Natzem Lima

Education

• Wyant College of Optical Sciences, PhD Candidate, Fall 2019 – Present
• Wyant College of Optical Sciences, Master of Science in Optical Sciences, Fall 2022
• The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Fall 2016

Employment

• Cancer Engineering Predoc. Fellow, University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, AZ, 2022 - Present
• Wyant College of Optical Sciences, Graduate Research Associate, Fall 2022 – Present
• Wyant College of Optical Sciences, Graduate Research Assistant, Fall 2019 – Fall 2022
• Tokyo Electron Limited, Systems Engineer, Fall 2021 – Spring 2023
• Tokyo Electron Limited, Optical Systems Engineering Intern, Summer 2021
• Fives Lund LLC, Mechanical Engineer, Fall 2016 – Summer 2019

Professional Affiliation and Activities

• Web Master, Women in Optics (WIO), Tucson, AZ, 2022 – Present
• PRISM Week Organizing Committee, Wyant College of Optical Sciences, Tucson, AZ, 2021 – Present
• Outreach Chair, Women in Optics (WIO), Tucson, AZ, 2021 – 2022
• Congressional Visits Day, National Photonics Initiative, Washington, D.C., Summer 2021  
• Student Member, American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), 2021 – Present
• Committee Member, Campus Advisory Board for the University of Arizona Police Department, Tucson, AZ, 2019 – 2020
• Student Optics Chapter (SOCK), Wyant College of Optical Sciences, Tucson, AZ, 2019 - Present
• Student Member, Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), 2019 – Present
• Student Member, The Optical Society (OPTICA, formerly OSA), 2019 – Present                     
• First-Generation Alumni of MIT Board Member (FGAMIT), Cambridge, MA, 2016 – Present                             
• MIT First Generation Program (FGP) Committee Member, Cambridge, MA, 2013 – 2016                                  
• Laser Fun Day Organizing Committee, Wyant College of Optical Sciences, Tucson, AZ, Spring 2021
• Outreach Committee, Wyant College of Optical Sciences, Tucson, AZ, 2020 – 2022

Specific Research Interests

• Hyperspectral Imaging
• Endoscope Systems
• Autofluorescence Imaging
• Optical Engineering
• Biomedical Optics
• Bioinformatics + Sequencing

Research Summary

I work with Dr. Travis W. Sawyer in the Biomedical Optics and Optical Imaging Laboratory. I work on designing optical systems that used advanced imaging techniques to highlight contrast in different states of tissue. Based on findings from these benchtop optical systems, I can then motivate and guide the development of an endoscopic tool.