I explore the intersection of life sciences and custom scientific instrumentations, with a primary focus on designing, buildling, and disseminating optical neurotechnologies.
In this pursuit, I aim to aid discovery as well as identify where these tools fall short of expectations.
My work is driven by curiosity and inspired by open science.
My habitable zone = present-day technological utlity coupled with active engagement for further refinements + an opportunity to venture into uncharted territories.
Ph.D. in Physics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 2013
Thesis: Polarization-Sensitive OCT to Study Diffusion of Plasmonic Gold Nanorods- a Novel Tool for Optical Bioimaging
MS, Physics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 2010
Thesis: Study of the Tumbling of Plasmon-resonant Gold Nanorods in Viscous Media using OCT
BS, Magna Cum Laude, Math & Physics, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO, 2006
Thesis: Experimental Observation of Power Loss in Diffraction Gratings and its Theoretical Basis
Functional imaging with light-sheet microscopy, Handbook of Neurophotonics (2020). PDF (Final Draft)
A practical guide to adaptive light-sheet microscopy, Nature Protocol (2018). PDF
Whole-animal functional and developmental imaging with isotropic spatial resolution, Nature Methods (2015). PDF
Probing biological nanotopology via diffusion of weakly constrained plasmonic nanorods with optical coherence tomography, PNAS (2014). PDF
Longitudinal study of mammary epithelial and fibroblast co-cultures using optical coherence tomography reveals morphological hallmarks of pre-malignancy, PLoS One (2012). PDF
Imaging three-dimensional rotational diffusion of plasmon resonant gold nanorods using polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography, Physical Review E (2011). PDF
Multiview light-sheet microscopy
Patent Issued Jan 21, 2021
Patent Number 10539772
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Automated adjustment of light sheet geometry in a microscope
Patent Issued Jun 27, 2019
Patent Number AU2017281533B2
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