Charles Feng

Current

• Research Assistant at Massachusetts General Hospital
• Mathematics Teacher at Sabio Academy
• Research Assistant at Chemical Imaging and Structures Laboratory

• Bioengineering Student at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Past

• Research Assistant at Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology

Education

• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• William Fremd High School

Connections

37 connections

Industry

Biotechnology

Websites

• Personal site, web portfolio

Charles Feng’s Summary

I am currently a student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. I will receive a BS in bioengineering in May 2008, and a MS in the same field in May 2009. After graduation, I plan to pursue an MD/PhD combined degree and subsequently a career in biotechnology research or development.

I have over eight years of computer programming experience, and I am proficient in C++, Java, MATLAB, PHP and MySQL. I also own a web design studio specializing in clean, elegant web layouts; my portfolio can be accessed at http://www.fenguin.net.

Charles Feng’s Specialties:

Biomedical imaging, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, optical coherence tomography, web design + applications

Charles Feng’s Experience

• Research Assistant

  Massachusetts General Hospital

  (Non-Profit; 10,001 or more employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)

  June 2008 — Present (4 months)

  Working for Prof. Gary Tearney under the Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology Summer Institute in Biomedical Optics.

• Mathematics Teacher

  Sabio Academy

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; E-Learning industry)

  December 2006 — Present (1 year 10 months)

  I teach classes in high school competition mathematics, especially AMC, AIME, and USAMO. I train students ranging from no mathematics experience to within the top 5% nationwide, with the ultimate goal of reaching the United States of America Mathematical Olympiad (top <1% nationally).

• Research Assistant

  Chemical Imaging and Structures Laboratory

  (Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Biotechnology industry)

  January 2006 — Present (2 years 9 months)

  I am conducting research in Fourier Transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy under Rohit Bhargava. I currently have two ongoing projects; I am investigating the automated diagnosis of skin neoplasia using a Bayesian classification algorithm, and I am designing (with a teammate) a fiber optic probe that will enable in vivo infrared spectra acquisition.
  
  During the summer of 2006, I was given a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Undergraduate Research Fellowship to continue my infrared spectroscopy research.

• Bioengineering Student

  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

  August 2005 — Present (3 years 2 months)

  I will obtain my BS in bioengineering in May 2008, followed by a MS in the same field in May 2009. My research interests include infrared spectroscopy, optical coherence tomography, among other biomedical imaging modalities.

• Research Assistant

  Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology

  (Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Biotechnology industry)

  June 2007 — August 2007 (3 months)

  As part of the HST Summer Institute in Biomedical Optics, I conducted research in optical coherence tomography (OCT) under Johannes F. de Boer and B. Hyle Park. My project involved finding a way to reduce coherent speckle through wavefront modulation.

Charles Feng’s Education

• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  BS/MS, Bioengineering, 2005 — 2009 (expected)

• William Fremd High School

  2001 — 2005

Additional Information

Charles Feng’s Websites:

• Personal site, web portfolio

Charles Feng’s Interests:

Biomedical imaging, nanotechnology, medicine, skydiving, tennis, swimming, weightlifting

Charles Feng’s Honors:

Deans list, James scholar, Robert C. Byrd scholar, Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society, Golden Key Honor Society

Charles Feng’s Contact Settings

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