Geoffrey P. Luke, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College and a member of the Translational Engineering in Cancer Research Program at the Dartmouth Cancer Center. He directs the Functional and Molecular Imaging Research Laboratory. He earned his B.S. in Computer Engineering and Mathematics as well as his M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wyoming. Dr. Luke completed his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin where he developed new ultrasound-based molecular imaging methods and contrast agents for cancer applications. His current research in molecular imaging ranges from basic science to clinical translation and incorporates light, sound, and nanotechnology.
Office: ECSC 037
Email: geoffrey.p.luke@dartmouth.edu
Graduate Students
Austin Van Namen is a Ph.D. student in the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College. He earned his B.E. in Biomedical Engineering and Mathematics from Vanderbilt University. The focus of his research bridges nanoscience, mathematics and imaging science. His current research projects revolve around combining multi-functional nanoparticle contrast agents with ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging.
Email: avn.th@dartmouth.edu
Sidhartha Jandhyala is a Ph.D. Student at the Thayer School of Engineering. He received his B.S in Biomedical Engineering from North Carolina State University. His current research project is focused on combining nanoparticle contrast agents with ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging for delivery and monitoring of oxygen to tumors.
Email: sjandhy.th@dartmouth.edu
Ruibo Shang is a Ph.D. student in the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College. He earned his B.E. from Nankai University and M.S. from VA Tech. His current research focuses on computational photoacoustic imaging with sparsity-based optimization and super-ultrafast ultrasound imaging.
Email: ruibo.shang.th@dartmouth.edu
Tomas Jordan is a Ph.D. student in the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College. He received his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Boston University. He is currently developing a method for non-invasive stimulation and imaging of neural activity using piezoelectric nanoparticles and ultrasound. His other research interests are peripheral nerve repair and applications of sonoluminiscence in medical imaging.
Email: tomas.jordan.th@dartmouth.edu
Catalina Spatarelu is a Ph.D. student at Thayer School of Engineering and an Innovation Fellow. She is originary from Romania, where she got a B.Eng in Chemical Engineering and a MSc. in Biocompatible Compounds, Materials and Systems. Her research interests include the design and development of nanoparticles-based theranostic agents for improved cancer treatment.
Email: catalina-paula.spatarelu.th@dartmouth.edu
Undergraduate Students
Mikaela O'Brien is a '21 in the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College. Her research is focused on the surface modification and analysis of barium titanate nanoparticles.
Alumni
Donghwan Kim, PhD - Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Shuoqi Chen, BE (Currently enrolled in a Robotics Master's program at CMU)
Ziad Al-Shamsie, BE
Andrew Yang - Undergraduate engineering student at Dartmouth College
Rajiv Chanda - Undergraduate engineering student at Dartmouth College