Faculty

Alexander Baev, Ph.D.


Research Associate Professor, ILPB
Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics
432 Natural Science Complex
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 14214
(716) 645-4150
abaev@acsu.buffalo.edu
www.photonics.buffalo.edu/baev
Research Areas: Theoretical and Computational Physics and Chemistry

Andrei Kabashin, Ph.D.


Professor at Aix-Marseille Univ
Aix-Marseille University (AMU) Case 917, 13288 Marseille Cedex 09, France
LP3 UMR 7341 CNRS, Campus de Luminy, Case 917
Case 917, 13288 Marseille Cedex 09, France
kabashin@lp3.univ-mrs.fr

Research Areas: Laser Physics, Nanophotonics

Andrey Kuzmin, Ph.D.


Research Assistant Professor, ILPB
Institute For Lasers, Photonics And Biophotonics
436 Natural Science Complex
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 14214
(716) 645-4152
Fax: (716) 645-6945
ankuzmin@acsu.buffalo.edu
www.photonics.buffalo.edu/kuzmin
Research Areas: Microscopy and imaging technologies for medical and biological applications including Laser Tweezing, Micro-Raman Spectroscopy, Coherent anti-Stokes Raman Scattering (CARS), Flow Cytometrery, Micron Size Resolution Thermal Imaging

Amitava Patra, Ph.D.


Prof. at Institute of Nano Science and Technology
Department of Material Sciences
Indian Association for the cultivation of Science
Jadavpur, Kolkata 70032, India
amitava@inst.ac.in
http://iacs.res.in/faculty-profile.html?id=44#
Research Areas:decay dynamics, energy transfer, and electron transfer of QD, Au nanoparticles, Au clusters, C-dots, semiconducting polymer, graphene and porphyrin based luminescent nanoparticles, and up- and down- converted luminescent materials for photonic applications

Artem M. Pliss, Ph.D.


Research Associate Professor, ILPB
Institute For Lasers, Photonics And Biophotonics
432 Natural Science Complex
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 14260-3000
(716) 645-4150
FAX: (716) 645-6945
ampliss@buffalo.edu
www.photonics.buffalo.edu/pliss
Research Areas:Cell and Molecular Biology, Bioimaging

Jonathan Bird, Ph.D.


Professor and Chair
Department of Electrical Engineering
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 14260
(716) 645-1015
jbird@buffalo.edu
https://engineering.buffalo.edu/ee/faculty/faculty_directory/jonathan-bird.html
Research Areas: Nanoelectronics and mesoscopic physics: fundamental investigations of quantum phenomena; explorations of new device and sensing paradigms; electrical properties of novel nanomaterials

Vasili Perebeinos, Ph.D.


Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering; School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
230 I Davis Hall
University at Buffalo (SUNY)
Buffalo, NY 14260-4200
(716) 645-3115
vasilipe@buffalo.edu
https://engineering.buffalo.edu/ee/faculty/faculty_directory/vasili-perebeinos.html
Research Areas: : Theory and modelling of electrical and optical properties of low dimensional materials such as carbon nanotubes, graphene, and other 2D materials

Guang S. He, Ph.D.


Senior Research Scientist, ILPB
Institute For Lasers, Photonics And Biophotonics
458 Natural Science Complex
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 14260-3000
(716) 645-4146
gshe@buffalo.edu
www.photonics.buffalo.edu/he
Research Areas: : Lasers, Nonlinear optics

Luis Velarde, Ph.D.


Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences
756 Natural Science Complex
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 14260-3000
(716) 645-4243
lvelarde@buffalo.edu
https://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/chemistry/faculty/faculty-directory/velarde.html
Research Areas: : Physical, materials and analytical chemistry: Nonlinear spectroscopy of interfaces, ultrafast processes at surfaces, molecular devices, biointerfaces and environmental surface chemistry

Hans Ågren, Ph.D.


Professor and Head of the Department of Theoretical Chemistry at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden
Department of Theoretical Chemistry
Royal Institute of Technology
Roslagstullsbacken 15
S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
Phone: +46 8 5537 8416
FAX:+46 8 5537 8590
agren@theochem.kth.se
www.theochem.kth.se/people/agren

Ravikumar Aalinkeel, Ph.D.


Research Associate Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy Immunology and Rheumatology
University at Buffalo
Room N0 6071C, Clinical and Translational Science Institute
(716) 888-4778
Email: ra5@buffalo.edu

Indrajit Roy, Ph.D.


Professor at University of Delhi
Department of Chemistry
University of Delhi
Delhi 110007, India
indrajitroy11@gmail.com
http://chemistry.du.ac.in/faculty_profile/i_roy.html
Research Areas: : Nanomedicine, Drug Delivery, Molecular Imaging

Thomas Thundat, Ph.D.


