Ömer Oralkan

Biography

Dr. Oralkan joined the faculty at the North Carolina State University in January 2012. His research interests are at the interface of electrical engineering and the life sciences, particularly on using integrated circuits and underlying technologies to implement medical devices and supporting systems for diagnostics and therapy. More specifically, his current research focuses on developing devices and systems for ultrasound imaging, photoacoustic imaging, image-guided therapy, biological and chemical sensing, and ultrasound neural stimulation.

Prior to joining NC State, he was a Research Associate (2004-2007) and then a Senior Research Associate (2007-2011) in the E. L. Ginzton Laboratory at Stanford University, where he worked on capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers. He also served as an Adjunct Lecturer in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Santa Clara University, CA (2009-2011).

Education

• Ph.D. 2004
  Electrical Engineering
  Stanford University
• Master's 1997
  Electrical Engineering
  Clemson University
• Bachelor's 1995
  Electrical Engineering
  Bilkent University, Turkey

Recent Publications

• Activation of primate frontal eye fields with a CMUT phased array system (2024)
• Design and Fabrication of 1-D CMUT Arrays for Dual-Mode Dual-Frequency Acoustic Angiography Applications (2024)
• Deep-Learning-Based High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Lesion Segmentation in Multi-Wavelength Photoacoustic Imaging (2023)
• Performance of A Monolithic E-Nose Array Integrating MEMS and ALD Processing (2023)
• Photoacoustic imaging of visually evoked cortical and subcortical hemodynamic activity in mouse brain: feasibility study with piezoelectric and capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT) arrays (2023)
• Plant Disease Detection Using an Electronic Nose (2023)
• A Handheld Imaging Probe for Acoustic Angiography With an Ultrawideband Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer (CMUT) Array (2022)
• A pre-charged CMUT structure with a built-in charge storage capacitor (2022)
• An Ultrasonic Energy Harvesting IC Providing Adjustable Bias Voltage for Pre-Charged CMUT (2022)
• Performance Assessment of Ultra-Wideband and Dual-Mode 1D CMUT Arrays for Acoustic Angiography (2022)

Awards & Honors