University of Georgia

Peter Kner, Ph.D.

Professor

Peter Kner, Ph.D.
Phone Number

706-201-3261

Email
Address

iSTEM 1, Room 2040B
302 E Campus Rd
Athens, Georgia 30602
United States

NSF CAREER Award Recipient

Dr. Kner joined the University of Georgia in January 2009, coming from the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). At UCSF, he built microscopy systems for studying cellular sub-structure, making use of a variety of new technologies to improve imaging at the nanoscale in biomedicine and engineering. He built the first structured illumination microscope (SIM) fast enough to image living cells, working with Mats Gustafsson, a leader in the field of high-resolution microscopy. Besides teaching and mentoring students at UGA, Peter is developing a new microscope that will use a variety of techniques to measure and correct optical aberrations for in vivofluorescence imaging.

Education
  • Ph.D., Physics, University of California, Berkeley, 1998
  • M.S. in Physics, University of California, Berkeley, 1995
  • B.S. in Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1991
  • B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1991
Professional Appointments
  • Associate Professor, University of Georgia, 2015 – present
  • Assistant Professor of Engineering, University of Georgia, 2009 – 2015
  • Staff Scientist, University of California at San Francisco, 2004 – 2009
Other Professional Experience
  • Senior Staff Engineer, Bandwidth9, 1999 – 2004
  • Graduate Student Researcher, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1994 – 1998
  • Summer Intern, Raychem Corporation, 1994
Areas of Expertise
  • Optics
  • ​Biophotonics
Publications

ResearchGate Page

Patents
  • Method and system for correcting optical aberrations, including widefield imaging applications
    U.S. Patent 7,764,433
  • Method for improving high frequency operation of a vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) with monolithically integrated bridge arm
    U.S. Patent 7,756,168
  • Tunable semiconductor laser system
    U.S. Patent 6,351,476
  • Monitoring and control assembly for wavelength stabilized optical system
    U.S. Patent 6,233,263
  • Tunable semiconductor laser system
    U.S. Patent 6,181,717
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Peter Kner, Ph.D.
Phone Number

706-201-3261

Email
Address

iSTEM 1, Room 2040B
302 E Campus Rd
Athens, Georgia 30602
United States

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