Francis and Karen are the principal contributors to content on this site, where we publish a mix of the interests, hobbies & professional activities that we enjoy.
Francis recently completed his doctorate at McGill University in the department of chemistry, studying practical methods for measuring and correcting for light scattering in visible and near-infrared tissue spectroscopy. He is currently a post-doctoral fellow in Michael Morris's lab at the University of Michigan. Francis enjoys rock climbing, ultimate frisbee and soccer. His many other interests include programming, and designing and constructing systems with mechanics, optics and electronics.
Karen is nearing completion of her Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan, where she is developing Raman spectroscopic methods to detect knee osteoarthritis before the joint is damaged beyond repair. Karen enjoys long-distance running and recently completed her fifth half-marathon on October 19. She also enjoys growing orchids, cooking, practicing Iyengar yoga, taking photographs, writing and reading.
Francis and Karen also enjoy scuba diving and motorcycle riding (on their antique Honda motorcycles).
We used to have a lot more information on this site, which we will eventually get back up and running. Unfortunately, we haven't had the chance to migrate the old web site over yet.