1. The National Science Foundation, Washington D.C.

2. NSF-Sponsored Center for Biophotonics Science and Technology (CBST) at UC Davis

3. The Petroleum Research Fund (PRF) - American Chemical Society (ACS), Washington D.C.

4. The University of Texas at San Antonio Faculty Research Grant

5. Air Force Research Laboratory (Wright-Patterson Air Force Base)

6. San Antonio Life Science Institute (SALSI)

1. Various optical components and equipment received from Sony Corporation, San Antonio, TX

2. Ti:Sa laser and optical rails received from Brooks AFB, San Antonio, TX

3. He:Ne laser and optical components received from The Dental Diagnostic Research Corp., San Antonio, Texas

4. A complete system of spectrofluorometer received from Kelly Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas

5. A complete dye laser system and Nitrogen pump laser, and a liquid Nitrogen cryostat received from The University of Texas at Austin, Texas.

6. A 4'x3' Optical Breadboard Table Top, A 10 mW He Ne Laser, A Laser Power Meter, Fiber Coupler, Fiber Positioned, Fiber Cleaver, Mode Scrambler, Rotation Stage, and Various Optical Components received from Newport Corporation, Fountain Valley, CA

7. A Spectra Physics Argon Ion Laser model 2025 received from The Division of Life Sciences, UTSA