Mani Bhaumik holds a PhD and an honorary DSc degree for lifetime academic achievement from The Indian Institutes of Technology, and oversees the Mani Bhaumik Educational Foundation, which provides full scholarships for the study of science, medicine, and engineering to underprivileged young men and women. He achieved international recognition and success as a coinventor of the laser technology that made LASIK eye surgery possible, and is a principle creator and developer of Cosmic Quantum Ray, a 3-D animated cartoon series that premiered on the VOOM HD Networks in 2007. He lives in Los Angeles.