ADDRESS Bart #716, 40 Blossom street, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA 978-761-6025 PDoradla@mit.edu PDoradla@mgh.harvard.edu PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS 11/2014 - Present Postdoctoral Researcher Harvard Medical School Wellman Center for Photomedicine 10/2014 - Present Adjunct Faculty Univ. Massachusetts Lowell Department of Physics & Applied Physics 01/2009-08/2014 Research Assistant Univ. Massachusetts Lowell Biomedical Terahertz Technology Center 12/2007-12/2008 Research Scholar Univ. of Hyderabad, INDIA PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Nagarjuna University, A.P, INDIA! Grant-writing Experience (June2012-Present) at Biomedical Terahertz Technology Center NSF (MRI): Development of multimodal imaging system combining near-field terahertz and confocal optical microscopes. NIH (R15): Investigating terahertz endoscopic imaging for applications to colorectal cancer.! Research Experience (January2011-Present) at Harvard Medical School and Submillimeter-wave Technology Laboratory " Design and development of an intracoronary Dual-sensor PSOFDI-IVUS catheter console for the simultaneous measurements of collagen architecture and plaque burden. " Development of a Single-channel terahertz endoscopic system for cancer detection. " Polarization sensitive continuous-wave terahertz reflection imaging for colorectal cancer screening applications. " Synthesis and characterization of silver nanotubes for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopic applications. " Characterization of bending loss in hollow flexible metal (Ag or Au) and metal/dielectric (Ag/PS) coated terahertz waveguides for practical biomedical imaging applications. " Design and fabrication of low-loss flexible terahertz waveguides using an electro-less liquid phase chemical deposition process.! Teaching Experience (January2009-May2011) at Department of Physics & Applied Physics, Instructor (3 years): Physics of Materials and Devices a sophomore level laboratory and Principles in Laboratory Automation a graduate level laboratory for science majors. Mentor (5 students): Guided 3 undergraduate students working towards capstone project and 4 freshman summer opportunities in science (SOS) students with internship project.! Educational Material (January2009-May2011) at Department of Physics & Applied Physics, " SiC DIY-LED: Development of a light emitting diode from Pin and the mineral SiC Moissanite, an experiment designed for Materials and Devices sophomore level in-lab class. 1
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND 06/2011-09/2014 Ph.D. Physics GPA 4.0/4.0 06/2009-05/2011 M.S. Physics GPA 4.0/4.0 06/2005-05/2007 M.Sc. Physics 85% (Distinction) University of Hyderabad, INDIA 06/2002-05/2005 B.Sc. (MPCs) 89% (Distinction) Nagarjuna University, A.P, INDIA AWARDS " Endowment Scholarship Award, US Bank Sciences, 2014. " Research Scholar Award, College of Sciences,, 2014. " Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Physics Department, UML, 2014. " Outstanding First Year Graduate Student Award Physics Department, UML, 2009-2010. " Best Student award, for securing highest grades in B.Sc (MPCs) in 2002 2004, and securing highest grades in Physics and Telugu coursework in 2002 2004 at Nagarjuna University. PUBLICATION & PRESENTATION SUMMARY! 1 US Patent, 1 Book, 1 Ph.D. thesis, 1 Master s thesis, 10 publications in refereed journals, 2 manuscripts (in preparation), 10 International conference talks, 6 invited talks at recognised academic institutions, 3 conference/ symposium posters. PATENT Pallavi Doradla, Cecil Joseph, and Robert Giles. August 2014. Single Channel Terahertz Endoscopy. (US Provisional Application # 62/033,980, filed Aug-2014) BOOK Doradla, Pallavi. Development of Single Channel Terahertz Endoscopic System: Design, development, implementation & feasibility. Germany: Lambert, 2015. Print. (ISBN 9783659681554) REVIEWER Reviewer of Arabian Journal of Chemistry and the international society for optics and photonics journals Journal of Biomedical Optics Letters and Optical Engineering. Reviewer of the Book entitled Handbook of terahertz technology for imaging, sensing, and communications - Woodhead Publishing Series in Electronic and Optical Materials. Contributed to the content in Newport Terahertz optics selection guide web portal. THESIS PhD Dissertation Thesis: Development of a Single Channel Terahertz Endoscopic System for cancer Detection (Sep 2014) Advisor Dr. Robert H. Giles. 2
