Arizona's Optics Valley Innovator to Speak at Inaugural Coulter-Case Lectureship October 11
October, 5 2007
 CLEVELAND - James Wyant, Ph.D., the dean of the internationally acclaimed College of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona, will be the featured speaker at the Inaugural Coulter-Case Lectureship in Biomedical Engineering on Thursday, October 11, at 5 p.m. at Case Western Reserve University's Wolstein Building Auditorium, 2103 Cornell Road, Cleveland. The program, entitled "From Professor to Inventor to Entrepreneur: The Excitement of High Tech Innovation" is free and open to the public.
James Wyant, a 1965 graduate of the Case Institute of Technology, helped create "the Optics Valley" in Tuscon, Arizona through optics research and entrepreneurship. He holds numerous patents and established WYKO Corporation, a laser interferometer company, in the early 1980s. He sold his business to VEECO, a nanoscale solutions company, in 1997. He continues to provide academic leadership while serving as the president of DMetrix, Inc., the Startup Company of the Year in the state of Arizona.
Wyant received a B.S. in physics from the Case Institute of Technology. He also earned his master's and doctoral degrees at the University of Rochester. A fellow of the International Society of Optical Engineering (SPIE), he has won numerous awards, including SPIE's Gold Medal Award, the Photonics Circle of Excellence Award, and the University of Rochester College of Engineering Distinguished Alumnus Award.
As part of the Coulter-Case Translation and Innovations Partnership, the Coulter-Case Lectureship in Biomedical Engineering was created to highlight engineering faculty that have accelerated innovation, development, and commercialization of technologies to meet the needs of society.
The Wallace H. Coulter Foundation established the Coulter-Case Translation and Innovation Partnership (CCTIP) in 2007 with a $4.5 million award to the department of biomedical engineering (BME) at Case Western Reserve University. This grant forms a working partnership with BME to promote, develop, and support translational research through such activities as funding promising research projects, increasing and supporting effective collaborations between biomedical engineers and clinicians, increasing awareness of the importance of moving promising technologies to clinical application, and developing and supporting sustainable programs and processes that will increase, enhance, and accelerate this movement. The goal of this partnership is to focus on outcomes which would improve patient care.
Reception to immediately to follow lecture. To register for this free event, contact Jody Griech at jmc35@case.edu or call 216-368-6804.
About Case Western Reserve University
Case is among the nation's leading research institutions. Founded in 1826 and shaped by the unique merger of the Case Institute of Technology and Western Reserve University, Case is distinguished by its strengths in education, research, service, and experiential learning. Located in Cleveland, Case offers nationally recognized programs in the Arts and Sciences, Dental Medicine, Engineering, Law, Management, Medicine, Nursing, and Social Work. For more information, visit www.case.edu.
About the Case School of Engineering
The department of biomedical engineering at Case Western Reserve University is one of the premier programs in the country. Established in 1968 with more than 1,600 alumni, biomedical engineering continues to be a top-ranked program, and is an international leader in research. The department was built on the premise that engineering principles provide an important basis for innovation and unique solutions to biomedical problems. Quantitative engineering for biomedical applications remains the cornerstone of the program. The proximity to and strong relationships with neighboring world-class medical facilities gives an advantage in providing research and clinical opportunities for faculty, researchers and students.
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