Matthew Applegate Email & Phone Number

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

At Northeastern, I worked with Jennifer Dy and in collaboration with Kivanc Kose and Milind Rajadhyaksha at Memorial Sloan Kettering to develop new AI methods to help advance reflectance confocal microscopy for the diagnosis and monitoring of skin cancer.

Greater Boston Area

I spent 4 years working with the Roblyer lab at Boston University researching new diffuse optical techniques for the detection, monitoring, and treatment of cancer.

Medford, MA

I received a PhD in biomedical engineering with a focus on biomedical photonics, light/biomaterial interactions, and non-linear optics. My thesis was titled: "Sculpting with light: light/matter interaction in biocompatible polymers"

As a research technician I helped conduct research in advanced optical imaging of peripheral pulmonary airways for early detection of lung cancer using optical coherence tomography.

Acorn Hill Farm is a micro dairy in the Hudson Valley. We make cheese, yogurt, and fudge from our herd of 25 Nubian and Alpine goats and sell at local farmers' markets (in Kingston, NY, Tuxedo, NY, and New Paltz, NY). As an apprentice, I assist in all aspects of the farming and cheese production including (but not limited to) feeding and caring for the.

Assisted with agriculture research by planting and harvesting crops, sampling vegetables, collecting data, collecting soil samples, organizing and processing samples, and entering data

Collected biomass data, helped supervise and train student summer assistant, entered and organized data

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Biomedical/Medical Engineering

Activities and Societies: OSA

B.S., Engineering