People

Prof. Siddharth Ramachandran (Principal Investigator)

Siddharth Profile

Experience:
1998 – 2001:Bell Laboratories
2001 – 2009:OFS Laboratories
2010 – 2013:Associate Professor(with Tenure), Boston University
2013 – 2022:Professor, Boston University
2022 – present: Distinguished Professor of Engineering, Boston University
2024 – present: Interim Associate Dean for Research & Faculty Development

BTech. 1991:Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
MS 1993: University of Wisconsin, Madison
PhD 1998: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Email: sidr@bu.edu; Tel: +1-617-353-9881; Webpage; CV

Research Asst. Prof. Jeff Demas (co-Principal Investigator)

Jeff ProfileBS 2011: University of Rochester
PhD 2017: Boston University
Experience:
2017 – 2021: Postdoctoral Fellow, the Rockefeller University
2021 – present: Research Assistant Professor, Boston University
2021 – present: Visiting Assistant Professor, the Rockefeller University
Email: jdemas@bu.edu; Tel: +1-617-353-7843; Webpage; CV

Postdoctoral Fellows

Researchers with expertise in nonlinear optics, quantum photonics, structured light, or imaging and microscopy are welcome to apply by sending a CV and cover letter, describing their potential fit with the group, to the PI.

Ph.D. Students

Aaron Profile

Aaron Greenberg
BS 2017: Case Western Reserve University
Area of current research:
High-capacity communications with OAM fibers
Contact: apg@bu.edu

 

Daniel ProfileDaniel Shahar
BS 2020: University of Florida
Area of current research:
Quantum optics with structured light
Contact: dshahar@bu.edu

 

Vineetha Ashok
BS-MS 2021: Cochin University of Science and Technology
Area of current research:
High-capacity communications with OAM fibers
Contact: vineea@bu.edu

 

Purva Bhumkar
BS-MS 2018: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER – Pune)
MS 2021: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Area of current research:
Nonlinear optics with twisted light
Contact: purvab@bu.edu

 

Sanjana Wanare
BS-MS 2022: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER – Bhopal)
Area of current research:
Entanglement in Spatial Dimensions
Contact: sanjanaw@bu.edu

 

Thierry Lapointe-Leclerc
MS 2023: Université Laval
Area of current research:
Multimodal nonlinear optics for machine learning
Contact: tleclerc@bu.edu

 

 

Md Faiyaz Kabir
MS 2023: Texas Tech University
Area of current research:
Spatial and modal sculpting of light
Contact: mdfaikab@bu.edu

 

 

Cheng Peng
BS 2024: Zhejiang University
Area of current research:
High-capacity communications with OAM fibers
Contact: cpeng2@bu.edu

 

Students interested in joining the lab should formally apply via the College of Engineering website. Graduate students already enrolled at BU, and those who have accepted an offer to attend BU, may email their CV and (unofficial) transcript to the PI. 

Undergraduate Students

Undergraduate students currently enrolled in any program at BU who are interested in gaining research experience in the lab are encouraged to email their CV and (unofficial) transcript to the PI.

Visiting Scientists and Academics

Ivan Coto-Hernandez
Visiting Postdoctoral Researcher
Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital
Area of research collaboration:
Biomedical Imaging
Contact: Ivan_CotoHernandez@meei.harvard.edu

 

 

