Bioinspired Photonics: Optical Structures and Systems Inspired by Nature

Viktoria Greanya, PhD, is the chief of basic research in the Chemical and Biological Technologies Department at the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency and a research associate professor at George Mason University. She has over a decade of experience in research and development in nanoscience (including nanotherapeutics, bioinspired photonic systems, nanostructured functional materials, and flexible photonic and electronic systems) as well as high-power and vacuum electronics, heterogeneous integration, and liquid crystals. She earned a PhD in condensed matter physics from Michigan State University.