Asst. Prof. Dr. Panomsak Meemon (Leader Group G4)


Office : School of Physics, Institute of Science, Suranaree University of Technology 111 University Ave, Muang District, Nakhon Ratchsima, 30000 Thailand

Phone : +66 (0)88 411 7877 

E-mail : panomsak@sut.ac.th

Education :

2010 Ph.D. in Optics, University of Central Florida, FL, USA Dissertation Title: Development of Optical Coherence Tomography for Tissue Diagnostics
2006 M.S. in Optics, University of Central Florida, FL, USA Area of Interest: Optical Coherence Tomography
2000 B.Eng. in Electrical Engineering, Chiang Mai University, Thailand Area of Interest: Design of Feedback Control Algorithm for Inverted Pendulum Problems

Work experience :

Sep 2015 – Present Faculty member, School of Physics, Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand
Dec 2011 – Aug 2015 Faculty member, School of Laser Technology and Photonics, Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand
Dec 2010 – Nov 2011 Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, New York, USA
Jan 2003 – Jan 2004 Teaching Assistant at Naresuan University Phayao Campus, Department of Electrical Engineering (Thailand)
May 2000 – May 2003 Production Engineer at Tokyo Coil Engineer Thailand, Co., Ltd., (Thailand).

Other activities :

2006 – Present :
– Member of IEEE and LEOS since January 2006
– Member of SPIE since October 2006
– Member of OSA since March 2007

Research Expertise & Interest :

Optical Coherence Tomography; Optical System Design for Biomedical Instruments; Functional Imaging such as Doppler Imaging, Polarization Imaging, and Elastography; Non-destructive Sub-surface Material Imaging and Characterization

Awards and fellowships

2016:
– 2015 Science and Technology Research Grant from Thailand Toray Science Foundation (TTSF)
2016:
– Outstanding Inventor Award from National Research Council of Thailand
2013:
– Excellent PhD Thesis Award by National Research Council of Thailand, Thailand
2007:
– UCF I2lab Fellowship 2007-2008
– The 2007 Incubic/Milton Chang Student Travel Award
2004:
– Royal Thai Government Scholarship winner with the requirement of Ministry of Science and Technology and Suranaree University of Technology’s School of Laser Technology and Photonics
1997-2000
– Four-year scholarship from the Faculty of Engineering, Chiang Mai University, Thailand

Research publications :

Total number of publication:  46 (International journals)
h-index: 9
Total citation: 263

Peer reviewed :

