Adela Ben-Yakar is a biomedical engineer and the Harry Jr. L. Kent Endowed Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research uses the tools of photonics to address challenges in medical diagnostics and therapeutics. She is a Fellow of SPIE, Optica and the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.
Adela Ben-Yakar | |
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| Alma mater | Stanford University Technion – Israel Institute of Technology |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Texas at Austin Stanford University |
| Thesis | Experimental investigation of mixing and ignition of transverse jets in supersonic crossflows (2000) |
Early life and education
editBen-Yakar has always been interested in space exploration, and wanted to be an astronaut as a child.[1] Ben-Yakar studied aeronautical engineering at Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, where she earned a master's degree. She moved to the United States for her graduate research, embarking on a doctoral programme at Stanford University. Her research studied transverse jets in supersonic crossflows, a critical aspect to the design of hypersonic air-breathing propulsion engines.[2] During her PhD she combined space studies with photonics.[1] She combined planar laser-induced fluorescence and ultrafast framing rate schileren imaging, and propose improved injection schemes for flame holding.[2] After earning her doctorate she remained at Stanford University as a postdoctoral researcher.
Research and career
editIn 2005 Ben-Yakar moved to the University of Texas at Austin, where she was made a professor in 2016.[3] She works in optics and photonics for medical diagnostics and therapies. She has created systems for nonlinear brain imaging, endoscopies and ultrafast laser microsurgery.[4] Her endoscopes were proposed to replace traditional scalpels, using powerful laser pulses to penetrate living tissue, and minimise any collateral damage.[5]
Ben-Yakar is the co-founder of vivoVerse, which use AI-powered data analytics and microfluidics to test drugs and molecules.[6]
Awards and honours
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edit- Nicholas J Durr; Timothy Larson; Danielle K Smith; Brian A Korgel; Konstantin Sokolov; Adela Ben-Yakar (3 March 2007). "Two-photon luminescence imaging of cancer cells using molecularly targeted gold nanorods". Nano Letters. 7 (4): 941–945. Bibcode:2007NanoL...7..941D. doi:10.1021/NL062962V. ISSN 1530-6984. PMC 2743599. PMID 17335272. Wikidata Q37345938.
- Mehmet Fatih Yanik; Hulusi Cinar; Hediye Nese Cinar; Andrew Chisholm; Yishi Jin; Adela Ben-Yakar (1 December 2004). "Neurosurgery: functional regeneration after laser axotomy". Nature. 432 (7019): 822. Bibcode:2004Natur.432..822Y. doi:10.1038/432822A. ISSN 1476-4687. PMID 15602545. Wikidata Q33209938.
- Özgür Ekici; R K Harrison; N J Durr; D S Eversole; Myoungkyu Lee; A Ben-Yakar (1 January 2008). "Thermal Analysis of Gold Nanorods Heated with Femtosecond Laser Pulses". Journal of Physics D. 41 (18): 185501. Bibcode:2008JPhD...41r5501E. doi:10.1088/0022-3727/41/18/185501. ISSN 0022-3727. PMC 3143716. PMID 21799542. Wikidata Q31025424.
References
edit- ^ a b "Adela Ben-Yakar | Women in Optics | SPIE". spie.org. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
- ^ a b "Experimental investigation of mixing and ignition of transverse jets in supersonic crossflows - ProQuest". www.proquest.com. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
- ^ "Ben-Yakar Group : Adela Ben-Yakar, Ph.D. Bio". research.engr.utexas.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
- ^ "Adela Ben-Yakar | Texas ECE - Electrical & Computer Engineering at UT Austin". www.ece.utexas.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
- ^ Boyle, Rebecca (2012-04-27). "Super-Precise Laser Scalpel Minimizes Collateral Damage". Popular Science. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
- ^ "Adela Ben Yakar, CEO". vivoVerse. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
- ^ "404 Not Found on SPIE.org". spie.org. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ "2015 Fellows | Optica". www.optica.org. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
- ^ "Adela Ben-Yakar, Ph.D. COF-3012 - AIMBE". Retrieved 2024-11-27.
- ^ "Amelia Earhart Fellowship".
- ^ "2011 Awardees | NIH Common Fund". commonfund.nih.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-27.