Tuan Vo-Dinh

Research Themes

Biomaterials, Biomedical Imaging & Biophotonics, Biosensors & Bioinstrumentation, Immune Engineering

Education

• B.S. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology-EPFL Lausanne (Switzerland), 1971
• Ph.D. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology-ETH Zurich (Switzerland), 1975

Positions

• R. Eugene and Susie E. Goodson Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering
• Professor of Biomedical Engineering
• Director of the Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics
• Professor in the Department of Chemistry
• Faculty Network Member of The Energy Initiative
• Member of the Duke Cancer Institute

Awards, Honors, and Distinctions

• Presidentu2019s Award. SPIE. 2022
• Sir George Stokes Award. Royal Society of Chemistry. 2019
• Fellow (NAI). National Academy of Inventors. 2017
• Award on Spectrochemical Analysis. American Chemical Society, Division of Analytical Chemistry. 2011
• Fellows. American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. 2004
• Distinguished Inventors Award. Battelle Memorial Institute. 2003
• Distinguished Scientist of the Year Award. Oak Ridge National Laboratory. 2003
• Directoru2019s Award for Outstanding Accomplishments in Science and Technology. UT-Battelle. 2003
• Fellow. International Society for Optics and Photonics. 2000
• RD-100 Award for Most Technologically Significant Advance in R&D (Multifunctional Biochip). R&D Magazine. 1999
• Lockheed Martin Commercialization Award. Lockheed Martin Corporation. 1998
• BER-50 Award for Exceptional Service for a Health Citizenry. US Department of Energy. 1997
• AMSE Award, American Museum of Science and Technology (BiOptics Technology). American Museum of Science and Technology. 1997
• Inventor of the Year Award. Tennessee Inventors Association. 1996
• RD-100 Award for Most Technologically Significant Advance in R&D (SERS Gene Probe). R&D Magazine. 1996
• Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer (SERODS Technology). Federal Laboratory Consortium. 1995
• RD-100 Award for Most Technologically Significant Product of the Year (PCB Spot Test). R&D Magazine. 1994
• RD-100 Award for Most Technologically Significant Product of the Year (SERODS Technology). R&D Magazine. 1992
• Thomas Jefferson Award. Martin Marietta Corporation. 1992
• Inventors International Hall of Fame Award. Inventors Clubs of America. 1992
• Scientist of the Year. Oak Ridge National Laboratory. 1992
• Languedoc-Rousillon Medal. University of Perpignan (France). 1989
• Gold Medal Spectroscopy Award. Society for Applied Spectroscopy. 1988
• RD-100 Award for Most Significant Technological Advance in R&D (Fluoroimmunosensor). R&D Magazine. 1987
• Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer. Federal Laboratory Consortium. 1986
• RD 100 Award for Most Significant Technological Advance in Research & Dev (PNA Dosimeter). R&D Magazine. 1981

Courses Taught

• EGR 393: Research Projects in Engineering
• CHEM 630: Advances in Photonics (GE, IM)
• CHEM 601: Biosensors
• BME 792: Continuation of Graduate Independent Study
• BME 791: Graduate Independent Study
• BME 567: Biosensors (GE, IM, MC)
• BME 555: Advances in Photonics (GE, IM)
• BME 494: Projects in Biomedical Engineering (GE)
• BME 493: Projects in Biomedical Engineering (GE)