Selected publications, 2016 – 2026.

This study identifies lipochondrocytes, lipid-filled cells in mammalian cartilage, which use de novo lipogenesis to produce stable lipid droplets that influence cartilage biomechanics by reducing stiffness and resilience — providing a unique alternative to traditional extracellular matrix structures.

A description of initial efforts to create a biotechnology and bioprocessing workforce-development program focused on downstream processing in the Appalachian Highlands. Includes curriculum design, community-college partnerships, and lessons from the first year.

Book chapter providing an overview of the discovery and history of stimulated Raman scattering with extensive examples of its use cases throughout the years — from bulk solutions to single-molecule limits.

A perspective piece arguing for the broader adoption of coherent Raman techniques outside the small community of method developers — what would have to change for these tools to be used routinely in clinical and industrial labs.

A chapter on the application of coherent Raman scattering microscopy to the visualization and characterization of two-photon polymerized structures — a useful contrast for the printed monomer and its conversion to polymer.

A novel method for fast, cost-effective mid-infrared chemical imaging using non-degenerate two-photon absorption directly on standard silicon CCDs — enabling wide-field imaging and videos with high chemical selectivity and minimal complexity.

EPA signalling drives lipid biology in meibomian gland epithelial cells — cell-cycle exit, lipid accumulation, autophagy — with implications for dry-eye therapeutics. Optical imaging confirms the lipid phenotypes.

Demonstrating that pushing CARS into the visible regime — instead of staying near-IR by convention — yields a substantial resolution gain on cell- and tissue-scale samples without sacrificing chemical specificity.

Third-order sum-frequency generation as a route to IR chemical imaging at higher spatial resolution than conventional IR microscopy — applied to skin and other thin biological samples.

Combining three coherent nonlinear modalities on one bench with vibrational contrast as the through-line — instrumentation, registration, and demonstration on biological samples.

A commentary on CARS imaging of arterial-wall lipid deposits — the implications for atherosclerosis research and what the modality needs in order to be useful at the clinical end of the bench-to-bedside pipeline.

A comprehensive review of the history, principles, and diverse applications of SRS across molecular sciences — from gas-phase ensembles to plasmonic single-molecule limits. Cited 1000+ times.