Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Education

PhD, Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2004)
MS, Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2001)
BS, Electrical Engineering, Colorado State University (1998)

Research Interests

Systems to use ultrasound to treat cancer, quantifying physical properties of tissue using backscattered ultrasound signals, applying ultrasound to treat infections, exploring ultrasound-induced bioeffects for ultrasound safety and therapy applications

Core Research Area: Communications and signal processing
Strategic Research Area: Bioengineering

Selected Publications

Bigelow, T.A., T. Northagen, T.M. Hill, and F.C. Sailer. “The Destruction of Escherichia Coli Biofilms Using High-intensity Focused Ultrasound.” Ultrasound Medicine & Biology 35, (2009): 1026–1031.                          

Bigelow, T.A. “Ultrasound Attenuation Estimation Using Backscattered Echoes from Multiple Sources,” Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 124, (2008): 1367–1373.
                                                        
Bigelow, T.A., B.L. McFarlin, W.D. O’Brien Jr., and M. Oelze. “In Vivo Ultrasonic Attenuation Estimates for Detecting Cervical Ripening in Rats: Preliminary Results.” Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 123, (2008): 1794–1800.
                                                                                                                                    
Bigelow, T.A., R.J. Miller, J.P. Blue, and W.D. O’Brien Jr. “Hemorrhage Near Fetal Rat Bone Exposed to Pulsed Ultrasound.” Ultrasound Medicine & Biology 33, (2007): 311–317.

Bigelow. T.A. and W.D. O’Brien Jr. “Impact of Local Attenuation Approximations When Estimating Correlation Length from Backscattered Ultrasound Echoes.” Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 120, (2006): 546–553.