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Tsu-Te Judith (Judy) Su is an American[1] researcher in biophotonics, including the use of microtoroid optical resonators in biosensors and single-molecule biochemical sensors.[2][3][4] She is a Craig M. Berge Faculty Fellow, an associate professor of biomedical engineering, and an associate professor in the Wyant College of Optical Sciences of the University of Arizona.[5][6]
Education and career
[edit]Su received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, with a minor in literature,[2] and a master's degree in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in 2002 and 2004 respectively. She completed a Ph.D. in biochemistry and molecular biophysics from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in 2014.[5] Her dissertation, Label-Free Detection of Single Biological Molecules Using Microtoroid Optical Resonators, was supervised by Douglas C. Rees;[7] she also describes Carver Mead as a mentor and inspiration.[2]
Until 2017, she worked as a postdoctoral researcher both at Caltech and the University of Arizona.[8] She became a regular-rank assistant professor at the University of Arizona in 2017, and was promoted to associate professor in 2023.[9] She was named as a Craig M. Berge Faculty Fellow in 2024.[10]
Recognition
[edit]Su was the 2019 recipient of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery's Dr. Horace Furumoto Innovations Professional Young Investigator Award.[11] The ASME named her as a Rising Star of Mechanical Engineering in 2024.[12]
Su was elected as a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors in 2022,[13] and named as a Fellow of SPIE, in the 2025 class of fellows.[14] She was named as a 2026 Fellow of Optica, "for pioneering work on label-free optical biosensing for fundamental science, translational medicine, and environmental monitoring".[15]
Personal life
[edit]Su is one of four children of mechanical engineering professor Tsung-Chow (Joe) Su of Florida Atlantic University and mathematics education professor Hui Fang Huang (Angie) Su of Nova Southeastern University.[1][2][16]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Judith Su", Women in Optics Planner, SPIE, 2020, retrieved 2026-04-15
- 1 2 3 4 Greenwood, Hannah (September 2021), "Senior Member Insights: Judith Su", Optics & Photonics News, Optica, retrieved 2026-04-15
- ↑ "Judith Su", ElectroOptics Photonics 100, retrieved 2026-04-15
- ↑ Quirk, Chris (September 16, 2024), "Researchers take power and efficiency of biological sensing to record level", University of Arizona News, University of Arizona, retrieved 2026-04-15
- 1 2 "Tsu-Te Judith Su", People, Wyant College of Optical Sciences, retrieved 2026-04-15
- ↑ "Prof. Tsu-Te Judith Su", Member profiles, SPIE, retrieved 2026-04-15
- ↑ Su, Judith (2014), Label-Free Detection of Single Biological Molecules Using Microtoroid Optical Resonators (Ph.D. thesis), California Institute of Technology, ProQuest 3706759
- ↑ "Tsu-Te Judith Su", BME Faculty Directory, University of Arizona Biomedical Engineering, retrieved 2026-04-15
- ↑ "Judith Su", ORCiD, retrieved 2026-04-15
- ↑ "College names Judith Su Craig M. Berge Faculty Fellow", News & Events, University of Arizona Biomedical Engineering, November 8, 2024, retrieved 2026-04-15
- ↑ "Judith Su awarded the Dr. Horace Furumoto Innovations Professional - Young Investigator Award", SPIE Member News, SPIE, October 29, 2018, retrieved 2026-04-15
- ↑ "Rising Stars of Mechanical Engineering", IMECE 2024, ASME, 2024, retrieved 2026-04-15
- ↑ "Su Named to the National Academy of Inventors", News & Events, University of Arizona Biomedical Engineering, March 13, 2022, retrieved 2026-04-15
- ↑ Judy Su Selected as 2025 SPIE Fellow, Wyant College of Optical Sciences, January 8, 2025, retrieved 2026-04-15
- ↑ "Meet the 2026 Optica Fellows", Elected Fellows, Optica, retrieved 2026-04-15
- ↑ "Meet Your Neighbor: Hui Fang Huang 'Angie' Su", The Coastal Star, October 1, 2025, retrieved 2026-04-15
External links
[edit]- Judith Su – Little Sensor Lab
- Judith Su publications indexed by Google Scholar
