Lecture To Focus On New UB Photonics Institute

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Groundbreaking research in photonics being conducted in the new multidisciplinary Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics at UB will be the topic of a lecture at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 25 in the Screening Room in the Center for the Arts on the North Campus.

The talk, which will be free and open to the public, is part of the UB College of Arts and Sciences Alumni Lecture Series.

Paras N. Prasad, Ph.D., executive director of the institute, will guide the audience on a video "tour" of things to come in photonics, such as lasers and other optical technologies that may be familiar to consumers from price scanners through cancer treatment.

Prasad, a SUNY Distinguished Professor and Samuel Capen Chair in the departments of Chemistry and Physics, also will discuss how institute-based research is expected to spur Western New York's economy by establishing high-tech industries and providing them with a skilled workforce.

For additional information on the lecture or the series, call the college's development office at 645-3692.