When:
June 17-18, 2025
Where:
Photonics Center, 8 Saint Mary’s St., Room 906, Boston, MA 02115
Event Host:
Sponsors:
| Light Conversion | Photothermal Spectroscopic Corp. | Refined Lasers |
| Vibronix Inc. | BU ECE Department | BU College of Engineering |
Event Description
This workshop aims to provide a platform for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty to learn chemical imaging technologies through lectures and lab practice. Invited speakers will present the most recent advances in the development and applications of chemical imaging platforms and probes. The newest laser and chemical microscope products will be introduced. Hands-on sessions will be offered.
Day 1: Chemical Imaging Symposium: Confirmed Academic Speakers (PHO 906 | June 17, 2025)
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Randy Bartels
Professor, Morgridge Institute for Research | “Low-Frequency Coherent Raman Microscopy”
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Ji-Xin Cheng
Professor, Boston University | “Vibrational Photothermal Imaging: Principle, Instrumentation, and Applications”
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Haonan Lin
Research Assistant Professor, Boston University | “Stimulated Raman Scattering Nanoscopy”
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Selim Ünlü
Professor, Boston University | “Interferometric Scattering Microscopy”
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Meng Wang
Senior Group Leader, HHMI Janelia Research Campus | “Chemical Imaging of Metabolic Actions across Scales”
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Lu Wei
Assistant Professor, CalTech | “Functional Bond-Selective Microscopy toward the Single-Molecule, Super-Resolution Regime”
Day 2: DIY Training (Photonics Center)
Three in-person parallel training sessions on stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) imaging, stimulated Raman photothermal (SRP) imaging, and mid-infrared photothermal (MIP) imaging, followed by a joined session on AI-assisted chemical image analysis.
The maximum number of Day Two trainees will be 24.
Register for Day 1
Register for Day 2
Day 1 Agenda (PDF Version)
Time |
Speaker |
| 8:30 – 9:00 | Registration, Coffee, Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00 – 9:10 | Opening Remarks, Professor Thomas Bifano, Boston University Photonics Center Director |
| 9:10 – 9:20 | Welcome, Professor Ji-Xin Cheng, Boston University |
| 9:20 – 10:00 | Interferometric Scattering Microscopy, Professor Selim Ünlü, Boston University |
| 10:00 – 10:40 | Low-Frequency Coherent Raman Microscopy, Professor Randy Bartels, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 10:40 – 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 – 11:40 | Computational Chemical Imaging, Professor Haonan Lin, Boston University |
| 11:40 – 1:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 – 1:40 | Functional Bond-Selective Microscopy toward the Single-Molecule, Super-Resolution Regime, Professor Lu Wei, Caltech |
| 1:40 – 2:20 | Vibrational Photothermal Imaging, Professor Ji-Xin Cheng, Boston University |
| 2:20 – 2:40 | Coffee Break |
| 2:40 – 3:20 | Chemical Imaging of Metabolic Actions Across Scales, Professor Meng Wang, Janelia Research Campus |
| 3:20 – 4:00 | Short Talks (To Be Selected from Posters) |
| 4:00 – 4:10 | Closing Remarks, Professor Ji-Xin Cheng, Boston University |
| 4:00 – 6:00 | Poster and Dinner Reception, Chaired by Dr. Qing Xia |
Please request accommodations by April 27, 2025 to bethmath@bu.edu