Jennifer K. Barton

Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Associate Professor of Optical Sciences

Contact Information

  • Telephone:
    520-621-4116
  • Email:
    barton@u.arizona.edu
  • Mailing Address:
    Dr. Jennifer K. Barton
    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Room 423
  • University of Arizona
    Tucson, Arizona  85721  USA
 Photo: Professor Jennifer Barton

Education

  • PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 1998

  • MS, University of California at Irvine, 1993
  • BS, University of Texas at Austin, 1991

Employment

  • University of Arizona; Biomedical Engineering, Optical Sciences, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Assistant Professor, 1998-present

  • University of Texas, Biomedical Engineering Program, Research Assistant, 1994-1998

  • McDonnell Douglas Aerospace; International Space Station, Engineer/Scientist Specialist, 1988-1994

Awards and Honors

  • Award for Excellence at the Student Interface, College of Engineering and Mines, 2000

  • National Science Foundation Travel Grant to NATO Advanced Study Institute, Erice, Italy, 1999

  • NASA/Texas Space Grant Fellowship, 1996-1998

  • A.D. Hutchinson Student Endowment Fellowship, 1996-1997

  • D.J. Lovell Scholarship, 1997 to 1998

  • University of Texas Continuing Fellowship, 1997 to 1998

  • Research Paper Award, 18th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, 1998

  • Member, IEEE

  • Fellow, SPIE

  • Member, OSA

Research

  • Optical Imaging (Optical Coherence Tomography)

  • Laser-Tissue Interaction

  • Bioinstrumentation