Empire Innovation Professor
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
University at Buffalo
310 Furnas Hall
Buffalo NY, 14260
(716) 645-3209
tgthunda@buffalo.edu
https://engineering.buffalo.edu/chemical-biological/people/faculty-directory.host.html/content/shared/engineering/chemical-biological/profiles/faculty/thundat-thomas.detail.research.html

Marek Samoc, Ph.D.


Professor of Materials Science
Head of Advanced Materials Engineering and Modelling Group
Department of Chemistry
Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego 27
50-370 Wroclaw, Poland
marek.samoc@pwr.edu.pl
https://kimmz.pwr.edu.pl/badania/zzzzzz/marek-samoc/
Research Areas: : Nonlinear Optical Processes, Photocharge Generation

Mark T. Swihart, Ph.D.


Research Professor, ILPB
Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering
907 Furnas Hall
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 14260
(716) 645-2911 Ext. 2205
FAX: (716) 645-3822
swihart@eng.buffalo.edu www.cbe.buffalo.edu/people/full_time/m_swihart.php
Research Areas: : Nanoparticles, Laser Chemical Vapor Deposition of Nanoparticles

Paras N. Prasad, Ph.D.


Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, Physics, Medicine and
Electrical Engineering
Executive Director ILPB
Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics
428 Natural Science Complex
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 14260-3000
(716) 645-4147
FAX: (716) 645-6945
pnprasad@buffalo.edu
www.photonics.buffalo.edu/prasad
Research Areas: Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics

Hao Zeng, Ph.D.


Professor, Department of Physics, College of Arts and Sciences
225 Fronczak Hall
Buffalo, NY 14260
(716) 645-2704
haozeng@buffalo.edu
https://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/physics/faculty/faculty-directory.host.html/content/shared/arts-sciences/physics/faculty-profiles-directories/new-profiles/zeng-hao.html
Research Areas: INanoscale magnetism, Spintronics, Materials for solar energy harvesting

Paul R Knight III, M.D., Ph.D.


SUNY Distinguished Professor, Anesthesiology, and Microbiology and Immunology
Senior Vice Chairman, Department of Anesthesiology
Director, Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) for the UB Medical School
Departments of Anesthesiology, Microbiology and Immunology
245 Biomedical Research Building
University at Buffalo
3435 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14214
(716) 829-2172
Fax: (716) 829-3889
pknight@buffalo.edu
www.smbs.buffalo.edu/wcmpi/Faculty/knight
Research Areas: Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, Microbiology, and Immunology

Dhyan Chandra, Ph.D.


Associate Professor of Oncology
Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Elm and Carlton Streets
Buffalo, NY 14263
Dhyan.Chandra@RoswellPark.org
https://www.roswellpark.org/dhyan-chandra
Research Areas: mitochondrial biology in cancer; understanding the molecular basis of therapeutic resistance in multiple types of cancer

Jun Xia, Ph.D.


Associate Professor
Adjunct Associate Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Computer Science and Engineering
332 Bonner Hall
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 14260
(716) 645-8628
junxia@buffalo.edu
Research Areas: development of novel optical and ultrasonic imaging techniques to meet needs in cancer and neurological research
https://medicine.buffalo.edu/faculty/profile.html?ubit=junxia

Stanley A Schwartz, M.D.


Professor: Medicine, Pediatrics & Microbiology
Director, Division of Allergy, Immunology, & Rheumatology
Department of Medicine, Pediatrics, Microbiology, Immunology
University at Buffalo
Buffalo General Hospital
100 High Street
Buffalo, NY 14203
(716) 859-2985
FAX: (716) 859-2999
sasimmun@buffalo.edu
www.smbs.buffalo.edu/med/air/index.htm
Research Areas: Medicine, Microbiology, Immunology

Supriya D Mahajan, Ph.D.


Research Assistant Professor, ILPB
Department of Medicine, Pediatrics, Microbiology and Immunology
Buffalo General Hospital
100 High Street
Buffalo, NY 14203
(716) 859-2994
FAX: (716) 859-2999
smahajan@buffalo.edu
https://medicine.buffalo.edu/faculty/profile.html?ubit=smahajan
Research Areas: Neuroimmunology/Neuropathogenesis of HIV/ Blood Brain Barrier Function

Zhen Wang, Ph.D.


Assistant Professor
Biological Sciences Department
653 Cooke Hall
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 14260-3000
(716) 645-4949
zhenw@buffalo.edu
https://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/biological-sciences/faculty/faculty-directory/zhen-wang.html
Research Areas: Synthetic biology and plant natural products

Gene Morse, Ph.D.


SUNY Distinguished Professor in the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Director of the Center for Integrated Global Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo and Co-Director of the SUNY Global Health Institute
https://www.buffalo.edu/tprc/section-1/Leadership.host.html/content/shared/www/tprc/leadership/gene-morse.detail.html
Research Areas: Drug development and translational research since the introduction of antiretrovirals for the HIV epidemic