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Available positions:

PhD and MASc positions are open in the group, covering a range of research topics, including:

  • Devices and Fabrication

    • Selenium Semiconductors for X-ray Imaging
    • Avalanche Devices for Low-Light Cameras
    • Photon Counting Semiconductors
  • Integrated Circuits and Systems

    • Sub-Micron Pixel CMOS Cameras
    • Large-Area CMOS X-ray Imagers
  • Multi-Spectral (Color) X-ray Imagers
  • Multi-Spectral NIR and Optical Imagers

How to Apply:

If you're interested, please review recent papers related to your area of interest. Then, email Dr. Karim S. Karim at kkarim@uwaterloo.ca with the following:

  • A brief synopsis of your proposed research topic
  • A short resume (max. 2 pages)
  • Your most recent transcript (preferably with a GPA of 80 or higher from the last 2 undergraduate academic years)

Publications by year

Paving the way for a digital X-ray and health-care revolution

Professor Karim S. Karim has patented an innovative technology to create a digital X-ray imager that can be built by a typical flat-panel display manufacturer. The digital X-ray imagers currently on the market are expensive (about $50,000 to $100,000 each) since specialized facilities with highly technical equipment are required to manufacture them.

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World's first 25-micron resolution complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) selenium x-ray detector

As presented at the Society of photo-optical instrumentation engineers (SPIE) medical imaging 2014 conference in San Diego, California:

Animal teeth and jaw bone


Animal teeth and jaw bone

25-50 micron wire diameter aorta stent


25-50 micron wire diameter aorta stent

News

MASc candidate Yunzhe Li’s project – “Moonlight imaging with hybrid amorphous-selenium/CMOS photodetectors” – claimed the Teledyne DALSAComponentware/CAD Award, one of four decided by judges from academia and industry at the CMC Texpo 2016

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