Dr. Peter Kner
Professor at University of Georgia
Research Interests
Optics, Biophotonics, Microscopy, Adaptive Optics, Super-Resolution, SIM, Non-Linear SIM, STORM, Holography
Education
Ph.D., Physics, UC Berkeley, 1998
M.S. in Physics, UC Berkeley, 1995
B.S. in Physics & EE, MIT, 1991
M.S. in Physics, UC Berkeley, 1995
B.S. in Physics & EE, MIT, 1991
Bio
Dr. Kner joined UGA in 2009 from UCSF. He pioneered advanced microscopy systems and collaborated with Mats Gustafsson on the first live-cell SIM. At UGA, he is innovating novel microscopes to integrate multiple techniques for in vivo fluorescence imaging.
Current Members
Dr. Hassan Dibaji
Postdoctoral Researcher
Expertise in optical system design, laser optics, and photonics. Working on light-sheet and super-resolution microscopy for large-scale biological imaging.
Dr. Sajjad Khan
Postdoctoral Researcher
Developing SIM reconstruction algorithms for the ARPA-H MAGIC-SCAN project. Ph.D. in Nanoscience and Microsystems Engineering from UNM.
Ming Song
PhD Student (2022-)
Focusing on advancing Super-Resolution 3D volumetric lightsheet microscopy for large, live biological samples.
Rachel Carlyle
PhD Student (2023-)
Instant evaluation of live MSC and CAR-T potency using deep learning and rapid quantitative phase imaging.
Melika Pooyan
PhD Student (2024-)
Advancing SIM techniques within MAGIC-SCAN to enhance resolution over a large field of view through innovative optical design.
Nastaran Dakhem
PhD Student (2024-)
Focusing on nonlinear structured illumination microscopy (SIM) for enhanced-resolution imaging of live biological samples.
Mohammed Mohi Uddin
PhD Student (2024-)
Polarization control for high-NA microscopy using Zemax OpticStudio and custom simulations to optimize polarization rectifiers.
Alumni
Dr. Bingxi Liu
PhD (2021-2025)
Now at: Coherent Corp.
Dr. Shaoheng Li
PhD (2020-2024)
Now at: Atom Computing
Dr. Tianyi Zheng
PhD (2019-2024)
Now at: UW-Madison
Dr. Yang Liu
PhD (2016-2022)
Now at: KLA
Dr. Ruizhe Lin
PhD (2017-2021)
Now at: SciLife Lab, Sweden
Dr. Abhijit Marar
PhD (2015-2020)
Now at: AVR Optics
Dr. Kayvan Tehrani
PhD (2012-2015)
Now at: UIUC
Dr. Ben Thomas
MS & PhD (2009-2014)
Now at: UGA
Ashley Saju
REU Student (2024)
Now at: UIUC
Bayonle Adesola
MS (2021-2023)
Now at: Texas Instruments
John Green
MS (2018-2021)
Now at: Accenture
Keelan Lawrence
MS (2014-2018)
Now at: Boeing
Xiaolong Zhang
MS (2012-2014)
Now at: Google
Andrew Herrington
MS (2010-2012)
Now at: Apple