Masters Thesis: Design, Fabrication, and Experimental Characterization of Metal/ Dielectric Coated Hollow-Core Flexible Terahertz Waveguides (Nov 2011) Advisor Dr. Robert H. Giles. PUBLICATION LIST Peer Reviewed Articles 1. Pallavi Doradla, Karim Alavi, Cecil Joseph, and Robert Giles, Flexible terahertz waveguide enabled polarization-sensitive reflection imaging, Biomedical Optics Express (Submitted Apr 15). 2. Pallavi Doradla, Karim Alavi, Cecil Joseph, and Robert Giles, Flexible waveguide enabled single-channel terahertz endoscopic system, SPIE Proceedings Journal 9362, 93620D (2015). 3. Pallavi Doradla, Karim Alavi, Cecil Joseph, and Robert H. Giles, Single-channel prototype terahertz endoscopic system, Journal of Biomedical Optics Letters 19 (8), 080501 (2014). 4. Abhishek Kumar, Pallavi Doradla, Lian Li, Mahesh Narkhede, Lynne Samuelson, Robert Giles, and Jayant Kumar, A Simple Method for Fabricating Silver Nanotubes, RSC Advances DOI:10.1039/C4RA04923C (2014). 5. Pallavi Doradla, Karim Alavi, Cecil Joseph, and Robert H. Giles, Terahertz polarization imaging for colorectal cancer detection, SPIE Proceedings Journal 8985, 89850K (2014). 6. Pallavi Doradla, Karim Alavi, Cecil Joseph, and Robert H. Giles, Detection of colon cancer by continuous-wave terahertz polarization imaging technique, Journal of Biomedical Optics Letters 18 (9), 0905041-3 (2013). 7. Pallavi Doradla, and Robert H. Giles, Dual-frequency characterization of bending loss in hollow flexible terahertz waveguides, SPIE Proceedings Journal 8985, 898518 (2014). 8. Pallavi Doradla, Karim Alavi, Cecil Joseph, and Robert H. Giles, Continuous Wave Terahertz Reflection Imaging of Human Colonic Tissue, SPIE Proceedings Journal 8624-23 (2013). 9. Pallavi Doradla, Cecil Joseph, Jayant Kumar, and Robert Giles, Characterization of Bending Loss in Hollow Flexible Terahertz Waveguides, Optics Express 20 (17), 19176-19184 (2012). 10. Pallavi Doradla, Cecil Joseph, Jayant Kumar, and Robert H. Giles, Propagation Loss Optimization in Metal/Dielectric Coated Hollow Flexible Terahertz Waveguides, SPIE Proceedings Journal 8261-26 (2012). PRESENTATION LIST Oral Presentations 1. Pallavi Doradla, Karim Alavi, Cecil Joseph, and Robert H. Giles, Flexible waveguide enabled single-channel terahertz endoscopic system, at SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco (February 2015). 2. Pallavi Doradla, Karim Alavi, Cecil Joseph, and Robert Giles, Terahertz polarization imaging for colorectal cancer detection, at SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco (February 2014). 3. Pallavi Doradla, and Robert H. Giles, Dual-frequency characterization of bending loss in hollow flexible terahertz waveguides, at SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco (February 2014). 3
4. Pallavi Doradla, and Robert H. Giles, Design & Evaluation of terahertz endoscopic imaging technologies for cancer detection, at Material Research Society UMass Lowell lecture series, Boston (Fall 2013). 5. Pallavi Doradla, Karim Alavi, Cecil Joseph, and Robert H. Giles, Continuous Wave Terahertz Reflection Imaging of Colorectal Cancer, at SPIE Photonics West, SFO (Spring 2013). 6. Abhishek Kumar, Pallavi Doradla, Mahesh Narkhede, Lian Li, Lynne Samuelson, Robert H. Giles, and Jayant Kumar, High surface area metal coated nano-fibers for SERS application, at MRS Conference, Boston (Fall 2012). 7. Pallavi Doradla, Cecil S. Joseph, and Robert H. Giles, Bending Loss Optimization in Hollow Flexible Terahertz Waveguides, at APS NE March Meeting, Lowell (Spring 2012). 8. Pallavi Doradla, Cecil S. Joseph, Jayant Kumar, and Robert H. Giles, Propagation Loss Optimization in Metal/Dielectric Coated Hollow Flexible Terahertz Waveguides, at SPIE Photonics West, SFO (Spring 2012). 