Grainger Distinguished Chair in Engineering and bioengineering professor Stephen Boppart has received the 2025 Michael S. Feld Biophotonics award from Optica, an international organization dedicated to advancing the field of optics and photonics. “I’m honored to be recognized with this award from one of my professional societies,” said professor Boppart. “Awards like this from my scientific peers are always more special, and reflect on all the incredible advances and discoveries that researchers in my group have made over the last 25 years.”
Written by Ben Libman
Professor Stephen Boppart
Grainger Distinguished Chair in Engineering and bioengineering professor Stephen Boppart has received the 2025 Michael S. Feld Biophotonics award from Optica, an international organization dedicated to advancing the field of optics and photonics. According to Optica, professor Boppart received this award “for pioneering research contributions, leadership, and entrepreneurship in developing and translating novel label-free biophotonics and biomedical optical imaging technologies for clinical applications and biological discovery.” He was also recognized for his work in numerous imaging projects around the university, such as the Center for Label-free Imaging and Multiscale Biophotonics (CLIMB) and the GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Center for Optical Molecular Imaging. Professor Boppart has co-founded numerous start-ups focused on developing and distributing imaging technologies.
“I’m honored to be recognized with this award from one of my professional societies,” said professor Boppart. “Awards like this from my scientific peers are always more special, and reflect on all the incredible advances and discoveries that researchers in my group have made over the last 25 years.”
This is not the first time professor Boppart has been recognized for excellence in his field. He has received the International Hans Sigrist Prize in diagnostic laser medicine, the Paul F. Forman Engineering Excellence Award, and the SPIE Biophotonics Innovator award. In addition to Optica, he is a fellow of The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), The Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), the International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering (IAMBE), and The Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES).
More information on the Michael S. Feld Biophotonics award and Optica is available here.