Swapan K. Gayen

Swapan K. Gayen is a Professor in the Department of Physics at City College of New York (CCNY), part of the City University of New York (CUNY) system. His office is located in the Center for Discovery and Innovation, room 2.380, with contact details including phone 212-650-5580 and email sgayen@ccny.cuny.edu.

Professor Gayen's research centers on biomedical optics, specializing in optical tomography and spectroscopy for cancer detection in highly scattering media. His work develops time reversal optical tomography algorithms for tumor localization in breast tissue, fluorescence imaging techniques, and laser applications in biomedicine. Key focus areas include light propagation modeling in turbid media, independent component analysis for image reconstruction, and novel optical contrast agents.

Analysis of his 15 most recent publications (2024-2013) reveals three dominant research thrusts: (1) Synthesis and characterization of organic laser dyes (pyrylium salts) for biomedical imaging, (2) Development of II-VI semiconductor disk lasers using ZnCdMgSe heterostructures, and (3) Advanced optical tomography methods for tumor detection. His work consistently bridges fundamental photonics with clinical breast cancer applications, emphasizing time-resolved and spectroscopic approaches.

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While extensive publications indicate active research, no specific information about grant funding or student advising roles was included in the source text. His laboratory work appears centered on optical instrumentation development for breast cancer imaging, though no explicit lab name or team structure was mentioned.