Congratulations to Hannah for her M.A.Sc. thesis defense
We congratulate Hannah for successfully defending her M.A.Sc. thesis on “Plasmonic Sensor using Double-Layered Stimuli-Responsive Polymer Microgels for Multiplexed Detection"
Congratulations to Zhongfa for his Ph.D. thesis defense
We congratulate Zhongfa for successfully defending his Ph.D. thesis on “Vertical Integration of Optical Waveguides in AlGaAs/GaAs Semiconductors"
Congratulations to Kevin De Hann for his M.A.Sc. thesis defense
We congratulate Kevin De Hann for successfully defending his M.A.Sc. thesis on "Point-of-Care Detection System for Multiplexed Bead-Based Assays”
Congratulations to Kevin Joseph for his M.A.Sc. thesis defense
We congratulate Kevin Joseph for successfully defending his M.A.Sc. thesis on "Femtosecond Laser Direct-Write of Optofluidic Lab in Fiber through Polymer-Coated Optical Fibers"
Congratulations to Xiao for her Ph.D. thesis defense
We congratulate Xiao for successfully defending her Ph.D. thesis on “Augmented Low Index Guiding and Hybrid Plasmonic Waveguides: Properties and Applications for On-chip Polarization Management"
Congratulations to Arnab for his Ph.D. thesis defense
We congratulate Arnab for successfully defending his Ph.D. thesis on "Efficient Light Coupling Techniques for Integrated Photonics”
Congratulations to James for his Ph.D. thesis defense
We congratulate James for successfully defending his Ph.D. thesis on "A Miniaturized Microfluidic Cytometer Platform for Point-of-Care Blood Testing Applications"
Congratulations to Pisek for his Ph.D. thesis defense
We congratulate Pisek for successfully defending his Ph.D. thesis on "Integrated Sources of Polarization Entangled Photon Pair States via Spontaneous Four-Wave Mixing in AlGaAs Waveguides"
Congratulations to Scott for his Ph.D. thesis defense
We congratulate Scott for successfully defending his Ph.D. thesis on "Design of algal film photobioreactors for algal biomass production."
Congratulations to Shreesha for his M.A.Sc. thesis defense
We congratulate Shreesha for successfully defending his M.A.Sc. thesis on "3D Printing & Assay Development for Point-of-Care Applications."
Welcome to new group members
We welcome two of our newest group members: Arnab Dewanjee and Kevin de Haan.
ChipCare has closed a $5.045 million Series A financing
ChipCare Corporation, a University of Toronto start-up company commercializing a handheld, blood-testing platform for HIV and other infectious and non-communicable diseases has closed a $5.045 million Series A financing to bring its first-generation product to market while further developing the platform's next generation products.
Congratulations to Arash for his Ph.D. thesis defense
We congratulate Arash for succesfully defending his Ph.D. thesis on "Micro- and nano-scale optoelectronic devices using vanadium dioxide."
Congratulations to Peyman for his Ph.D. thesis defense
We congratulate Peyman for succesfully defending his Ph.D. thesis on "The study and applications of nonlinear periodic strutures for both classical and quantum devices."
Huawei Canada is our new research partner
We have started working on a research collaboration with Huawei Canada to analyze the sorurces of loss and crosstalks at silicon waveguide crossings. The project is financially supported by NSERC through its Engage grant.
Congratulations to Farshid for his Ph.D. thesis defense
We congratulate Farshid for succesfully defending his Ph.D. thesis on "Multimode spectroscopy for self-referenced plasmonic biosensing."
Professor Aitchison elected to Royal Society of Edinburgh
Professor Aitchison has been elected as a Corresponding Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE). Established in 1783, the RSE is Scotland’s national academy of science and letters. Of more than 1600 RSE Fellows, there are only 76 Corresponding Fellows, the title conferred upon Fellows who are not resident in the UK.
Welcome to new group members
We welcome two of our newest group members: Zhongfa Liao and Shreesha Jagadeesh.
Alam wins Colton award
Postdoctoral fellow Muhammad Alam recieved the Douglas R. Colton Medal from the Canadian Microfabrication Corporation (CMC) for his work on hybrid plasmonic waveguide.
ChipCare receives one of Canada’s largest ever angel investments
ChipCare Corporation, a start-up company co-founded by Stewart Aitchison and James Dou of the Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, has secured one of the largest-ever angel investments in Canada’s healthcare sector. Phase II financing closed today, with an investment of $2.05 million to support ChipCare’s continuing development and commercialization of its unique handheld blood analyzer over the next three years.