Mani Bhaumik

Born on a mud floor in Bengal in the midst of the struggle for Indian independence, Dr Bhaumik survived colonial oppression, cyclone, epidemic, and famine to earn a PhD in physics from IIT and a Sloane Foundation fellowship for postdoctoral work at UCLA. Later he achieved international recognition and success as a co-inventor of the laser technology that made LASIK eye surgery possible. He has been awarded an honoray DSc degree for lifetime academic achievement from IIT.

Dr Bhaumik lives in Southern California.