SPIE names Judith Su 2025 fellow
Judith Su leads the Little Sensor Lab in developing sensors known for hypersensitive detection of gaseous chemical warfare agents.
The International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE) named Judith Su a member of its 2025 fellow class. Su, an associate professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and optical sciences, was nominated by BIO5 director and mentor, Jennifer Barton, for her contributions to both fields.
Su, who was also honored by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and named a Craig M. Berge Faculty Fellow by the College of Engineering, researches how optical technology can be used to detect biological substances. Advances in this field impact medical diagnoses, drug research and biosecurity applications.
She joined the faculty in 2017 and leads the Little Sensor Lab, where she developed the ultra-sensitive FLOWER – frequency locked optical whispering evanescent resonator – device.
“It is a fantastic field with unlimited opportunities ahead,” Su said.