About
The Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics (FIP) is one of Duke's seven signature centers and institutes.
Mission: Provide an outstanding educational and research environment to train engineers who go on to profoundly impact industry and medicine, and to make original, substantial contributions to the field of photonics and optical science.
History: Founded in 2000 through a $25 million gift from the Fitzpatrick Foundation.
Institute at a Glance:
- 82 tenured or tenure track faculty
- $25M+ in research expenditures for fiscal year 2011
- 14 students graduated from the certificate program
Department faculty structure:
- Center for Metamaterials and Integrated Plasmonics (CMIP)
- Dept. of Biology
- Dept. of Biomedical Engineering (BME)
- Dept. of Chemistry
- Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering (CEE)
- Dept. of Dermatology
- Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health
- Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Duke Human Vaccine Institute
- Dept. of Computer Science
- Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)
- Dept. of Gastroenterology
- Dept. of Mathematics
- Dept. of Mechanical Engineering and Material Science (MEMS)
- Dept. of Neurosurgery
- Dept. of Oncology
- Dept. of Ophthalmology
- Dept. of Orthopaedic Engineering
- Dept. of Pathology
- Dept. of Pediatrics
- Dept. of Physics
- Dept. of Radiation Oncology
- Dept. of Radiology
- Dept. of Surgery
- Institute for Genome Science and Policy (IGSP)
- Nicholas School of the Environment
Institute Facilities: