Hometown: Elk Grove, IL

Professional Experience

Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, 2011-present
Associate Professor, Beckman Laser Institute, 2011-present
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, 2006-2011
Assistant Professor, Beckman Laser Institute, 2005-2011

Education

Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (2001)
M.S.E., Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
B.S., Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University (1996)

Honors and Awards

Recipient, 2007 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Fostering Undergraduate Research, University of California, Irvine
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Fellowship, 2002-2005
Travel grant recipient for the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery conferences, 2001, 2002, 2005
The University of Texas at Austin College of Engineering Graduate Fellowship, 2000-2001
The University of Texas at Austin Tuition Fellowship, 2000-2001
Graduate Student/Postdoctoral Fellow travel award to the Gordon Research Conference, 2000
The University of Texas at Austin Continuing Fellowship, 1998-1999
David Bruton, Jr. Endowment Fund Fellowship, 1997-1998
Whitaker Foundation tuition and travel award for the Engineering Foundation Conference, 1997
Illinois State Assistance Committee Scholarship, 1992-1996
Dean’s List, Northwestern University McCormick School of Engineering
Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society

Professional Affiliations

American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS)
Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)
Optical Society of America (OSA)
Society for Photo-Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)