Oct 1, 2021 | Cancer Center News
(L to R) Mark Anastasio, Stephen Boppart, Joseph Irudayaraj Urbana, Ill. – The International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering (IAMBE) welcomed and elected 26 Fellows for the Class of 2021. The IAMBE, affiliated with the International Federation of Medical...
Sep 27, 2021 | Cancer Center News
Representative computational PS-OCT images from cancer, adipose, and stroma tissue specimens, compared with the real PS-OCT images. Source: npj Digital Medicine Urbana, Ill. – Yi “Edwin” Sun, a Ph.D. candidate in electrical and computer engineering at the University...
Aug 10, 2021 | Cancer Center News
Chenfei Hu, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Tissue Microenvironment Program, TiMe 2020 Cohort Where are you working now? I am currently working for Applied Material at Santa Clara, CA, as an Optical System Engineer. Applied Material is a leading...
Jun 2, 2021 | Cancer Center News
Pictured from left to right: Mark A. Anastasio, Stephen Boppart, Joseph Irudayaraj. Urbana, Ill. – The International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering (IAMBE) welcomed and elected 26 Fellows for the Class of 2021. The IAMBE, affiliated with the...
May 14, 2021 | Cancer Center News
Wawrzyniec Dobrucki, left, Zhongmin Zhu, Viktor Gruev, Zuodong Liang, Steven Blair and Shuming Nie collaborated to develop an imaging system that replicates the vision of mantis shrimp and could help surgeons achieve cleaner margins during cancer-removal procedures....
Apr 22, 2021 | Cancer Center News, Student Spotlight
Chenfei Hu, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Tissue Microenvironment Program, 2020 Cohort What does your educational path look like? I received my bachelor’s degree in Optics from Tianjin University (China) in 2014. I completed my MS degree in...
Apr 1, 2021 | Cancer Center News
Hee-Sun Han, Assistant Professor and Mark A. Pytosh Scholar Department of Chemistry University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Hee-Sun Han, assistant professor of chemistry, is using her expertise in optics, chemistry, and computational biology to tackle cancer. Han...
Mar 11, 2021 | Cancer Center News
Rohit Bhargava and graduate student Yamuna Phal analyzing a microscopic image of solid tissue. This photo was taken in February 2020. Urbana, Ill. – Researchers have developed a spectroscopic microscope to enable optical measurements of molecular conformations and...
Feb 19, 2021 | Cancer Center News
Rohit Bhargava, CCIL Director and Founder Professor in Bioengineering, was selected as the 2021 recipient of The Optical Society (OSA) Ellis R. Lippincott Award. Co-presented by the OSA, the Coblentz Society and the Society for Applied Spectroscopy (SAS), this award...
Aug 5, 2020 | Cancer Center News
Renowned engineering scholar and innovator Stephen Boppart has been appointed as a Grainger Distinguished Chair of Engineering. “Steve’s accomplishments in all areas of his professional life have been exceptional and we are truly fortunate to have him as a...
Jul 6, 2020 | Cancer Center News
ELISABETH MARTIN JUNIOR UNDERGRADUATE, BIOENGINEERING CANCER SCHOLARS PROGRAM HOW DID YOUR EDUCATIONAL PATH LEAD YOU TO CANCER RESEARCH? I am studying Bioengineering with a track in Imaging and Sensing. I plan to minor in Spanish and Electrical Engineering. I chose to...
Jul 2, 2020 | Cancer Center News
Brian Cunningham, CCIL Research Program Leader, is developing new technology to detect molecules and viruses from bodily fluids. The goal is to use light energy from optical emitters and a photonic crystal surface to bridge the gap between “macro” and “nano” worlds....