BIOP Graduate School -
Biomedical Optics and New Laser Systems

BIOP Graduate school -
Biomedical Optics and New Laser Systems

Purpose

The purpose of the graduate school "Biomedical optics and new laser systems" is to strengthen the educational efforts within the area of biomedical optics emphasizing use of lasers and optical methods for diagnostics, manipulation and therapy. In this interdisciplinary research area, the focus of the school is on strengthening research activities and educational efforts and on enhancing collaboration between the fundamental physical and technical sciences and the medical, clinical and biological sciences. 

Areas of the graduate school

The following list shows the main research and educational areas (selected) for the graduate school:

• Laser physics, laser technology and non-linear optics for biological and medical applications.
• Ultra-sensitive optical methods for probing biological processes.
• Inference based on mathematical processing of spatial and temporal structures.
• Advanced data and image processing.
• Optical sensors based on optical fibers and photonic crystal fibers for biological and medical applications.
• Tissue optics and light propagation in tissue.
• Optical biosensors
• Optical excitation of biochemical processes.
• Optical tweezers systems and their applications in biology.
• Lasers and optical methods for applications in ophthalmology.
• Lasers and optical methods for applications in dermatology.
• Lasers and optical methods for applications in cardiology.

Current funding

The school received a five-year extension of its activities in June 2005 and the school continues through 2010. The Danish Research Agency awarded 6 mill. DKR on a five-year grant, grant no. 646-05-0064.

The current activities will be continued in terms of co-financing graduate projects, hosting visiting students and professors, and organizing of international graduate schools and conferences. The school has funding for co-financing 10 graduate projects. These projects will be launched in the years 2005, 2006 and 2007.

The school started on August 1, 2002 and through continued grants from the Danish Research Agency the school has funding until June 2010.

About

A joint initiative between the Technical University of Denmark and Danish university hospitals administered by the BIOP center, and funded by the Danish Research Agency.

About Funding

The school started on August 1, 2002 and through continued grants from the Danish Research Agency the school has funding until June 2010.

• The school received its initial funding from a three-year grant from the Danish Research Agency through grant no. 643-01-0092 (5 mill. DKR).
• In 2004, the school received an additional for three co-financed graduate projects from the Danish Research Agency through grant no. 645-04-0051 (1,35 mill. DKR).
• The school received a five-year extension of its activities in June 2005 and the school continues through 2010. The Danish Research Agency awarded 6 mill. DKR on a five-year grant, grant no. 646-05-0064.

Organization

The BIOP graduate school is administered by the BIOP center. The school is supervised by a school board, which is the board of the BIOP center, and the members of the board are listed below. Professor Peter E. Andersen heads the graduate school and he is also member of the board of the BIOP center and the graduate school board.

Graduate school board

• Paul Michael Petersen, Head of BIOP, Head of research programme, Lic.Techn.
  Dept. Photonics Engineering, Technical University of Denmark
• Michael Larsen, Deputy Head of BIOP, Professor, M.D.
  Department of Ophthalmology, Glostrup Hospital, Denmark
• Bjarne Ersbøll, Professor, Lic.Techn.
  Department of Mathematical Modelling, Technical University of Denmark
• Rasmus Larsen, Professor, Ph.D.
  Department of Mathematical Modelling, Technical University of Denmark
• Lars Lindvold, Senior Scientist, Ph.D.
  Radiation Research Dept, Risø DTU
• Peter Tidemand-Licthenberg, Associate Professor
  Dept. Photonics Engineering, Technical University of Denmark
• Thomas M. Jørgensen, Senior Scientist, Ph.D.
  Dept. Photonics Engineering, Technical University of Denmark
• Peter E. Andersen, Senior scientist, Research Professor, Ph.D.
  Dept. Photonics Engineering, Technical University of Denmark
• Karsten Rottwitt, Associate Professor, Ph.D.
  Dept. Photonics Engineering, Technical University of Denmark
• Gregor Jemec, Professor, M.D.
  Department of Dermatology, Roskilde Amts Sygehus, Denmark

   

School board of directors

• Peter E. Andersen, Head of Graduate School, Senior Scientist, Research Professor, Ph.D.
  Dept. Photonics Engineering, Technical University of Denmark
• Thomas M. Jørgensen, Senior Scientist, Ph.D.
  Dept. Photonics Engineering, Technical University of Denmark
• Rasmus Larsen, Professor, Ph.D.
  Department of Mathematical Modelling, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
• Peter Tidemand-Lichtenberg, Associate Professor, Ph.D.
  Dept. Photonics Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark

Participating institutions and departments

The following departments from Technical University of Denmark and Danish university hospitals participate in the BIOP graduate school:

• Department of Photonics Engineering, Technical University of Denmark
• Department of Mathematical Modelling, Technical University of Denmark
• Department of Physics (Optics Group), Technical University of Denmark
• Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
• Radiation Research Department, Risø DTU
• Department of Ophthalmology, Glostrup Hospital / University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen (Glostrup), Denmark
• Department of Dermatology, Roskilde Amts Sygehus, Roskilde, Denmark

Contact

You may contact the BIOP graduate school using the mailing address given below. Preferably, you may use electronic mail to communicate your questions or comments to the head of school, or you may visit the application pages, where all information regarding applying for funding is available on-line.