Michael L Oelze

Professor
Biomedical and Translational Sciences

Interim Director for Research & Entrepreneurship
Carle Illinois College of Medicine

Professor
Carle Illinois College of Medicine

(217) 333-9226

oelze@illinois.edu

4251 Beckman Institute

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Education

PhD in Physics, University of Mississippi, 2000

Teaching Statement

Professor Oelze is interested in teaching wave propagation, acoustics, ultrasonic imaging, electromagnetics, biomedical imaging and mentoring students in research activities.

Research Statement

Professor Oelze has three thrusts of his research all based on ultrasound: Imaging, therapy, and devices. For imaging, Prof. Oelze is using quantitative ultrasound techniques with applications in breast cancer and identifying the response of patients to neoadjuvant chemotherapy. He is working with clinical and industry partners to develop these technologies. Prof. Oelze has developed nonlinear beam formation strategies, called null subtraction imaging (NSI), which allows the creation of B-mode images for larger pitch arrays without grating lobes. NSI also can provide super resolution imaging. Prof. Oelze has applied these super resolution imaging techniques to imaging the microvasculature with or without contrast agents. Prof. Oelze has developed beam visualization techniques to observe the therapy beam for focused ultrasound applications in real time. Prof. Oelze is working with collaborators from across campus to develop mechanophores that are activated by ultrasound and capable of producing therapeutic effects at depth. Prof. Oelze is working on small implantable devices that are powered by and controlled by ultrasound imaging. He has developed techniques that can stream high definition (4k) video through tissues.

Undergraduate Research Opportunities

Several projects are available for undergraduate research including the use of coding schemes to enhance ultrasonic imaging capabilities, devising improved measurement and calibration techniques for ultrasonic imaging, and quantifying materials using ultrasound. Students involved in these research opportunities will learn to characterize and calibrate ultrasonic sources, process data, and develop important laboratory skills.

Research Interests

Acoustic Communications
Ultrasound therapy
Coded Excitation and Ultrasound
Ultrasound Computed Tomography
Bioeffects of ultrasound
Treatment monitoring using ultrasound
Cancer diagnosis using ultrasound
Quantitative ultrasound imaging
Ultrasound backscatter microscopy

Honors

Invited participant, 2014 Japan-America Frontiers of Engineering Symposium (JAFOE), Sponsored by the NAE and Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo, Japan, 2014
Senior member, IEEE and IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectronics, and Frequency Control
Fellow, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
Fulbright Scholar, 2012-2013
HP Travel Award, 2012-2013
3M Nontenured faculty award, 2006, 2007 and 2008
F32 NIH Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2002-2004
National Dean's list, 1999-2000
Physics Graduate Student of the Year, 1998-1999
Phi Kappa Phi, 1998
Alpha Chi, 1993

Teaching Honors

Teacher Ranked as Excellent by Students, Spring 2015
Teacher Ranked as Excellent by Students, Fall 2014
Teacher Ranked as Excellent by Students, Spring 2014
Teacher Ranked as Excellent by Students, Fall 2013
Teacher Ranked as Excellent by Students, Spring 2012 (for both ECE 472 and ECE 473)
Teacher Ranked as Excellent by Students, Spring 2011 (Listed as Outstanding)
Teacher Ranked as Excellent by Students, Spring 2010
Teacher Ranked as Excellent by Students, Spring 2008
Teacher Ranked as Excellent by Students, Fall 2006

Research Honors

2nd Place Student Paper Competition, 153rd meeting of ASA (2007)

Public Service Honors

Officer, Basic Science and Instrumentation Community of Practice, AIUM, 2013-
Technical Program Committee, IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, 2013-
Associate Editor, Ultrasonic Imaging, 2013-
Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 2013-2018
Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 2012-
Member, Advisory Editorial Board, Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, 2008-2016