pioneering contributions. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and a Fellow of the Optical Society of America. He is also a recipient of the prestigious Sloan and Guggenheim fellowships. Dr. Prasad has received the Schoellkopf Award of the Western New York American Chemical Society for his academic achievements. He was also awarded the Technology/Discovery award from the Western New York Health Care Industries Association for his pioneering work on “Nanoclinics” for Biophotonics. He has been awarded by the Chanceller of the State University of New York system the "Excellence in Pursuit of Knowledge" award. He is a recipient of the Morley Prize of the Cleveland Section of the American Chemical Society in 2004, a Fellow of the SPIE (2005) and has been chosen Scientific America’s Top 50 Scientists (2005).
Dr. Prasad has also been very active in bringing to the attention of chemists, the field of Nonlinear Optics, usually perceived as more physics oriented. His work has lead to an understanding of structure-property relation, providing guiding principles for chemical design of nonlinear optical materials. Dr. Prasad has also been a leader in promoting international scientific infrastructures, particularly to benefit developing countries. He organized six “International Conferences on Frontiers of Polymers and Advanced Materials (India, 1991; Indonesia, 1993; Malaysia, 1995; Egypt, 1997; Poland, 1999; Brazil, 2001).” Each of these conferences has brought together top level scientists, engineers and government representatives from more than 20 countries to develop a global infrastructure for advanced materials and emerging technologies