The international society for optics and photonics (SPIE) has elected UT DRO’s Dr. Alex Vitkin as a Fellow of the Society for his achievements in biomedical optics and biophotonics.
According to SPIE, the purpose of this appointment is “to recognize the significant scientific and technical contributions of each in the multidisciplinary fields of optics, photonics, and imaging. SPIE Fellows are honored for their technical achievements and for their service to the general optics community and to SPIE in particular”.
Dr. Vitkin has made valuable contributions and leadership in the advancements of optical coherence tomography (OCT) and the use of OCT microstructural and microvascular imaging technology for monitoring treatment responses to photodynamic and radiation therapies, a unique approach that fits well within the emerging trend to personalized medicine. He has also championed the use of polarized light in biomedicine, solving the challenges of modeling polarized light propagation in tissue, developing a rigorous Muller-matrix formulation in the presence of multiple scattering and inhomogeneous birefringence, and establishing an experimental platform for systematic measurements. His research in biomedical optics is characterized by rigorous theoretical and experimental optical biophysics studies, development of preclinical and clinical instrumentation, and translation to end users in the life sciences and biomedicine.
Congratulations to Dr. Alex Vitkin from all of us at UT DRO!
