PEOPLE
Principal Investigator
Professor, Department of Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering
Affiliated Professor, Department of Bioengineering
Affiliated Faculty Member, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
Office: 111E Talbot Laboratory, 104 S Wright St, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Tel: 217-333-7710 Fax: 217-333-2906
Email: ljmeng@illinois.edu
RESEARCH STAFF
NPRE Research Scientist
Ph.D. Bioengineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA, 2021
M.S. Biomedical Engineering, University of Pisa, Italy, 2015
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, University of Pisa, Italy, 2013
Research Interests
My research interests focus on developing clinical and preclinical advanced ionizing molecular imaging techniques such as SPECT systems based on state-of-art solid-state detectors, and X-ray Fluorescence Emission Tomography (XFET) instrumentation. As PhD project I fully designed, developed and characterized a preclinical MR-compatible SPECT system. The current projects consist in the design and development of (a) an organ-dedicated clinical SPECT system for imaging of peripheral vascular diseases in lower extremities, (b) a total-body clinical SPECT scanner for hyperspectral imaging of alpha-targeted therapy applications.
Email: zannoni2@illinois.edu
Graduate Students
Can Yang
NPRE Ph.D Student
M.S. Nuclear, Plasma and Radiological Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2021
B.S. Applied Physics, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), 2019
Research Interests
My research interests focus on simulations and performance evaluation of SPECT imaging systems, designing and developing high-resolution and high-sensitivity SPECT systems for brain imaging or intraoperative applications. I hope that I could develop a system for real patients in the future which could help MDs in diagnosis and treatment.
Email: canyang2@illinois.edu
Yifei Jin
NPRE Ph.D Student
M.S. Nuclear, Plasma and Radiological Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2022
B.S. Applied Physics, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), 2019
Research Interests
My research interests focus on room-temperature semiconductor gamma ray detectors and ultra-high resolution positron emission tomography (PET) imaging based on CZT detectors.
Email: yifeij5@illinois.edu
Shubham Mandot
NPRE Ph.D Student
M.Eng. Nuclear Engineering, University of California Berkeley, 2020
B.Tech. Mechanical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, 2018
Research Interests
My research interest lies in the nuclear medical imaging applications of high-energy radiation detectors. I’m currently working on improving the sensitivity and imaging capabilities of preclinical X-ray Fluorescence Emission Tomography (XFET) and SPECT systems based on solid-state detectors.
Email: smandot2@illinois.edu
Undergraduate Students
Drew Gura
NPRE B.S. Student
Research Interests
My research interests include the development of advanced medical imaging systems. I want to improve medical imaging procedures for both doctors and patients to receive a more accurate diagnosis.
Email: ahgura2@illinois.edu
Krishan Patel
NPRE B.S. Student
Email: krp3@illinois.edu
Ryan Wu
NPRE B.S. Student
Email: ryanwu3@illinois.edu
OPEN POSITIONS
Multiple position openings for highly motivated Ph.D. students and Postdoctoral Research Associates. For any information, please contact Prof.Ling-Jian Meng at ljmeng@illinois.edu
Undergraduate Research Opportunities
We routinely recruit undergraduate students to do research with graduate students or postdocs. Email your CV and/or resume with your potential research interests to Prof.Meng at ljmeng@illinois.edu to check for open positions and for arranging a meeting with you.