News & Events / BME Seminar Series / Past Seminar Speakers / 2017-18Matthew O'Donnell, PhD
BME Seminar Series Fall 2017
Thursday, October 5, 2018 at 4-5 pm
Tech L361
Host: Professor Hao Zhang
Frank and Julie Jungers Dean Emeritus, Professor of Bioengineering in the College of Engineering, University of Washington
Light and Sound -- combining ultrasonics with photonics for biomedical application
In this talk, the history of integrated photonic-ultrasonic systems will be presented, focusing on examples where light generates sound, light detects sound, and sound “tickles” light. Specific applications of integrated photonic-ultrasonic techniques will be presented, including photoacoustics for molecular imaging, non-contact laser ultrasound systems, and optical coherence elastography (OCE) in which air-coupled ultrasound stimulates propagating shear waves in the eye and skin tracked with real-time, 3-D optical coherence tomography. The talk will conclude by discussing current barriers to clinical translation of these systems and possible ways to overcome the obstacles.
Learn more about Professor Matthew O'Donnell and their research here.