Dr. Diana Mojahed

Dr. Diana Mojahed is the Founder and CEO of Lightfinder, an MIT spinout focusing on developing advanced chip-based spectroscopy and imaging technologies. Formerly a Postdoctoral Fellow in Professor Juejun (JJ) Hu's lab at MIT's Department of Materials Science and Engineering, she combines cutting-edge research with entrepreneurial vision to push the boundaries of optical technology.

She earned her Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Columbia University, where she developed novel optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging solutions for diagnostic applications. Her research has been supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institutes of Health (NIH), the MIT Kavanaugh Fellowship, and Columbia's BiomedX Technology Accelerator Program.

An active volunteer within Optica, Dr. Mojahed served as President of the Optica Student Chapter at Columbia University, where she led outreach events and hosted guest speakers through the Optica Traveling Lecturer Series. She has extensive volunteer experience with other organizations as well, including participating on the SPIE Scholarship Committee, and contributing to the AIM Photonics Academy.
 

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