The group leader of 麻豆原创鈥檚 new Optical Imaging System Laboratory said he came to the university with the primary goals of reinventing the design and use of microscopic imaging tools to improve their versatility and capabilities.
鈥淟ots of imaging systems need revolutionary design and I hope to carry on that coming to 麻豆原创,鈥� said Sean Pang, an assistant professor in CREOL, the College of Optics & Photonics.
鈥淭he fundamental design for light microscopes hasn鈥檛 changed for 400 years, but now we have light sources and sensors with much better performance. There is lots of space for innovational imaging methods.鈥�
His research will focus on developing multidimensional imaging platforms for biological research, medical diagnosis, and industrial-imaging applications in both visible and X-ray regimes.
鈥淔or example, how to shrink down medical imaging systems and make them available for everyone 鈥� as simple as taking a photo and sending it to a doctor for diagnosis,鈥� he said. 鈥淩esearch in imaging is one of the most important and enabling technologies in our century.鈥�
Pang received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from California Institute of Technology. Before joining 麻豆原创, he conducted his postdoctoral research in X-ray imaging at Duke University. He has a master鈥檚 degree in biomedical engineering from Texas A&M University and a bachelor鈥檚 degree in optical engineering from Tsinghua University in Beijing.
The lab currently is staffed by Pang and one graduate student. He hopes to add a couple more graduate students next year and expand work on some projects with 麻豆原创鈥檚 new in Osceola County, the world鈥檚 first industry-led smart-sensor development center.
鈥淎 lot of our research can be complimentary and we can contribute to the center,鈥� Pang said.