Solomon G. Diamond

Assistant Professor of Engineering
603/646-1311
Solomon.G.Diamond@Dartmouth.edu

Education

• A.B., Dartmouth College, Engineering Sciences, 1997
• B.E., Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, 1998
• S.M., Harvard University, Engineering Sciences 2001
• Ph.D., Harvard University, Engineering Sciences 2004

Research Interests

Biomedical imaging; functional neuroimaging; physiological modeling; heart rate variability; stroke recovery; Alzheimer's disease.

Current Research Projects

• Dynamic multimodal imaging
• Functional biomarkers for Alzheimer's Disease
• Models of cerebral circulation, gas exchange and regulatory physiology
• Clinical optical-electric probes
• Neurovascular coupling

Teaching, 2008-2010

• ENGS 33 Solid Mechanics (course description)
• ENGS 146 Computer-Aided Mechanical Engineering Design (course description, home page)
• ENGG 166 Physiology for Bioengineers (course description)

Selected Publications

• Diamond, S.G., Davis, O.C., Howe, R.D. (2008). Heart rate variability as a quantitative measure of hypnotic depth, International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 56(1): 1–18.

• Franceschini, M.A. Thaker, S., Themelis, G., Krishnamoorthy, K., Bortfeld, H., Diamond, S.G., Boas, D.A., Arvin K. & Grant, E. (2007). Assessment of infant brain development with frequency-domain near-infrared spectroscopy, Pediatric Research, 61(5).

• Franceschini, M. A., Joseph, D. K., Huppert, T. J., Diamond, S. G., & Boas, D. A. (2006). Diffuse optical imaging of the whole head. Journal of Biomedical Optics, 11(5), 054007.

• Diamond, S.G., Davis, O.C., Schaechter, J.D. & Howe, R.D. (2006). Hypnosis for Rehabilitation after Stroke: Six Case Studies, Contemporary Hypnosis, 23(4), 173-180.

• Diamond, S. G., Huppert, T. J., Kolehmainen, V., Franceschini, M. A., Kaipio, J. P., Arridge, S. R., & Boas, D. A. (2006). Dynamic physiological modeling for functional diffuse optical tomography. NeuroImage, 30(1), 88-101.

• Diamond, S. G., Huppert, T. J., Kolehmainen, V., Franceschini, M. A., Kaipio, J. P., Arridge, S. R., & Boas, D. A. (2005). Physiological system identification with the Kalman filter in diffuse optical tomography. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 3750 (MICCAI), 649-656.

Awards

• Derek Bok Award for Distinction in Teaching, Harvard University, 2002

Patents

• Dean, R. C., Diamond, S., Deneen, E. K., Heermans, A. G., O'Neil, G. B. & Smith, D. S. (2001). In-bed exercise machine and method of use. United States Patent, 6,270,445.

• Dean, R. C., Diamond, S. , Deneen, E. K., Heermans, A. G., O'Neil, G. B. & Smith, D. S. (2000). In-bed exercise machine and method of use. United States Patent, 6,152,855.

Professional Activities

• Visiting Scientist, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital

• Member, Organization for Human Brain Mapping

• Reviewer for NeuroImage, Journal of Biomedical Optics, IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, IEEE Signal Processing Letters, Statistics in Medicine, Optical Engineering, Journal of Neuroscience Methods