In addition, he also holds non-tenured appointments in Physics, Medicine, and Electrical Engineering at the University at Buffalo and serves as the Executive Director of the Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics.
Prasad has contributed to the development of photonic materials for biomedical applications including nanoshells containing various diagnostic and therapeutic agents [5] [2] He has published a book entitled "Nanophotonics,".
[9] He was named the Samuel P. Capen Professor of Chemistry and earned the 1999 Jacob F. Schoellkopf Medal from the American Chemical Society "for his outstanding achievements in spectroscopy and materials science specifically focused on photonics technology.
[13] In 2014, Prasad received UB's first Innovation Impact Award in recognition of his work in "developing the use of magnetic and laser-activated nanoparticles for cancer diagnosis and treatment.
[15] He was named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors,[16] and earned the Gold Medal of the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE).