Tuan Vo-Dinh, R. Eugene and Susie E. Goodson Professor and Director of Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics

Dr. Tuan Vo-Dinh is R. Eugene and Susie E. Goodson Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Professor of Chemistry, and Director of The Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics.

Dr. Vo-Dinh’s research activities and interests involve biophotonics, nanophotonics, plasmonics, laser-excited luminescence spectroscopy, room temperature phosphorimetry, synchronous luminescence spectroscopy, surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, field environmental instrumentation, fiberoptics sensors, nanosensors, biosensors and biochips for the protection of the environment and the improvement of human health.

Contact Info:

Office Location:	2589 CIEMAS
Office Phone:	(919) 660-5598
Email Address:
Web Pages:	http://www.vodinh.pratt.duke.edu http://www.fitzpatrick.duke.edu

Teaching (Fall 2013):

• BME 567.01, BIOSENSORS Synopsis

  TBA, WF 03:05 PM-04:20 PM

• CHEM 601.01, BIOSENSORS Synopsis

  TBA, WF 03:05 PM-04:20 PM

Education:

PhD, Biophysical Chemistry	ETH (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology), Zurich, Switzerland	1975
BS, Physics	EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology), Lausanne, Switzerland	1970

Specialties:

Physical
Photonics
Nanoscience and Materials
Biophotonics
Nanoscience
Nanomaterial manufacturing and characterization
Sensing and Sensor Systems
Plasmonics

Research Interests:

Vo-Dinh’s research activities and interests involve biophotonics, laser-excited luminescence spectroscopy, room temperature phosphorimetry, synchronous luminescence spectroscopy, surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, field environmental instrumentation, fiberoptics sensors, nanosensors, biosensors and biochips for the protection of the environment and the improvement of human health. See details in Vo-Dinh Research Group Webpage: http://www.vodinh.pratt.duke.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Representative Publications   (More Publications)

1. T. Vo-Dinh, Editor, Nanotechnology in Biology and Medicine (2007), Taylor and Francis Publishers, New York
2. T. Vo-Dinh, Editor, Protein Nanotechnology, Humana Press, New York (2005)
3. T. Vo-Dinh, Editor-in-Chief, Biomedical Photonics Handbook, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida (2003)
4. G. Gauglitz and T. Vo-Dinh, Editors-in-Chief, Handbook of Spectroscopy, Volumes I & II, Wiley-VCH, New York (2003)
5. T. Vo-Dinh and D. Eastwood, Editors, Laser-Based Approaches in Luminescence Analysis, American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), STP 1066, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1990)
6. T. Vo-Dinh, Editor, Chemical Analysis of Polycyclic Compounds, Wiley, New York, New York (1989)
7. T. Vo-Dinh, Room Temperature Phosphorimetry for Chemical Analysis, J. Wiley, New York, New York (1984)

Selected Patents

• Dosimeter for Monitoring Vapors and Aerosols, 4,680,165 (1987) of Organic Compounds.      
• "Practical Substrate and Apparatus for Static and Continuous Monitoring by Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy," U.S. Patent No. (1987)., 4674878.      
• "Surface-Enhanced Raman Optical Data Storage," U.S. Patent No. 4,999,810 (1991)..      
• "Fiber Optic-Based Regenerable Biosensor," U.S. Patent No. 5,176,881 (1993)..      
• "Enhanced Photo Activated Luminescence for Screening Polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) and Other Related Compounds," U.S. Patent 5,272,089 (1993)..