Natzem Lima

PhD Student
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Pronouns:
he, him, his

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.