Principal Investigator:

Tomasz S. Tkaczyk Ph.D.
Assistant Professor (July 2007 - )
Rice University
Department of Bioengineering, MS 142
6100 Main St., Houston, TX, 77005

Voice: (713) 3484362
email: ttkaczyk@rice.edu

• Assistant/Associate Research Professor (May 2003 – June 2007)
  College of Optical Sciences,
  University of Arizona,
  Tucson, Arizona
• Postdoctoral Training (April 2001 – May 2003)
  Dept. of Biomedical Engineering / Optical Sciences Center
  University of Arizona,
  Tucson, Arizona
• Ph.D.  (2000)
  Institute of Michromechanics and Photonics,
  Dept. of Mechatronics, Warsaw University of Technology,
  Warsaw, Poland
• MS. Eng. (1994)
  Dept. of Fine and Precise Mechanics, Warsaw University of Technology,
  Warsaw, Poland

Research Staff:

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Robert T. Kester MS
Research Technician II (July 2007 - )
Department of Bioengineering
Rice University
Houston, TX

Voice: (713) 3483019
email: rtk1@rice.edu

• Masters of Science (Aug 2005 - Dec 2006)
  College of Optical Sciences
  University of Arizona
  Tucson, AZ
• Optoelectronic Engineer (June 2003 – July 2005)
  Zevex International Inc.
  Salt Lake City, UT
• Bachelor of Science (Sept 1999 - Aug 2004)
  Laser Optical Engineering Technology
  Oregon Institute of Technology
  Klamath Falls, OR

Graduate Students:

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Liang Gao MS
Graduate Research Assistant (August 2007- )
Rice Quantum Institute & Department of Bioengineering
Rice University
Houston, TX

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Sara Landau BS
Graduate Research Assistant (August 2006- )
College of Optical Sciences
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

• Master of Science (August 2005 – July 2007) Tsinghua University, Physics Department
• Bachelor of Science (August 2001 – July 2005) Tsinghua University, Physics Department

• Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (Sept 2001 - May 2006). Emphasis: Optics and Biomedical Engineering South Dakota State University Brookings, SD

Undergraduate Students:

We are curently searching for new group members.