{"id":505062,"date":"2021-12-02T11:30:39","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T16:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/?p=505062"},"modified":"2021-12-02T11:35:33","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T16:35:33","slug":"andrew-berger-elected-optica-fellow-505062","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/andrew-berger-elected-optica-fellow-505062\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew Berger honored for novel ways to monitor biological cells and tissues"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Optica fellow studies bruising associated with abuse, risks of bone fracture, and accumulation of microplastics.<\/h2>\n
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Rochester optics professor Andrew Berger has been named a fellow of Optica, the international society for optics and photonics. (University of Rochester photo \/ J. Adam Fenster)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Andrew Berger, a professor of optics at the University of Rochester<\/a>, scatters light from molecules and cells in novel ways, working with collaborators from many disciplines to detect risk of bone fracture, signs of domestic abuse, and microplastic pollutants in our bodies.<\/p>\n

For his achievements, he has been elected a fellow of Optica<\/a> (formerly OSA), the international society for optics and photonics.<\/p>\n

Fellows are Optica members who have served with distinction in the advancement of optics and photonics. No more than 10 percent of the total Optica membership can serve as fellows.<\/p>\n

Berger, who joined the University\u2019s Institute of Optics<\/a> in 2000 and also serves as a professor of biomedical engineering, is being recognized for \u201csignificant advances in using intrinsic optical contrast mechanisms to analyze untreated cells and tissues, either in living subjects or in the laboratory.\u201d<\/p>\n

Those contrast mechanisms include Raman spectroscopy, in which narrowband lasers scatter light from molecules, revealing detailed information about chemical concentrations. Berger also uses angular scattering of light from single cells to detect changes or differences in the size of the cells\u2019 organelles.<\/p>\n

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Rochester alumnus also selected<\/h2>\n

University of Rochester alumnus Rick Plympton \u201987 \u201999 (MBA), CEO of Optimax Systems Inc., was also elected an Optical fellow for \u201cinnovative and outstanding business leadership and service to the Society.\u201d Plympton, who earned his BS at the Institute of Optics, is a member of the Visiting Committee of the Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

His recent research projects have included:<\/p>\n