  • Yao, J. Huang, P. Meemon, M. Ponting, and J. P. Rolland, ” Simultaneous estimation of thickness and refractive index of layered gradient refractive index optics using a hybrid confocal-scan swept-source optical coherence tomography system,” Opt. Express 23, 30149-30164 (2015). https://www.osapublishing.org/oe/abstract.cfm?uri=oe-23-23-30149
  • Yao, P. Meemon, M. Ponting, and J. P. Rolland, “Angular scan optical coherence tomography imaging and metrology of spherical gradient refractive index preforms,” Opt. Express 23, 6428-6443 (2015). http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-23-5-6428
  • Meemon et al., “Optical Coherence Tomography Enabling Non Destructive Metrology of Layered Polymeric GRIN Material”, Sci. Rep. 3, 1709; DOI:10.1038/srep01709 (2013). http://www.nature.com/srep/2013/130423/srep01709/full/srep01709.html
  • Yao; P. Meemon; K.S. Lee; J. P. Rolland, “Nondestructive metrology by optical coherence tomography empowering manufacturing iterations of layered polymeric optical materials”, Opt. Eng. 52 (11), 112111 (August 08, 2013). http://opticalengineering.spiedigitallibrary.org/article.aspx?articleid=1725897
  • Duma, K. Lee, P. Meemon, and J. P. Rolland, “Experimental investigations of the scanning functions of galvanometer-based scanners with applications in OCT,” Appl. Opt. 50, 5735-5749 (2011). http://www.opticsinfobase.org/vjbo/abstract.cfm?uri=ao-50-29-5735
  • S. Lee, K. P. Thompson, P. Meemon, and J. P. Rolland, “Cellular resolution optical coherence microscopy with high acquisition speed for in-vivo human skin volumetric imaging,” Opt. Lett. 36, 2221-2223 (2011). http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-36-12-2221.
  • Meemon and J. P. Rolland, “Swept-source based, single-shot, multi-detectable velocity range Doppler optical coherence tomography,” Biomed. Opt. Express 1, 955-966 (2010). http://www.opticsinfobase.org/boe/abstract.cfm?URI=boe-1-3-955
  • Meemon, K. S. Lee, and J. P. Rolland, “Doppler imaging with dual-detection full-range frequency domain optical coherence tomography,” Biomed. Opt. Express 1, 537-552 (2010). http://www.opticsinfobase.org/boe/abstract.cfm?URI=boe-1-2-537 Selected as a Feature Of The Week 9/19/10 on OCT News website: http://www.octnews.org/articles/2311496/feature-of-the-week-91910-researchers-from-univers/
  • Murali, P. Meemon, K. S. Lee, W. P. Kuhn, K. P. Thompson, and J. P. Rolland, “Assessment of a liquid lens enabled in vivooptical coherence microscope,” Appl. Opt. 49, D145-D156 (2010). http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-49-16-D145 Special issue
  • P. Rolland, P. Meemon, S. Murali, K. P. Thompson, and K. S. Lee, “Gabor-based fusion technique for Optical Coherence Microscopy,” Opt. Express 18, 3632-3642 (2010). http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-18-4-3632 Selected as a Feature Of The Week 6/13/10 on OCT News website: http://www.octnews.org/articles/2101808/feature-of-the-week-61310-gabor-domain-optical-coh/
  • S. Lee, P. Meemon, W. Dallas, K. Hsu, and J. P. Rolland, “Dual detection full range frequency domain optical coherence tomography,” Opt. Lett. 35, 1058-1060 (2010). http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-35-7-1058
  • Meemon, K. S. Lee, S. Murali, and J. Rolland, “Optical design of a dynamic focus catheter for high-resolution endoscopic optical coherence tomography,” Applied Optics 47, 2452-2457 (2008). http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-47-13-2452
  • P. Meemon, M. Chopra, M. Salem, K. S. Lee, and J. P. Rolland, “Determination of the coherency matrix of a broadband stochastic electromagnetic light beam,” of Modern Optics 55, 2765-2776 (2008). http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a904175631

 Proceedings :

