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Biomedical Optics Lab

Texas A&M University College of Engineering

Latifah Maasarani

Latifah Maasarani is a BME Ph.D. student working in the Biomedical Optics Lab. In 2021, she graduated with her Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering with a focus in biomedical imaging and biophotonics from Duke University. She previously graduated with honors from CREOL, the College of Optics and Photonics, at the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor’s Degree in Photonic Science and Engineering. Her current research is on the development of a tomographic phase microscopy system for phase imaging optically thick samples. Latifah remains active in community service, leadership, and equity & diversity initiatives. She currently serves on SPIE’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion committee as well as the Early Career and Student committee.

Education

Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX (2021- Present)

M.S. Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC (2021)

B.S. Photonic Science and Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL (2019)

Awards

2021 NSF GRFP Fellow

2021 National Excellence Fellow, Texas A&M

2019 Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship

2018 Astronaut Scholarship

2018 SPIE Education and Leadership Scholarship

2016 Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship

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