Kenith Meissner received his PhD from the University of Arizona, Optical Sciences Center in the area of ultrafast spectroscopy and semiconductor physics. He then served as a Postdoctoral Appointee at Sandia Naitonal Labs. After spending 7 years in industry developing noninvasive blood gluscose technology, Prof. Meissner returned to academia with positions at Virginia Tech (USA), Texsas A&M University (USA) and Swansea University (UK). His research focuses on biomedical optics and micro-/nano-materials.