  • Meemon, J. Yao, and J. P. Rolland, “Design consideration and performance analysis of OCT-based topography “, Proc. SPIE 8934, Optical Coherence Tomography and Coherence Domain Optical Methods in Biomedicine XVIII, 89343L (March 4, 2014). http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2041419
  • Meemon, K. Palawong, and P. Pongchalee, “Simplified methods of design, implementation, and characterization of a spectrometer-based FD-OCT “, Proc. SPIE 8949, 89491J (March 12, 2014). http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2036517
  • Pongchalee, K. Palawong, and P. Meemon, “Implementation and characterization of phase-resolved Doppler optical coherence tomography method for flow velocity measurement “, Proc. SPIE 9234, 923416 (June 2, 2014). http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2054267
  • Palawong, P. Pongchalee, P. Chuamchaitrakool, S. Tachatraiphop, J. Widjaja, and P. Meemon, “Design, implementation, and characterization of spectrometer-based spectral domain optical coherence tomography”, Proc. SPIE 9234, 923417 (2014). http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2054287
  • P. Rolland, K. S. Lee, P. Meemon and S. F. Ibrahim, “Gabor Domain Optical Coherence Microscopy of Human Skin” Issues in Toxicology, 37-52 (2014).
  • Yao, P. Meemon, and J. P. Rolland, “Nondestructive Metrology of Layered Polymeric GRIN Materials Using Optical Coherence Tomography,” in Optical Fabrication and Testing (OFT) (Optical Society of America, 2012), paper OTu4D.3 http://www.opticsinfobase.org/abstract.cfm?URI=OFT-2012-OTu4D.3
  • Hsu, P. Meemon, K. S. Lee, P. J. Delfyett, and J. P. Rolland, “Broadband Fourier-domain mode-locked lasers,” Photonic Sensors, 1-6 (2011). http://www.springerlink.com/content/31285878q356621v/
  • P. Rolland, S. Murali, P. Meemon, W. Kuhn, K. P. Thompson, and K. S. Lee, “Liquid lens enabled optical coherence microscope with Gabor fusion”, Proc. SPIE 7652, 76522C (2010). http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.871356
  • Meemon, K. S. Lee, and J. P. Rolland, “Phase-resolved Doppler imaging with dual-detection full-range frequency domain optical coherence tomography”, Proc. SPIE 7891, 78910P (2011). http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.878647
  • P. Rolland, S. Murali, P. Meemon, P. Glenn, K. P. Thompson, and K. Lee, “Performance of a Liquid Lens Enabled Optical Coherence Microscope with Gabor Fusion,” in International Optical Design Conference, OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2010), paper IWD4. http://www.opticsinfobase.org/abstract.cfm?URI=IODC-2010-IWD4
  • Meemon and J. P. Rolland, “Variable Velocity Dynamic Range Doppler Optical Coherence Tomography,” in Frontiers in Optics, (Optical Society of America, 2010), paper FTuY3. http://www.opticsinfobase.org/abstract.cfm?URI=FiO-2010-FTuY3
  • Meemon, K. S. Lee, and J. P. Rolland, “Full-range spectral domain Doppler optical coherence tomography”, Proc. SPIE 7556, 75560C (2010). http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.842144
  • Meemon, K. S. Lee, S. Murali, I. Kaya, K. P. Thompson, and J. P. Rolland, “Sub-cellular resolution imaging with Gabor domain optical coherence microscopy”, Proc. SPIE 7554, 75542C (2010). http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.842662
  • P. Rolland, P. Meemon, S. Murali, I. Kaya, N. Papp, K. P. Thompson, and K. S. Lee, “Gabor domain optical coherence microscopy,” Proc. SPIE 7372, 73721K (2009). http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.831846
  • Murali, K. S. Lee, P. Meemon, W. P. Kuhn, K. P. Thompson, and J. P. Rolland, “Quantification of resolution for a dynamic focusing OCM microscope,” Proc. SPIE 7170, 717009 (2009). http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.823089
  • S. Lee, P. Meemon, K. Hsu, W. J. Dallas, and J. P. Rolland, “Dual-reference full-range frequency domain optical coherence tomography,” Proc. SPIE 7170, 717004 (2009). http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.823146
  • P. Rolland, P. Meemon, S. Murali, A. Jain, N. Papp, K. P. Thompson, and K. S. Lee, “Gabor domain optical coherence microscopy,” Proc. SPIE 7139, 71390F (2008). http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.816930
  • Murali, K. S. Lee, P. Meemon, and J. P. Rolland, “Optical coherence microscope for invariant high resolution in vivo skin imaging ” Proc. SPIE 6849, 684903 (2008). http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.763394
  • Jain, S. Murali, N. Papp, K. Thompson, K. Lee, P. Meemon, H. Foroosh, and J. P. Rolland, “Super-resolution imaging combining the design of an optical coherence microscope objective with liquid-lens based dynamic focusing capability and computational methods,” Proc. SPIE 7061, 70610C (2008). http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.805365
  • Meemon, S. Murali, K. Lee, and J. P. Rolland, “Gabor Domain Optical Coherence Microscopy,” in Frontiers in Optics, (Optical Society of America, 2008), paper FWW4. http://www.opticsinfobase.org/abstract.cfm?URI=FiO-2008-FWW4
  • P. Rolland, K. Lee, A. Mahmood, L. Fluck, J. Duarte, I. Kaya, A. Santhanam, P. Meemon, S. Murali, O. Ilegbusi, P. Kupelian, A. Kachurin, WarrenW.L., P. Molnar, J. Hickman, and P. Kolattukudy, “Collaborative engineering: 3-D optical imaging and gas exchange simulation of in-vitro alveolar constructs,” in Medicine Meets Virtual Reality. Los Angeles, CA (2008). http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18391335
  • P. Meemon, S. Murali, K. S. Lee, and J. Rolland, “Dynamic focus catheter design for endoscopic optical coherence tomography,” in Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE, 2007), 9-10. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=4382248&tag=1
  • Meemon, M. Chopra, M. Salem, K. S. Lee, and J. Rolland, ” Measurement of the coherency matrix of a stochastic electromagnetic broadband beam,” in Frontiers in Optics, OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2007), paper FThN3. http://www.opticsinfobase.org/abstract.cfm?URI=FiO-2007-FThN3