Principal Investigator
Ulas Sunar, Ph.D. (ulas.sunar@stonybrook.edu). Dr. Sunar is a SUNY Empire Innovation Associate Professor in the Dept. of Biomedical Engineering at Stony Brook University-SUNY. He earned his Ph.D. degree in the Dept of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, in the research area of diffuse optical imaging. For his Ph.D. studies, Dr. Sunar worked with Dr. Arjun G. Yodh and Dr. Britton Chance among the leading experts in diffuse optical imaging and functional near-infrared spectroscopy.
B.S., M.S., Physics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkiye
Researchers (Research Scientists, Postdocs)
Luigi Belcatro, Ph.D. , Senior Research Support Specialist (luigi.belcastro@stonybrook.edu). Luigi has completed his Ph.D. degree on depth-resolved spatial frequency domain imaging (SFDI) for monitoring wound healing at the BME department at Linkoping University, Sweden, under the supervision of Dr. Rolf Saager. Main research interests: Luigi’s research focus is SFDI for cancer detection and therapy monitoring, as well as wound healing monitoring.
Irfaan Dar, Ph.D. , Postdoc (irfaan.dar@stonybrook.edu). Irfaan Dar completed his PhD at the University of Rochester under Dr. Regine Choe. His focus is on blood flow monitoring using optical techniques and signal processing. Main research interests: DCS, SCOS, blood flow.
Semra Aygun, Ph.D. , Research Scientist (semra.aygun@stonybrook.edu)
Semra is working on developing 3D ovarian cancer models and organoids.
Main research interests: Ovarian Cancer. Mouse and human cell line maintenance, fluorescent microscopy, molecular biology, cell biology, and in vivo mouse imaging application.
Graduate Students
Eli Kluiszo, Ph.D. Student. Eli has completed his B.S. degree in BME at Illinois Institute of Technology. Eli’s research focus is Spatial Frequency Domain Imaging (SFDI) for ovarian cancer detection and therapy monitoring. Main research interests: SFDI instrumentation and analysis of optical parameters and fluorescence.
Carsi Kim, Ph.D. Student (carsi.kim@stonybrook.edu). Carsi has completed her B.S. degree at Stony Brook BME. She is working on trauma monitoring using oxygenation changes in human brain by using optical methods.
Main research interests: Oxygenation, Trauma, Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy.
Rasel Ahmmed, Ph.D. Student (rasel.ahmmed@stonybrook.edu).
Rasel has completed his B.S. & M.S. degrees from Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET), Khulna, Bangladesh. His research focus is Spatial Frequency Domain Imaging (SFDI) for ovarian cancer detection and therapy monitoring.
Main research interests: SFDI instrumentation and analysis of optical parameters and fluorescence. For more details: https://you.stonybrook.edu/raselahmmed/
Sahar Sabaghian, Ph.D. Student (sahar.sabaghian@stonybrook.edu).
Sahar has completed her B.S. & M.S. degrees at IRAN University of Science and Technology( IUST) in Computer Software Engineering, with a specialization in artificial intelligence, medical image and signal processing. She is working on developing depth- sensitive optical blood-flow changes in human brain.
Main research interests: Signal Processing, Image Processing, Optical devices, and deep learning. For more details: https://you.stonybrook.edu/saharsabaghian/
Chris Moore, M.D./Ph.D. Student (christopher.h.moore@stonybrook.edu)
Chris has completed his B.S. degree at Stony Brook BME. He is working on trauma monitoring using blood flow changes in human brain by using optical methods.
Main research interests: Signal Processing, FPGA, DCS.
MS Students
Hyejin (Chloe) Lee, BS BME Student
Undergraduate Students
Berna Aliu, BME undergrad
Shannon McKenna, BME Undergrad
Summer Students
Diana Russo, BS BME/ME Student.
Hailey Allen, St. Anthony’s High School in South Huntington, NY.
