Faculty News

How a Robot Is Changing the Game of Antarctic Science
February 28, 2013 | Wired Science

Dartmouth engineering professor Laura Ray’s Antarctic work could preview a new era in the relationship between human scientists and robotic field assistants.

Cerenkov technique eyes linac QA
February 25, 2013 | Medical Physics Web

Summary of study published in Physics in Medicine and Biology led by engineering PhD candidate Adam Glaser showing "a fast and flexible way to profile the imparted dose from an X-ray photon linac beam in two dimensions."

Faculty Grant Helps Bring Haitian Artists to Campus
February 18, 2013 | Dartmouth Now

Thanks to Jack Wilson, Senior Lecturer in Studio Art and Lecturer in Engineering at Thayer School, ten musicians and a graffiti artist will visit Dartmouth as part of the Porter Symposium, entitled “Haiti and Dartmouth at the Crossroads.”

Ice
February 16, 2013 | BBC World Service - The Forum

"Ice," with Danish glaciologist Poul Christoffersen; American engineer Mary Albert who studies ancient snow cores for crucial past climate clues; and Camille Seaman, a Native American artist whose photos of polar icebergs are ‘portraits of individuals’.

Dartmouth Professor Eric Fossum Elected to National Academy of Engineering
February 8, 2013 | Dartmouth Now

Professor of Engineering Eric Fossum has been elected to The National Academy of Engineering (NAE)—among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer.

Thayer prof. named OSA fellow
February 7, 2013 | The Dartmouth

With 20 ongoing research projects at any given time, professor Brian Pogue’s bustling research lab in Thayer School of Engineering develops optics and lasers to improve cancer detection and treatment.

Surgical Probe Uses Fluorescence to Guide Brain Tumor Removal
February 4, 2013

A team from Thayer School of Engineering and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center is among the first to harness fluorescence to prevent tissue damage during brain surgery.

Mary Albert: Ice and Snow and Many Hats
February 4, 2013 | Dartmouth Now

Professor Mary Albert’s research looks to ancient ice for answers about climate change today as she trains the next generation of polar scientists and engineers.

Dartmouth Engineering Professor Elected OSA Fellow
January 30, 2013 | The Optical Society

Professor Brian Pogue was elected a fellow by The Optical Society (OSA) for having "served with distinction in the advancement of optics," and more specifically, for contributions to optical tomography and spectroscopy of breast cancer and advancement of optical diffusion modeling software for tissue spectroscopy and imaging.

Dartmouth Jewish Sound Archive Plays Host to Rare Recordings
January 22, 2013 | Dartmouth Now

Since 2002, Lewis Glinert and Professor Alex Hartov have worked to archive, digitize, restore, and distribute rare audio files through the Dartmouth Jewish Sound Archive (DJSA)—one of the largest online Jewish sound databases in the world.