George Barbastathis

Professor

Department
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Technology Areas
Biotechnology: Sensors & Monitoring, Biomedical Devices & Systems, Synthetic Biology / Chemicals & Materials: Nanotechnology & Nanomaterials, Catalysis & Synthesis, Polymers / Computer Science: Bioinformatics, Networking & Signals / Sensing & Imaging: Chemical & Radiation Sensing, Imaging, Optical Sensing / Communication Systems: Wireless, Optical / Electronics & Photonics: Photonics / Diagnostics: Imaging Agents / Industrial Engineering & Automation: Manufacturing & Equipment / Drug Discovery and Research Tools: Cell Culture / Energy & Distribution: Electrochemical Devices

Background and Education

George Barbastathis is currently Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  He obtained his M.S. (1994) and Ph.D. (1998) degrees in Electrical Engineering, from the California Institute of Technology.  His current research includes 3D optical systems, volume holography for imaging systems (3D pupils), 3D spatial and spectral microscopy without scanning, underwater imaging by fleets of autonomous vehicles, holographic particle image velocimetry, quantitative phase recovery.

Awards and Honors

  • Nikolaos Kritikos award in Mathematics
  • 3M Innovation Award
  • NSF Young Investigator Award
  • Esther & Harold E. Edgerton junior chair at MIT

Technologies

Phase from Defocused Color Images

Technology / Case number: #13750DE
George Barbastathis / Laura Waller
Technology Areas: Communication Systems / Computer Science / Sensing & Imaging
Impact Areas: Advanced Materials
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Chemical Micro-Sensor

Technology / Case number: #13196
Karen Gleason / Wyatt Tenhaeff / William Arora / George Barbastathis
Technology Areas: Chemicals & Materials / Energy & Distribution / Sensing & Imaging
Impact Areas: Advanced Materials
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Anti-Fingerprint Photocatalytic Nanostructure for Transparent Surfaces

Technology / Case number: #16220
Robert Cohen / Hyomin Lee / Kyoo Chul Park / Hyungryul Choi / George Barbastathis / Gareth McKinley / Michael F Rubner
Technology Areas: Chemicals & Materials
Impact Areas: Connected World
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Pupil Engineering Method to Enhance the Signal of the Real-time non-invasive Particle Size Distribution Probe in Powders and During Mixing, Drying, Blending, and Milling Processes

Technology / Case number: #24521
George Barbastathis / Ajinkya Pandit / Zhen Guo / Qihang Zhang / Richard D Braatz / Allan S. Myerson
Technology Areas: Chemicals & Materials / Industrial Engineering & Automation / Sensing & Imaging
Impact Areas: Advanced Materials
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Phase-Encoded Multi-Plane Microscopy

Technology / Case number: #14668
George Barbastathis / Yuan Luo
Technology Areas: Electronics & Photonics / Sensing & Imaging
Impact Areas: Advanced Materials
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System and Method for Real-Time Determination of Particle Size Distributions in Dry Powders and During Mixing, Drying and Milling Processes using Machine Learning aided by Physics

Technology / Case number: #24090
George Barbastathis / Janaka Gamekkanda Gamaethige / Qihang Zhang / Richard D Braatz / Allan S. Myerson
Technology Areas: Chemicals & Materials / Sensing & Imaging
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Planar Luneburg Lens System for Two-Dimensional Optical Beam Steering

Technology / Case number: #21298L
Steven G Johnson / Jamison Sloan / Samuel Kim / Josue Lopez / Dave Kharas / Suraj Bramhavar / Paul Juodawlkis / Cheryl Sorace-Agaskar / Jeffrey Herd / Marin Soljacic / George Barbastathis
Technology Areas: Chemicals & Materials / Communication Systems / Electronics & Photonics
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X-Ray Nanoscope

Technology / Case number: #21383
Richard Lanza / Rajiv Gupta / George Barbastathis / Akintunde Ibitayo Akinwande / Berthold Klaus Paul Horn
Technology Areas: Biotechnology / Chemicals & Materials / Diagnostics
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Nanoscale Xray Tomosynthesis for Rapid Analysis of IC Dies (NeXT-RAID)

Technology / Case number: #18959
Richard Lanza / Jonah Jacob / Rajiv Gupta / George Barbastathis / Akintunde Ibitayo Akinwande / Berthold Klaus Paul Horn
Technology Areas: Biotechnology / Chemicals & Materials / Computer Science / Sensing & Imaging
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Process for Fabricating High Aspect-Ratio Tapered Nanocone Structures

Technology / Case number: #14861KDE
Gareth McKinley / Jeong-gil Kim / Kyoo Chul Park / Hyungryul Choi / Chih-Hao Chang / George Barbastathis
Technology Areas: Chemicals & Materials
Impact Areas: Advanced Materials
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