Available positions:
PhD and MASc positions are open in the group, covering a range of research topics, including:
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Devices and Fabrication
- Selenium Semiconductors for X-ray Imaging
- Avalanche Devices for Low-Light Cameras
- Photon Counting Semiconductors
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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:
News
New X-ray technology in testing with cancer patients
A digital X-ray imager developed by a Waterloo Engineering startup is being tested on cancer patients with lung nodules in a pilot study at Grand River Hospital in Kitchener.
The new technology is faster and cheaper than traditional CT scans, and has the potential to detect lung cancer earlier and with less radiation exposure.
Master Student Awarded the DALSA Award at CMC Texpo 2016
Dr. Karim talks about low-cost X-ray imagers at National Biotechnology Week
Dr. Karim speaks at National Biotechnology Week at the University of Waterloo about "Bending the cost curve: Towards a $1000 digital X-ray imager for scalable and sustainable healthcare."