Harrison H. Barrett

Regents' Professor of Radiology
Regents' Professor of Optical Sciences
Regents' Professor of Applied Mathematics

Contact Information

Education

  • Ph.D., Harvard University, 1969

  • M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1962

  • B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1960

Employment

  • The University of Arizona: Regents' Professor, 1990–date; Professor, Optical Sciences, 1976–date; Vice Chair of Radiology, 2005–2009; Acting Director, Optical Sciences Center, 1983; Associate Professor, 1974–1976; Professor, Department of Radiology, 1976–1990; Associate Professor, 1974–1976; Professor, Program in Applied Mathematics, 1986–date

  • Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Editor, 1985–1991

  • Raytheon Research Division: Medical Electronics: Principal Research Scientist, 1973–1974; Project Leader, 1971–1974; Senior Research Scientist, 1968–1973; Research Scientist, 1962–1968

Professional Affiliations

  • American Institute of Medical and Biological Imaging, Fellow

  • American Physical Society, Fellow

  • Hupmobile Club of America, Member

  • Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Fellow

  • OSA, Fellow

Professional Activities

  • OSA, Optics Express Guest Editor 1997

  • OSA, Journal of the Optical Society of America A Editor 1985–1991

  • OSA, Board of Editors 1985–1991

Awards and Honors

  • SPIE, Gold Medal of the Society, 2011

  • IEEE Medal for Innovations in Healthcare Technology, 2011

  • University of Arizona College of Medicine, Dept. of Radiology, Paul Capp Award, 2010

  • Optical Society of America (with Kyle Myers), Joseph W. Goodman Book Writing Award, 2006

  • University of Arizona College of Medicine, Founders Day Faculty Science Award, 2006

  • Optical Society of America, C.E.K. Mees Medal, 2005

  • IEEE Medical Imaging Scientist Award, 2000

  • Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Humboldt Prize, 1980

  • Industrial Research Magazine, IR-100 Award, 1973

  • Society of Nuclear Medicine Scientific Exhibit Awards, First Prize 1991, Silver Medal 1972, Bronze Medals 1973, 1975, 1983, 1984, 1985, Honorable Mention 1983

Research

  • Image science

  • SPECT, PET and CT imaging

  • Molecular imaging

  • Theoretical and psychophysical investigations of image quality

  • Applications of parallel computing in imaging

  • Astronomical imaging and adaptive optics

  • Optical metrology with maximum-likelihood methods

  • Electron imaging

  • Stem cells

  • Digital radiology and telemedicine in remote regions