| EDUCATION |
| Ph.D. |
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Physics, 1999, University of Texas at Austin,
Austin, Texas |
| B.S. |
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Physics and Mathematics, 1992, Michigan State
University, East Lansing, Michigan |
| RECENT
EMPLOYMENT |
| 2010-present |
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Research Investigator (research faculty),
Department of
Biomedical Engineering,
The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI,
U.S.A. |
| 2007-2010 |
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Senior Research Associate, Department of
Biomedical Engineering,
The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI,
U.S.A. |
| 2005-2006 |
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Senior Research Associate, Department of
Biomedical Engineering,
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland,
Ohio, U.S.A. |
| 2003-2005 |
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Centre for Imaging Research
and Advanced Materials Characterization,
University of Windsor,
Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| 2001-2003 |
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National Research Council Research Associate,
Materials Reliability Division,
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colorado,
U.S.A. |
| 2000-2001 |
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Applied Research
Laboratories,
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, U.S.A. |
| RESEARCH
INTERESTS |
Biomedical ultrasound
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Therapeutic ultrasound for
ultrasound-mediated drug and gene
delivery, including sonoporation |
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High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU)
for tissue ablation (e.g., for treatment of cardiac arrythmia) |
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High-frequency ultrasound microscopy for
biomaterials characterization and small animal imaging |
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Diagnostic ultrasound for imaging and
tissue characterization (e.g., breast
cancer, prostate cancer, gastrointestinal disease) |
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Ultrasound contrast agents
(microbubbles) and cavitation bioeffects |
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Biophysical response of
tissue to ultrasound |
Biophysics
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Mechanotransduction
of cells and its effect on signalling pathways |
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Cellular
membrane damage and repair |
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Mathermatical modeling of ion transport in
cells |
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Tissue biomechanics |
Experimental
techniques
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Fluorescence microscopy (e.g. calcium
imaging, cellular electrophysiology imaging) |
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Microfluidics |
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Acoustical microscopy |
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Surface acoustic wave spectroscopy |
Industrial
and applied acoustics
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Thin film characterization |
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Materials characterization |
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Nondestructive evaluation |
Physical
acoustics
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Nonlinear acoustics of
fluids, solids, and bubbles |
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Numerical modeling of finite
amplitude sound propagation |
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Linear and nonlinear surface and
interface waves in elastic solids |
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Effects of applied and residual
stress on acoustic waves (acoustoelastic effect) |
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| CONTACT
INFORMATION |
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Address: |
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Department of Biomedical Engineering,
The University of Michigan,
2117 Carl A. Gerstacker Bldg.,
2200 Bonisteel Blvd.,
Ann Arbor, MI
48109-2099, U.S.A. |
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Voice: |
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+1 734-763-5448 |
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Fax: |
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+1 734-936-1905 |
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Email: |
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