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Biomedical Optics Lab

Texas A&M University College of Engineering

Kristen Carlson Maitland, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

kmaitland@tamu.edu

979-845-1864

3120 TAMU
5045 Emerging Technologies Building
College Station, TX 77843
USA

Dr. Kristen Maitland is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Director of the Microscopy and Imaging Center at Texas A&M University. Dr. Maitland is a Fellow of SPIE and AIMBE. Her research focuses on the development of optical instrumentation for improved detection, diagnosis, and treatment of disease.

Research

Development of optical technologies for biomedical applications, including cancer diagnosis, tuberculosis detection, bacterial inactivation, and cell culture monitoring.

Research activities include the design, construction, and testing of optical systems; miniaturization for portability of microscopes and spectrometers; fabrication of complex tissue phantoms; computer modeling of light transport; quantitative image analysis; and in vivo evaluation in animals and humans.

Education

Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

M.S., Electrical Engineering, Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo

B.S., Electrical Engineering, Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo

Awards

Fellow, AIMBE – American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering

Fellow, SPIE – International Society for Optics and Photonics

Senior Member, IEEE – Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Josey Family Foundation Faculty Fellow (2019)

William Keeler Memorial Award (2017)

Tenneco Meritorious Teaching Award (2014)

Texas A&M Association of Former Students Distinguished Achievement Award in Teaching – College (2013)

National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2013)

TEES Select Young Faculty Award (2013)

Experience

Texas A&M University

2018-present – Director, Microscopy and Imaging Center

2016-present – Affiliated Faculty, TEES Center for Remote Healthcare Technologies and Systems

2014-present – Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering

2015-2017 – Associate Department Head, Biomedical Engineering

2014-2015 – Director of Graduate Programs, Biomedical Engineering

2008-2014 – Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

2006-2007 – Staff Scientist, Engineering Technologies Division

Publications

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