The Fitzpatrick Center for Photonics (Volume 13, Issue 7)

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Extracts: [... 22 Optics & Photonics News July 2002 1047-6938/02/07/0022/4-$0015.00 © Optical Society of America The Fitzpatrick for Photonics Multidisciplinary engineering learning centers, in which optics is used to addrres application areas ranging from biology to telecommunications, have been establlishe by a number of U.S. universities in receen years. Duke and Stanford are the latest to announce specialist... of equal donations towards their respective centers of $25 million each, from Michael J. Fitzpatrick and his wife. On each campus new buildings, or parts of buildings, will be named after Fitzpatrrick a telecommunications engineer and businessman who was chairman of E-TEK Dynammic when it merged with JDS Uniphase Corp. in 2000. Fitzpatrick says he hopes his centeer will relieve]

Abstract: Multidisciplinary engineering learning centers, in which optics is used to address application areas ranging from biology to telecommunications, have been established by a number of U.S. universities in recent years. Duke and Stanford are the latest to announce specialist centers for research and teaching in photonics, with construction starting as soon as this year and completion between 2004 and 2005. Last year, in a joint communiqué, the schools announced receipt of equal donations towards their respective centers of $25 million each, from Michael J. Fitzpatrick and his wife. On each campus new buildings, or parts of buildings, will be named after Fitzpatrick, a telecommunications engineer and businessman who was chairman of E-TEK Dynamics when it merged with JDS Uniphase Corp. in 2000. Fitzpatrick says he hopes his centers will relieve a shortage of trained photonics engineers that "endangers progress" in the field.

Education (Volume 15, Issue 10)

Extracts: [... boost from a $25 million gift by alumni Michael and Patricia Fitzpatrick.Michael Fitzpatrick is the former chairman, chief executive officer and president of E-TEK Dynamics Inc., a manufacturer of fiber optic components for telecommunicatioons The grant was used to establish the Fitzpatrick Center for Photonics and Communications. Duke is convinced that photonics as a field requires... was recruited from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as the first director of the Fitzpatrick Center. Brady is an internationnall recognized leader in optical imaging, three-dimensional]

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Lasers In Dermatology and Plastic Surgery (Volume 6, Issue 11)

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Extracts: [... Snapshot: Fitzpatrick discusses various lasers and their ability to remove skin lesions. He also describes challenges that must be overcome to improve the laser's acceptance in dermatological applications. Richard E. Fitzpatrick, M.D. 1047-6938/95/11/0023/09-$06.00 © Optical Society of America Lasers have been used and studied in dermatollog almost from the beginning of their existence... occur.* Table 1. Approximate optical penetration in normal fair white skin.* * All figures so denoted are published with permission from M.p. Goldman and R.E. Fitzpatrick, Cutaneous Laser... so denoted are published with permission from M.P. Goldman and R.E. Fitzpatrick, Cutaneous Laser Surgery: The Art and Science of Selective Photothermolysis, Mosby, St. Louis (1994). Optics & Photonics]

Abstract: Fitzpatrick discusses various lasers and their ability to remove skin lesions. He also describes challenges that must be overcome to improve the laser's acceptance in dermatological applications.

Lasers: Magic Bullets of the Cosmetic Revolution? (Volume 9, Issue 3)

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Extracts: [... because there are a lot of laser manufacturers producing similar lasers and some of the claims are partial truths," says Richard Fitzpatrick (a doctor of dermatology at Dermatoolog Associates.... Despite more rapid healing on the erbium side, improvement is similar for both sides. Courtesy Tina Alster, M.D. Courtesy Richard Fitzpatrick, M.D. Courtesy Khalil Khatri, M.D. 24 Optics & Photonics... The next target for cosmetic surgery is collagen tightening. "Whether this can be done successsfull has been the topic of debate," says Fitzpatrick. "There is a huge body of literature on the behavior]

Abstract: CO₂ and erbium laser systems are the current lasers of choice for skin resurfacing applications. But which is better and are there alternatives? Reiss addresses these questions, and looks at the needs—both in training and technological development—of this fast growing market.

Education: Charlotte's Center for Optoelectronics & Optical Comm (Volume 16, Issue 6)

Extracts: [... provided funds to support collaboration through the North Carolina Photonics Consortium. Several joint research projects are underway between Duke’s Fitzpatrick Center for Photonics and Communications]

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