9. Pallavi Doradla, Cecil Joseph, Jayant Kumar, and Robert H. Giles, Loss Optimization in Metal/ Dielectric coated Flexible Terahertz Waveguides, at MRS Conference, Boston (Fall 2011). 10. Pallavi Doradla, Cecil S. Joseph, Jayant Kumar, and Robert H. Giles, Maximal Transmission with Dielectric/Metal coated Hollow Flexible Terahertz Waveguides, at APS NE March Meeting, UMass Lowell (Spring 2011). Poster Presentations 1. Pallavi Doradla, and Robert H. Giles, Characterization of Bending Loss in Hollow Flexible Terahertz Waveguides, at Sukant Tripathy Annual Memorial Symposium, University of Massachusetts Lowell (December 2, 2011). 2. Pallavi Doradla, and Robert H. Giles, Bending Loss Optimization in Hollow Flexible Terahertz Waveguides, at APS NE March Meeting, (March 8, 2011). 3. Pallavi Doradla, and Robert H. Giles, Transmission Loss Optimization in Metal Coated Hollow Flexible Terahertz Waveguides, at Graduate Student Research Symposium, University of Massachusetts Lowell (April 25, 2011). Invited Talks 1. Pallavi Doradla, Development of Terahertz Endoscopic System for Cancer Detection, at SPIE Photonics West (CA), Terahertz, RF, Millimeter, and Sub-Millimeter-Wave Technology and Applications VII (Scheduled February 16, 2016). 2. Pallavi Doradla, Development of a Single-channel Terahertz Endoscopic System, at Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital (June 30, 2014). 3. Pallavi Doradla, and Robert H. Giles, Terahertz Medical Imaging Technologies, at Freshman Physics Lecture Series, (February 20, 2013). 4
4. Pallavi Doradla, Development of Terahertz Endoscope for the detection of Colorectal Cancers, at Department of Colon and Rectum Surgery Unit, University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester (December 21, 2012). 5. Pallavi Doradla, Detection of Colon and Rectum Cancers with Continuous-wave Terahertz Imaging at Graduate Physics Lecture Series, (December 19, 2011). 6. Pallavi Doradla, and Srinivas Ganganagunta, A Review on Liquid Crystals, in state level seminar/workshop at S.D.M.S.M. Kalasala, Vijayawada, India (Fall 2004). WORK IN PROGRESS # Development of an intracoronary console combining polarization sensitive OFDI with intravascular ultrasound to enable quantitative birefringence microscopy. # Measurement of collagen and smooth muscle cell content in Atherosclerotic plaques using polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography. # Comparison of linear and circular polarizations for terahertz cancer contrast measurements. # Investigation of biological effects associated with terahertz radiation. # Development of hydrophobic hemispherical quartz window for terahertz endoscopic applications. PROFFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES! Student Member of American Physical Society (APS), Material Research Society (MRS), and the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE).! President of UMass Lowell - Material Research Society university chapter (First representative from UML to start a chapter at MRS and organize a lecture series on materials at UML, 2012). - Objective: To foster the discussion among students and faculty in various material disciplines, to generate student interest in materials science and to promote the exchange and dissemination of information from the Society.! Trained and certified by OSHA Blood-borne Pathogens/Biosafety Management (BBPC), Environmental-Emergency Management (EHS), and Collaborative Institutional Board (CITI).! Booth Staff Member at the international SPIE Photonics west conference (International society for optics and photonics) to represent : Submillimeter-wave Technology Laboratory and Department of Physics (January 2012, February 2013).! Technical Staff Member at American Physical Society (APS) NE March Meeting, University of Massachusetts Lowell (March 2011).! Conference Organizing Committee at the eighth international conference on Optoelectronics, Fiber-optics and Photonics at University of Hyderabad, India (December 13-16, 2006). 5