Faculty
Gabriel Popescu
Assistant Professor
4055 Beckman Institute, MC-251
405 N. Mathews
Urbana, Illinois 61801
(217) 333-4840
Ph.D. in Optics, 2002, College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida
Research Statement:
Our laboratory performs highly interdisciplinary research at the interface between technology development, basic biological studies and clinical applications. We are focused on developing novel optical methods based on light scattering, interferometry and microscopy to quantify structure and dynamics of cells and tissues in health and disease.
Teaching Statement:
Optics, biological optics, biomedical optics, biophotonics, light scattering, interferometry, microscopy.
Research Interests:
- Quantiative light imaging of cells and tissues
- Cell membrane dynamics
- Viscoelastic properties of live cells
- Cell structure and dynamics at the nanometer scale
- Optical properties of cells and tissues
- Interference microscopy
- Static and dynamic light scattering techniques for investigating biological media
Undergraduate Research Opportunities:
As part of my CAREER Award, I have an opening for a student with research aimed at establishing I-Optics, an online resource for Optics @ Urbana-Champaign.
For more information:
Quantitative Light Imaging Laboratory
Honors, Recognition, and Outstanding Achievements
- MIT 50K Entrepreneurship Competition, 1K award in “Hardware”, 2004
- Charles Gramm Award, School of Optics/ CREOL; University of Central Florida, 2000
- New Focus Travel Grant; New Focus, 1999, 2000