Congratulations to PULSE Lab member Dr. Alycen Wiacek! She successfully defended her PhD dissertation on June 1, 2021. Her defense presentation was entitled Coherence-Based Ultrasound and Photoacoustic Imaging with Applications in Breast Mass Diagnosis and Hysterectomy Guidance. Alycen secured a tenure-track Assistant Professor position at her alma mater, Oakland University, and her post-graduate plans are to assume this new position in Fall 2022.
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