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Teaching Image Processing and Optical Engineering to University Biology Students

Published:2023-08-01 Issue:1 Volume:4 Page:38-57
ISSN:2578-6970
Container-title:The Biophysicist
language:en
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Author:

Zimmerman Thomas¹²³^ORCID,Esquerra Raymond¹²,Chan Yee-Hung Mark¹²,Kulkarni Anagha¹,Adelstein Nicole¹,Albright Ashley¹²⁴,Luo Jiayu¹,Dean Ziah¹^ORCID,Ahmed Salma¹,Phillips Michelle⁵,Bianco Simone²³^ORCID,Capponi Sara²³

Affiliation:

1. 1 San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, USA

2. 2 Center for Cellular Construction, San Francisco, CA, USA

3. 3 IBM Research–Almaden, Almaden, CA, USA

4. 4 University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA

5. 5 Phillips & Associates, San Francisco, CA, USA

Abstract

ABSTRACT Biophysics is an interdisciplinary pursuit requiring researchers with knowledge and skills in several areas. Optical instruments and computers are fundamental tools in biophysics research to collect and analyze data. We developed a 1-semester Optical Engineering Laboratory course to teach image processing, optical engineering, and research skills to undergraduate students majoring in biology and biochemistry. With the use of development systems on students' laptops and in the cloud, students learned image processing with Python and OpenCV. Each student constructed a microprocessor-based lensless holographic microscope, gaining hands-on experience with optical engineering. The class culminated in original, student-designed research projects. All lectures, hands-on labs, and student research projects were performed both in person and remotely, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Publisher

Biophysical Society

Subject

General Earth and Planetary Sciences,General Environmental Science

Link

https://meridian.allenpress.com/the-biophysicist/article-pdf/4/1/38/3253796/i2578-6970-4-1-38.pdf

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