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Bifano Gets Permanent Post to Direct BU Photonics Center

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BOSTON, Oct. 6, 2006 -- Boston University yesterday announced that Thomas Bifano, a professor in its College of Engineering, has been named director of the Boston University Photonics Center. Bifano has served as the center’s interim director since January, when founding director Donald Fraser retired. As director, Bifano said he plans to further strengthen the center’s position as an educational resource for BU students and researchers and as a national center of excellence in photonics scholarship. “My focus will be on integrating the four missions of the Photonics Center: academic scholarship, commercial...Read full article

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