Bourns Hall

Colloquium

Dr. Thomas E. Milner Biomedical Engineering Department University of Texas at Austin Optical Probing and Imaging the Structural and Functional Properties of Tissue Abstract The enormous optical bandwidth of light provides a promising medium to probe and image the structural and functional properties of biological tissues. The short wavelength and high frequency of light is suitable to probe and image rapidly the complex structural and functional features of tissue at the micro- and nanometer scales. Results that demonstrate capability of optical instrumentation to probe and image the structural and functional properties of neural, cardiovascular and ocular tissues are presented. The role of optical instrumentation is discussed for study of basic tissue properties and disease diagnostics. Biosketch Thomas E. Milner obtained a B.Sc. degree in Engineering Physics from the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado and Ph.D. in Optical Sciences from the University of Arizona in 1991. He worked with J. Stuart Nelson, M.D., Ph.D. at the Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic at the University of California at Irvine from 1992 to 1997. In 1998 he accepted a faculty position at the University of Texas at Austin where he is an Associate Professor in the Biomedical Engineering Department. His research is directed toward developing and demonstrating novel optical diagnostic and therapeutic instrumentation. He has authored or co-authored more than ninety peer-reviewed publications and is co-inventor of more than ten issued US and international patents. Friday, May 27, 2005 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. A265 Bourns Hall (Refreshments will be served at 11:30 a.m.)