Justin Jones, Long Island School for the Gifted, Huntington South, NY.
Research Lab Engineers
Chih-Hua Chang, MS EE Student
Past Researchers / Students
Dhar Langri, M.S., Ph.D. (2017-2019), (2019-2023), Engineer@ Thorlabs
Chien Poon, M.S., Ph.D. (2015-2017), (2017-2021), Engineer @ EagleView
Ben Rinehart, Ph.D. (2017-2021), Engineer @ Leidos
Andrea Gomez, M.S. (2019-2021), Production Assistant @Bristol
Alex Bergen, B.S. (2019-2020)
Aytac Demirkiran, Ph.D., Postdoc (2018-2020), Engineer @ TUBITAK
Tamer Abdelrahim, Ph.D., Postdoc (2018-2020), Postdoc @ U of Minnesota
Hemal Dave, M.S. (2018-2020), Engineer @ DC/NIOSH
Alec Petrac, M.S. (2018-2020), Engineer @ ERT
Emma Buck, MS (2019-2020), Res Assist @ Cincinnati Children
Chris Davies, M.S., WSU (2018-19), Res Engineer @SRK UK
Dan Rohrbach, Ph.D., Research Scientist, (2009-2014), (2015-2018), Eng @ Agilent Tech & Adjunct Fac @Champlain U
Jun Li, PhD., Postdoc (2016-2018), Faculty @ South China Normal Univ.
Jeremy Kress, M.S., Research Scientist, (2014-18), Software Developer @ San Francisco Bay
Milan Patel, M.S., Engineer @ Rivian
Ernest Mitchel, B.S., WSU (2017-18), Engineer Asst @AFRL
Remona Heenkenda, M.S., WSU (2016-18), PhD student @UDayton
Aaron Madaris, M.S., WSU (2016-2017), Engineer @ GE Aerospace
Syed Anwar Hyder Zaidi, M.S., WSU (2015-2017), Engineer @ Illumina
Zahra Meghjani, M.S., WSU (2015-2017), Engineer @ Illumina
John Armstrong, B.S., SUNY-Buffalo (2015)
Hathaitorn Rojnirun, B.S., SUNY-Buffalo (2014), Research Assist @ Cornell
Robert Simion, Ph.D. (2013-14), Senior Soft Developer @ London Stock Exch Group
Mehmet Aksahin, Ph.D. (2013), Faculty @ Gazi Univ.
Hakeem Salem, City Honor High School (2012-14), PhD student CS @ MIT
Andrew Kowalczewski, B.S. Physics (2012), Grad Res. Assoc. @ Syracuse U
Jennifer Walker, B.S., Buffalo State College (2012)
Ruby Goldberg, New York City High School (2012)
Matthew Jehrio, Williamsville High School (2012)
Robert Stricko III, Williamsville High School (2012)
Sangheon Park, M.S., Physics, SUNY-Buffalo (2012)
Weirong Mo, Ph.D.,Postdoc (2009-2011), Senior Biomedical Engineer @ Rockley Photonics
Steven Torrisi, Summer Student (2011), PhD Physics @ Harvard , Postdoc at Toyota
Ed Hu, Summer Student (2011)Alyssia Brown, M.S.,Summer Student (2011)
Scott Galas, M.S.,SUNY-Buffalo (2011)
Theresa Sands, M.S., RPCI-Dermatology (2011)
Cem Turgut, M.S., Visiting Scholar, Bilkent Univ, Turkey (2010)
Intae Lee, Ph.D.,Research Scientist, U.Minnesota (2010)
Zhiqiang Xu, Ph.D., Postdoc, Ecole Polytech, Montreal, (2009)
Dan Muffaletto, M.S., SUNY-Buffalo (2008-09), Development Systems Eng at Moog Inc.
Chris Mahrer, M.S., U.Rochester, (2009)
Gretchen Bauer, U.Rochester, (2009)