Ishan Barman

Ishan Barman is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, with joint appointments in the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center and the Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science. His research focuses on biomedical imaging, bioengineering, and biophotonics, leveraging nanomaterials and artificial intelligence to address challenges in biological and clinical research. He leads the Barman Laboratory, pioneering advancements in SERS-based sensing, quantitative phase imaging, and plasmonic nanotechnology.

Education: B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (2005), SM and PhD from MIT (2007-2011). Postdoctoral research at MIT's G.R. Harrison Spectroscopy Laboratory.

Research Interests:

• Biophotonics and nanomaterials for disease detection
• AI-driven data analysis in spectroscopy
• Development of label-free imaging modalities
• Quantitative phase imaging for cellular analysis

Key Awards: NIH MIRA Award, Oracle Research Fellow, Emerging Leader in Molecular Spectroscopy, and multiple others. Over 135 journal articles, 140 conference papers, and 15 patents to his name.

Labs/Teams: The Barman Lab integrates biophotonics, nanotechnology, and computational methods to advance diagnostics and theranostics. Collaborations span engineering, medicine, and data science disciplines.