Medical Imaging Research Group (MIRG)

Himanshu Shekhar Awarded ASA Hunt Fellowship

Himanshu Shekhar, who received his Ph.D. in May of 2014, has been awarded the very prestigious Frederick V. Hunt Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Acoustics from the Acoustical Society of America for 2015-2016. Himanshu completed his doctoral work in Prof. Marvin Doyley’s group, working on high frequency ultrasound imaging. The Hunt Fellowship was established by the Acoustical Society of America to honor the legacy of the late Prof. Frederick Vinton Hunt of Harvard University. Himanshu received one of two Hunt fellowships which were awarded this year for his proposal titled “Ultrasound-enhanced drug delivery for treating vascular disease.” He will complete this research in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Cincinnati, working with Prof. Christy Holland. Congratulations Dr. Shekhar!