Peter H. Bartels

Professor Emeritus of Optical Sciences
Director, Quantitative Diagnostic and Histopathologic Laboratory
Professor Emeritus of Pathology

Contact Information

  • Telephone:
    520-298-2778

  • Email:
    hubertbartels@msn.com

  • Mailing Address:
    Dr. Peter H. Bartels
    University of Arizona
    Optical Sciences
    Meinel Building
    1630 East University Boulevard
    Tucson, Arizona  85721  USA

 Photo: Professor Peter Bartels

Education

  • Privatdozent, University of Giessen, 1958

  • PhD, University of Goettingen, 1954

Employment

  • The University of Arizona: Professor, Optical Sciences, 1969-date; Associate Professor, 1968-1969; Professor, Department of Pathology, 1983-date; Professor, Department of Microbiology and Medical Technology, 1969-1983; Associate Professor, 1966-1969; Professor, Committee on Bioengineering, 1978-1990; Professor, Committee on Computer Science, 1970-1976

  • University of New Mexico: Professor, Department of Pathology, 1978-1991. University of Chicago: Professor, Department of Obstetrics-Gynecology, Cytology Division, 1967-1990

  • Ernst Leitz Optical Co.: Director, Research and Development, 1959-1966

  • University of Giessen: Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, 1954-1958

Awards and Honors

  • International Academy of Cytology, Honorary Fellow, 1970

  • The University of Arizona Foundation, Creative Research Award, 1978

  • NASA Achievement Award, 1980

  • National Cancer Institute, Outstanding Investigator Award, 1991-1997

  • American Registry of Pathology, 1992 Ash Lecture

  • Lifetime Achievement Award, International Society for Diagnostic Quantitative Histopathology, 1998

Research

  • Optical image analysis; quantitation in diagnostic cytology/pathology; very high-speed image scanning; multiprocessor computer design.