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Prof. Tian is awarded the BU ECE Outstanding Teaching Award

11th PhD from Tian Lab: Qianwan Yang

Title: Advancing Computational Multi-Aperture Fluorescence Microscopy via Model- and Learning-Based Techniques Time: Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Advisor: Professor Lei Tian Committee: Professor Vivek Goyal, Professor Jerome Mertz, Professor Janusz Konrad, Professor Lei Tian Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=R9vLRnYAAAAJ&hl=en Abstract Traditional fluorescence microscopy faces inherent trade-offs among resolution, field of view (FOV), and […]

9th PhD from Tianlab: Jiabei Zhu

Congratulations to Dr. Jiabei Zhu. I am particularly proud that the method developed during the final stage of Jiabei’s thesis has already demonstrated real-world impact through its application in his current company’s industrial projects. It is rare to produce work that holds both academic significance and immediate practical value. As a research group, I aspire […]

Boston University Provost’s Scholar-Teacher of the Year Award

Prof. Lei Tian is the recipient of Boston University Provost’s Scholar-Teacher of the Year Award 2025.

Elected to Optica Fellow

Prof. Lei Tian is elected to Optica Fellow “For contributions to computational microscopy, including differential phase contrast microscopy, Fourier ptychography, optical diffraction tomography, and imaging in scattering”.

7th PhD of Tian lab: Hao Wang. Congratulations!

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m Advancing Optical Metrology Through Computational Imaging Techniques Committee: Professor Lei Tian, Professor Vivek Goyal, Professor Janusz Konrad, Professor Michelle Sander Abstract Optical metrology, which uses light to precisely measure and characterize objects, is essential in industrial manufacturing, scientific research, and engineering design. Computational optical imaging techniques […]

6th PhD of Tian lab: Joseph Greene!

Computational Extended Depth of Field Fluorescence Microscopy in Miniaturized and Tabletop Platforms Advisor: Professor Lei Tian Committee: Professor Jerome Mertz, Professor Janusz Konrad, Professor Abdoulaye Ndao, Professor Xiaojun Cheng, Professor Tianyu Wang Thursday, June 20, 2024 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Abstract Fluorescence microscopy has emerged as a powerful solution to enable the direct study […]