Judith Su
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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]
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
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]