Summer 2026 - ENSC 476 D100
Biophotonics and Microscopy Techniques (4)
Class Number: 2169
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
May 11 – Aug 10, 2026: Wed, Fri, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Pierre Lane
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Prerequisites:
Completion of 80 units including PHYS 121 or 102 or 141, with a minimum grade of C-. Recommended: ENSC 376 or 470.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Basic physics and applications of light-biomatter interactions, tissue optics and microscopy instrumentation. With this background students will embark on practical issues such as light-induced effects in bio-systems, microscopy diagnostic techniques, therapeutic instrumentation and applications, optical tomography and recent developments in optical sensors. Lectures are accompanied by laboratory evaluation projects plus a final design and fabrication project.
Materials
REQUIRED READING NOTES:
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Registrar Notes:
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RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION
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