Mandeep Kaur
Post Doctoral Fellow
Maywood,IL
Summary
Postdoctoral Fellow with two years in fellowship at Loyola University, Chicago. Published research findings through peer-reviewed articles and analyzed results tailoring to possible future applications. Skilled Postdoctoral Research Fellow focused on improving markerless tumor tracking using dual energy. Bringing experience in both self-directed and support research capacities, as well as Ph.D degree in Nuclear Physics.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Post Doctoral Fellow
Loyola University Of Chicago
Chicago , IL
2020.12 - Current
- Wrote and published peer-reviewed articles in Medical Physics.
- Development of noise reduction techniques for dual-energy fluoroscopy and its application in real-time Markerless Lung Tumor Tracking.
- Optimized band pass filtering parameter for lung tumor tracking using dual energy and single energy.
- Developed image processing pipeline to remove stripe noise due to MV scatter on dual-energy fluoroscopy using MATLAB.
- Participated in patient specific IMRT QA using Arc Check.
- Collaborated with Varian engineering professionals to advance research and gain deeper understanding of topics.
- Attended research seminars and conferences to discover and discuss new developments and research.
Assistant Professor
Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University
Fatehgarh Sahib , Punjab
2015.08 - 2018.05
- Took attendance, graded assignments and maintained student records to assist teachers with administrative tasks and maintain smooth daily operations.
- Revised course objectives, course materials, instructional and assessment strategies for radiation physics courses.
- Created materials and exercises to illustrate application of course concepts.
- Teaching experience of Quantum Physics, Computational Physics, Applied Physics, and Statistical Physics.
- Co-supervised six students for master’s degree thesis.
- Organized scientific competitions for students.
- Supported weekly nuclear physics lab sessions, contributing to student engagement, comprehension and learning objectives.
- Helped struggling students by providing support outside of classrooms and consistently checking in on progress.
Junior Research Fellow
Thapar Institute Of Engineering And Technology
Patiala , Punjab
2014.09 - 2015.08
- Maintained high levels of confidentiality to protect data quality and project research.
- Computed complex statistical analyses and interpreted data using FORTRAN and MATLAB.
- Developed algorithm to make dynamical cluster decay model parameter independent and applied to predict the fusion cross of low energy nuclear reactions.
- Study the fission behavior of light mass nuclei.
- Analyzed dynamical aspects of low energy nuclear reactions around the coulomb barrier.
- Published research in Âmerican Physical Society journals.
- Collaborated with nuclear physics experts to advance research and gain deeper understanding of topics.
Education
CAMPEP Certificate Program - Medical Physics
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA 2020.01 - 2021.07
Ph.D. - Nuclear Physics
Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University
India 2013.10 - 2018.07
Master of Science - Physics
Guru Nanak Dev University
India 2009.08 - 2011.05
Bachelor of Science - Physical Sciences
Mahindra College
India 2006.08 - 2009.04
Bachelor of Science - Education
Guru Nanak Dev University
India 2011.08 - 2012.05
Skills
Project Management
Awards
- Third position at “Midwest American Association of Physicist in Medicine (AAPM) meeting”, 2022.
- Third position at “Midwest American Association of Physicist in Medicine (AAPM) meeting”, 2021.
- Best presentation award at National Conference on “Research Trends in Physics and Electronics” SGGS Khalsa College Mahilpur, Punjab, India, 2016.
- Progressive student award from Sahara Trust, Rajpura, India, 2007.
- Progressive student award from Sahara Trust, Rajpura, India, 2002.
Medical Physics Publications
Technical Note: Effect of noise reduction techniques and template matching parameters on markerless tumor tracking using dual-energy imaging, Mandeep Kaur , Peter Wagstaff , Hassan Mostafavi, Mathias Lehmann, Daniel Morf, Liangjia Zhu, Hyejoo Kang, Michal Walczak, Matthew. M. Harkenrider , John C. Roeske, Submitted to Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics.
Nuclear Physics Publications
1. Study of α-induced reactions forming A = 60 compound systems within dynamical cluster decay model, Mandeep Kaur, BirBikram Singh, Manoj K. Sharma, and Raj K. Gupta Nuclear Physics A 980, 67 (2018) Science Direct (Elsevier), ISSN: 0375-9474(print).
2. Analysis of intermediate and light mass fragments from composite systems 26-29Al* formed in 16,18O + 10,11B reactions, Mandeep Kaur, BirBikram Singh, Manoj K. Sharma, and Raj K. Gupta Nuclear Physics A 969, 14 (2018) Science Direct (Elsevier), ISSN: 0375-9474(print).
3. Decay analysis of compound nuclei with masses A ≈ 30–200 formed in reactions involving loosely bound projectiles, Mandeep Kaur, BirBikram Singh, Manoj K. Sharma, and Raj K. Gupta, Physical Review C 92, 024623 (2015), American Physical Society, U.S.A., ISSN: 2469-9985 (print) 2469-9993 (online).
4. Dynamical aspects of 48Ti +58 Fe, 58 Ni 106 Cd*, 106 Sn* reactions at energies around the Coulomb barrier, Rupinder Kaur, Maninder Kaur, Varinderjit Singh, Mandeep Kaur, BirBikram Singh, and B.S. Sandhu Physical Review C PRC 101, 044605 (2020).
5. Study of neck length parameter for complete fusion 9Be induced reactions, Mandeep Kaur, BirBikram Singh, and Manoj K. Sharma International Journal of Pure and Applied Physics 13(1), 154 (2017) Research India Publications, India, 2017, ISSN: 0973-1776 (print).
Timeline
Post Doctoral Fellow
Loyola University Of Chicago
2020.12 - Current
CAMPEP Certificate Program - Medical Physics
Harvard Medical School
2020.01 - 2021.07
Assistant Professor
Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University
2015.08 - 2018.05
Junior Research Fellow
Thapar Institute Of Engineering And Technology
2014.09 - 2015.08
Ph.D. - Nuclear Physics
Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University
2013.10 - 2018.07
Bachelor of Science - Education
Guru Nanak Dev University
2011.08 - 2012.05
Master of Science - Physics
Guru Nanak Dev University
2009.08 - 2011.05
Bachelor of Science - Physical Sciences
Mahindra College
2006.08 - 2009.04
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