I started my career in academia and am an author on a dozen or so peer-reviewed publications and conference papers.
After completing an undergraduate degree in physics (University of Toronto, BSc), I earned a graduate degree in engineering (University of Michigan, PhD). My doctoral research was in the field of medical imaging; specifically, optical detection of ultrasound.
In Matt O’Donnell’s group at Michigan, I led the detection subsystem efforts for an integrated high resolution laser ultrasound imaging system. I worked on both hardware and software, designing + building custom electronics, writing code for signal capture + image processing, fiddling with optical components + delicate materials + reflective coatings, and pretty much living in the laser lab. A selection of related publications & conference papers:
- Stabilized, resonant optoacoustic array detectors for medical imaging
- High frequency optoacoustic arrays using etalon detection
- High-frequency ultrasound array element using thermoelastic expansion in an elastomeric film
- A high-frequency, 2-D array element using thermoelastic expansion in PDMS
At the very start of my PhD, I worked on scintillation (gamma) cameras for early breast cancer detection. That work introduced me to statistical image reconstruction, Monte Carlo simulations, and parallel computing. Related publications:
- Simulation studies of light output in a full field-of-view small gamma camera
- Investigation of conjugate imaging using small gamma cameras
I also spent a year as a postdoctoral researcher at Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC) aka Université Paris VI, now part of Sorbonne Université. There, I led a project on ultrasound imaging of tumor angiogenesis.
