I am a postdoctoral research fellow that develops optical and imaging tools for biomedical applications, with a large focus on diagnosing eye diseases. I also collaborate with other research groups to develop optical and imaging tools to investigate complicated physical and chemical processes in engineering applications. My approach is to combine experiments and computational methods to better understand how measurements are made, and I use that understanding to make quantitative tools.
- Optical spectroscopy and imaging
- Optical properties of biomolecules and condensed matter
- Quantitative imaging of biological processes and diseases
- Ab initio modeling of biomolecules
- Frugal science
- PhD (Nuclear Engineering), 2020University of Wisconsin-Madison
- MS (Nuclear Engineering), 2019University of Wisconsin-Madison
- BSE (Aerospace Engineering/Engineering Physics), 2013University of Michigan
My current project focuses on developing tools to diagnose diseases of the anterior segment of the eye using ultraviolet LEDs and cameras. I mentor several undergraduate students from different backgrounds on different aspects of the project. Through my research I also develop and maintain several open-source optics and imaging-related software programs.
I earned my Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where I developed laser and imaging techniques to study combustion in diesel engines and inertial confinement fusion. Since then, I have worked as a post-doctoral research fellow with Prof. Volker Sick. I additionally collaborate with Prof. Solomon Adera’s research group to use laser and optical methods to study energy transport processes.