Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
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
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