Our group trains people who want to learn and contribute to medical ultrasound engineering. Our projects focus on engineering projects related to ultrasound rather than clinical research using ultrasound. We encourage you to check out the rest of our website to see if our research projects align with your interests. Joining our lab depends on the availability of funding, qualifications, and interest. The following information is provided to serve as a guide for prospective students and postdocs.

Ultrasound research is an interdisciplinary field combining engineering, physics, and medicine; knowledge of or interest in some of the example skills and areas below can be helpful, but are by no means absolutely necessary. Most importantly, if you are interested in medical ultrasound engineering, this lab could be a good fit for you!

General Skills:  Strong communication (oral presentation and writing), independence, critical thinking

Technical Skills: programming (Matlab, C/C++; Python, Unix/Linux experience), signal processing, linear systems, acoustics

Ph.D. Students: Our lab welcomes Ph.D. students. A Ph.D. thesis in this lab typically involves technical developments in ultrasound engineering and an application of the technical development to in vivo or clinical applications. Note that Ph.D. students must apply to and be admitted through a degree granting program at Stanford, and are not admitted based on individual faculty or labs.  If you haven't already done so, please visit a program admission site related to your field of interest, such as biomedical physics, electrical engineering, bioengineering, or physics. Biomedical physics (BMP) is a Ph.D. program focused on medical imaging and is housed within the Departments of Radiology and Radiation Oncology.

If you are a matriculating Stanford Ph.D. student and are interested in the development of ultrasound imaging techniques, please reach out to us for more information about availability and a quarterly rotation.

Undergraduate and Master's Students: While we typically do not have laboratory funding to support Master's and undergraduate research assistantships, we do enjoy having Master's and undergraduate students work with us on ultrasound engineering research. Typically, Master's and undergraduate students at Stanford can obtain credit toward their degrees participating in our lab through directed reading or research courses. 

We also take in summer students (including students from other schools) through the RSL REU program and the Canary CREST program. Admissions are done through those programs, so apply through those websites if you are interested in working with us on a summer project.

The information about related skills in the students section applies to postdoc positions as well. If you are interested in a postdoc, please review the research projects on our website to see if they are a good fit for your interests and skills. It is completely okay if you are interested in medical ultrasound engineering but are coming from another field (e.g. geophysics, optics, CT imaging, etc.). Due to the number of inquiries we receive for a postdoc position, those inquiries for a postdoc that do not demonstrate interest in ultrasound engineering or lack critical engineering/physics skills will not receive a response.

Again, some helpful skills that are not absolutely necessary for joining the lab but can be related to projects going on include the following:

Related skills:  Research experience in acoustics or wave propagation, experience with ultrasound scanners and programming (e.g., Verasonics), beamforming, signal processing, molecular imaging, independent problem solving, ability to work in a team.

To inquire about participating in our lab, please reach out to the PI. Note that our group focuses on engineering research related to medical ultrasound and not clinical research with medical ultrasound. Generic inquiries, inquiries lacking demonstration of interest in ultrasound engineering research, and inquiries lacking a suitable background will not receive a response.

Note that this group does not offer medical fellowships; please check the Stanford Medicine website for information on finding medical fellowship programs.