News Highlights
June 2006
EESD scientist receives Science Spectrum honor
Justin Baba of ORNL's Engineering Science and Technology Division is the recipient of Science Spectrum magazine's 2006 Most Promising Scientist Award to be presented at the Minorities in Research Science Awards Conference, Sept. 16, 2006, in Baltimore. The Emerald Honors are awarded to African Americans, Hispanics, Asian Americans and Native Americans working in the research sciences.
Baba, a native of Nigeria, moved to the United States in 1990 and earned a bachelor's degree in aviation from LeTourneau University. He earned his doctorate degree from Texas A&M University in August 2003. Baba joined ORNL's Monolithic Systems Development Group as an R&D associate in September 2003 and has since been named a staff engineer.
Baba has worked on numerous biomedical and photonics projects, including the development of a light polarization-based non-invasive skin cancer detection device. Other projects include developing nano-based surgical tools for retinal procedures, photonics-based organ transplant blood perfusion monitoring and tissue assessment implantable sensors. |
