Prasad To Discuss Photonics Research At “UB At Sunrise”

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Paras Prasad, Ph.D., executive director of the Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics at UB, will discuss the institute's groundbreaking research at the "UB at Sunrise" breakfast March 7.

The program will be held from 7:30-9 a.m. in the Center for Tomorrow on the North Campus.

Prasad's lecture will highlight research on photonics, including lasers, and other optical technologies that may be employed in products and services from price scanners to cancer treatment.

The institute-based research is expected to spur Western New York's economy by establishing high-tech industries and providing them with a skilled workforce.

Prasad is a SUNY Distinguished Professor and Samuel Capen Professor in the departments of Chemistry and Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Tickets for the program, which will include a full breakfast, are $12 for Alumni Association members and UB staff, and $15 for all others. For information and reservations, call 829-2608. Visa and MasterCard are accepted by phone.

The "UB at Sunrise" community breakfast series is presented by the Alumni Association and supported by the offices of University Development, News Services, Publications and Public Services and Urban Affairs, all at UB.

Corporate sponsors are Adelphia and The Sheraton Four Points Hotel.