Group Alumni
  • Linrui Tan (University of Rochester Visiting Undergrad student, 2024); Post-group Affiliation: University of Rochester
  • Andrea Arduin (DTU Exchange student, 2024); Post-group Affiliation: Technical University of Denmark
  • Isabelle Boegholm (Undergrad student 2022-24, BU Physics); Post-group Affiliation: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, USA
  • Mathilde Hary (Tampere University Visiting student, 2023); Post-group Affiliation: Tampere University, Finland
  • Zelin Ma (Ph.D. 2023); Post-group Affiliation: Indrio Technologies Inc., California, USA
  • Havva Begüm Kabagöz (Ph.D. 2022 and Postdoc 2022-23); Post-group Affiliation: Caltech-LIGO Livingston Laboratory, USA
  • Aidan McCall (Undergrad student 2020-22, BU Electrical Engineering); Post-group Affiliation: Qunett, MA, USA
  • Prof. Dong-Il Yeom, Ajou University, South Korea (2022 Sabbatical visitor)
  • Xiao Liu (Ph.D. 2022); Post-group Affiliation: Zhejiang Labs, China
  • Aku Antikainen (Postdoc 2019-21); Post-group Affiliation: University of Rochester, NY, USA
  • Gautam Prabhakar (Ph.D. 2019); Post-group Affiliation: Aeva Inc., California, USA
  • V. Balaswamy (Postdoc 2019); Post-group Affiliation: Faculty, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India
  • Lars Søgaard Rishøj (Postdoc 2013-19); Post-group Affiliation: Faculty, Technical University of Denmark
  • Boyin Tai (Ph.D. 2019); Post-group Affiliation: Thorlabs Inc.
  • Du-Ri Song (Postdoc 2016-18); Post-group Affiliation: Harvard Medical School, MA, USA
  • Erik Christensen (Exchange student, 2018-19); Post-group Affiliation: Technical University of Denmark
  • Guang Yang (MS 2018); Post-group Affiliation: Boston University, MA, USA
  • Geo Philip Muppathiyil (Postdoc 2017-18)
  • Prof. Govind Agrawal, University of Rochester, NY, USA (Fall 2017 Sabbatical visitor)
  • Xinglin Zeng (CSC Exchange student, 2016-17); Post-group Affiliation: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Germany
  • Mustafa Ordu (Ph.D. 2017); Post-group Affiliation: Faculty, Bilkent University, Turkey
  • Niharika Singh (Postdoc 2017); Post-group Affiliation: Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India
  • Jeff Demas (Ph.D. 2017); Post-group Affiliation: Rockefeller Institute, NY, USA
  • Patrick Gregg (Ph.D. 2017); Post-group Affiliation: Finisar Inc., California, USA
  • Lu Yan (Ph.D. 2017); Post-group Affiliation: Applied Semiconductors, California, USA
  • Tao He (CSC Exchange student, 2014-16); Post-group Affiliation: NORINCO, China
  • Asher McGuffin (MS 2016); Post-group Affiliation: Pepper Hamilton LLP, MA, USA
  • Oleg Shatrovoy (MS 2015); Post-group Affiliation: MIT Lincoln Lab, MA, USA
  • Kasper Ingerslev (Exchange student, 2015); Post-group Affiliation: OFS Fitel, ApS
  • Kris Goldizen (MS 2014); Post-group Affiliation: MIT Lincoln Lab, MA, USA
  • Nenad Bozinovic (Ph.D. 2013); Post-group Affiliation: Nistica Inc. (Furukawa Corp.), New Jersey, USA
  • Paul Steinvurzel (Postdoc 2010-13); Post-group Affiliation: Northrup-Grumman Corp., California, USA
  • Michael Grogan (Postdoc 2011-13); Post-group Affiliation: Capital One, VA, USA
  • Yuhao Chen (MS 2013); Post-group Affiliation: Sintec Optronics, Singapore
  • Christopher Hwang (MS 2013); Post-group Affiliation: MIT Lincoln Lab, MA, USA
  • Roman Barankov (MS 2012); Post-group Affiliation: IPG Photonics, MA, USA
  • Marko Laurila (Exchange student, 2012); Post-group Affiliation: NKT Photonics, Denmark
  • Sourav Dutta (MS 2011); Post-group Affiliation: Harvest Futures Consultant, India
  • Damian Schimpf (Postdoc 2010-11); Post-group Affiliation: Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, Hamburg, Germany
  • Masao Goto (Visiting Scientist, 2010-11); Post-group Affiliation: Japan Patent Office, Tokyo, Japan
  • Prof. Karsten Rottwitt, Technical University of Denmark (Summer visitor, 2010)
  • Khwanchai Tantiwanichapan (MS 2010); Post-group Affiliation: National Electronics & Computer Tech., Thailand