Jennifer Barton
Distinguished Chair, Thomas R Brown | Professor, Medical Imaging | Professor, BIO5 Institute | Member of the Graduate Faculty | Director, BIO5 Institute | Professor, Agricultural-Biosystems Engineering | Professor, Biomedical Engineering | Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering | Professor, Optical Sciences | Professor, Cancer Biology - GIDP
About
Jennifer Barton received the BS and MS degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and University of California Irvine, respectively. She worked for McDonnell Douglas now Boeing) on the Space Station program before returning to The University of Texas at Austin to obtain the Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering in 1998. She is currently Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Optical Sciences, and Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering at the University of Arizona. She has served as department head of Biomedical Engineering, Associate Vice President for Research, Interim Vice President for Research, and is currently Interim Director of the BIO5 Institute, a collaborative research institute dedicated to solving complex biology-based problems affecting humanity.
Research Area
- The Sensor Lab, funded by the University of Arizona Strategic Plan, is a Health Sciences initiative bringing students, faculty, industry and community partners together to advance novel human-centered hardware and software sensor systems. These systems detect, monitor, analyze and provide real-time feedback relating to human physiology and behavior. The mission is to create an engaging and inspirational environment with access to equipment and expertise that encourages creativity and innovation.The Sensor Lab connects researchers across disciplines, within health sciences and beyond, to develop an array of technologies and digital solutions with health applications (e.g., AI, VR, mobile apps). The Sensor Lab is outfitted with flexible wearable sensors, environmental monitoring, 360 video and audio recording, XR, coupled with analytical tools and multi-modal feedback capabilities. These include gold-standard state-of-the-art sensor systems and development platforms to push forward the next generation of sensor-based investigation and discovery.Our services include two main categories: (1) Equipment/sensor loaning (sensor and related equipment for shared use) and (2) Dedicated Space/Rooms (space configured and prepared for research using a variety of sensors).Depending on users' requirements and needs, the level of involvement with the Sensor Lab ranges from loaning of sensor hardware to a involvement in the design, proposal and the development of sensor-based research.
- Research in the Tissue Optics Lab is an interdisciplinary effort. Students from biomedical, optical, mechanical, life sciences, and more, currently work in the lab building new imaging devices, testing new applications, and performing signal and image analysis. The common goal of the lab's research is to improve healthcare through the novel use of light.
Measurement and Data Analysis in Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Optics and Biophotonics