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Rongguang Liang

Professor of Optical Sciences
Email Address:
rliang@optics.arizona.edu Website:
Office Location:
Meinel 723 Mailing Address:
College of Optical Sciences
The University of Arizona
1630 E. University Blvd.
P.O. Box 210094
Tucson, AZ 85721-0094
Phone Number:
520-621-4995 Education:
- Ph.D., The University of Arizona, 2001
- M.S., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, 1998
- B.S., Zhejiang University (China), 1989
Employment:
- Professor: The University of Arizona, College of Optical Sciences, 2016-present
- Associate Professor: The University of Arizona, College of Optical Sciences, 2011-2016
- Senior Principal Research Scientist: Carestream Health Inc., Research and Innovation Laboratories, 2007-2011
- Senior/Principal Research Scientist: Eastman Kodak Co., Research and Development Laboratories, 2001-2007
- Graduate Research Assistant/Associate: The University of Arizona, College of Optical Sciences, 1998-2001
- Optics Engineer: Micro-Optic Industrial Group Co., Research and Development Group, 1989-1996
Professional Affiliations and Activities:
- OSA: Topical Editor, Optica, 2015-2021
- OSA: Bio-Optics: Design and Applications, Chair, 2011, 2013
- OSA: Topical Editor, Applied Optics, 2008-2014
- SPIE: Design and Quality of Biomedical Techniques, Chair, 2008-2019
- SPIE: Optical Design for Biomedical Imaging, Short-Course Instructor, 2008-2018
Awards and Honors:
- SPIE: Fellow
- OSA: Fellow
Specific Research Interests:
- Optical engineering:
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Optical system design.
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Freeform optics: design, fabrication, and testing.
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Optical metrology.
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Space optics.
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3D imaging.
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Computational imaging.
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Advanced imaging techniques
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- Biomedical optical imaging:
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Novel optical imaging techniques and devices for clinical applications.
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Advanced biomedical optical imaging techniques and device for biomedical research.
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Research Summary:
The research in Applied Optics Laboratory (AOL) specializes in optical engineering and biomedical optical imaging. In the field of optical engineering we focus on the following:
- Optical system development from design, to fabrication and to testing.
- Freeform optics.
- Optical metrology and 3D imaging.
- Computational imaging
- Advanced imaging technologies.
In biomedical optical imaging, we concentrate on the following:
- Novel optical imaging techniques and devices for clinical applications.
- Advanced biomedical optical imaging techniques and device for biomedical research.
The applied research in AOL provides the hands-on opportunities to develop problem solving skills in developing novel optical solutions, including concept generation, system design, lens design, optics fabrication, testing, and system evaluation.
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