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Gary Christensen

Gary E. Christensen

gary-christensen@uiowa.edu

 

Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering

& Radiation Oncology

Computational Imaging Group Leader
Iowa Institute for Biomedical Imaging

 

4324 Seamans Center for the Engineering Arts and Sciences
The University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242
Telephone: (319) 335-6055

 

Affiliations: The University of Iowa College of Engineering
Iowa Institute for Biomedical Imaging
Iowa Comprehensive Lung Imaging Center
Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center

 

Welcome to The Univeristy of Iowa located in Iowa City, Iowa.

I am a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Radiation Oncology. I primarily teach computer engineering and signal/image processing courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

My research interests include image processing, medical imaging, deformable shape models, 3D visualization, computer architecture, and parallel computing.

My research involves developing new image registration methods for customizing electronic anatomical atlases, automatic segmentation, modeling anatomical shape for the characterization of normalcy and disease, and brain mapping.

Education

Washington University, St. Louis, MO
B.S.
1988
Electrical Engineering (Magna Cum Laude)
Washington University, St. Louis, MO
B.S.
1988
Computer Science (Magna Cum Laude)
Washington University, St. Louis, MO
M.S.
1989
Electrical Engineering
Washington University, St. Louis, MO
D.Sc.
1994
Electrical Engineering

Positions and Employment

1987-1994 Research Assistant, Biomed. Computer Lab & Electronic Signals & Systems Lab, Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO.
1994-1996 Research Assistant Prof. of Surgery & Radiology, Wash. Univ. Sch. of Med., St. Louis, MO.
1994-1997 Director, Craniofacial Imaging Laboratory, St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO.
1996-1997 Assistant Prof. of Radiology & Surgery, Washington Univ. School of Med., St. Louis, MO.
1996-1997 Affiliate Assistant Prof. of Electrical Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, MO.
1997-2003 Assistant Prof. of Electrical & Computer Engineering, The Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
2003-2010 Associate Prof. of Electrical & Computer Engineering, The Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
2006-2010 Associate Prof. of Radiation Oncology, The Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
2010-present Prof. of Electrical & Computer Engineering, The Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
2010-present Prof. of Radiation Oncology, The Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
   

Other Experience and Professional Memberships

1986-1988 Tau Beta Pi - National Engineering Honor Society.
1987-1988 President, Eta Kappa Nu - National Electrical Engineering Honor Society.
2000-2002 The International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE).
1987-present Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), Senior Member.

Honors

1984-1988 Robert W. Otto Scholarship.
1988 Outstanding Senior, Electrical Engineering Department, Washington University.
1988 Academic Excellence Award, Computer Science Department, Washington University.
1995 Ebbsman Prize Honorable Mention, XIVth International Conference on Information Processing in Medical Imaging, Brest, France.
2004-2007 Robert and Virginia Wheeler Faculty Fellowship in Engineering
2005 Spring Obermann Scholar
2007 1st place Seimens 2007 Preclinical CT Image of the Year for “Imaging and analysis for the assessment of the normal mouse lung,” acquired by EA Hoffman, G McLennan, JM Reinhardt, GE. Christensen, D Chon, E Namati, J Namati, L Shi, JH Song, K Cao, and J Sieren from the University of Iowa.
2008 Award for Outstanding Achiement in Teaching presented by the The University of Iowa College of Engineering.
The University of Iowa College of Engineering