Laser-Assisted Medical Physics and Engineering Laboratory
Department of Physics, Carleton University
Welcome to LAMPE Lab!
Our group specializes in biomedical optics (biophotonics) within the medical physics stream in the Department of Physics at Carleton University. We develop optical imaging and spectroscopy techniques that are rapid, label-free and non-invasive for applications in biomedical diagnostics, and radiation medicine.
We focus on developing Raman spectroscopy and multimodal Stimulated Raman scattering (SRS)-nonlinear optical imaging-based techniques for the following applications:
Rapid Biodosimetry: Raman spectroscopy and machine learning applied to body fluids for the rapid identification of individuals exposed to ionizing radiation.
Microdosimetry: Raman spectroscopy and Nonlinear optical microscopy readout of radiation-sensitive substrates (dosimeters) to estimate the ionizing radiation energy deposited at low dose and high spatial (~1 micron) resolution.
Optical-imaging biomarkers of radiation response: Identification of ionizing radiation-induced biochemical effects in normal and cancerous cells and tissues
In addition, we are super-interested in the translation of these biophotonics techniques to pre-clinical and clinical/diagnostic lab setting.
We are always open to new ideas and looking for exciting new opportunities to collaborate. If you are interested in joining our lab, or find our equipment and techniques useful for your research, please do not hesitate to contact us!
Justin successfully defended his PhD in Medical Physics ! Justin's PhD thesis, "Advances in Multimodal Nonlinear Optical Microscopy for Label-Free Biomedical Imaging"
Great work Justin!
Lighting the path in 2026!
Sangeeta was promoted to Full Professor of Physics at Carleton University.
Sangeeta won two awards: Research Achievement-Seed Funding award, and the 2026 CU-CUASA Special Fund for EDI Research and Pedagogical Innovation
NSERC Alliance grant funded! (with Conexus Nuclear Inc. and Health Canada as partners)
Sangeeta gave an invited talk at the Gordon Research Conference (Vibrational Spectroscopy) on August 3rd
Sangeeta was invited to present at the EPRI-NEA Low Dose Research Workshop on June 24th
LAMPE Lab scholarship winners in 2026!
Teresa won the 2026 Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship in Science and Technology (QEII)
Connor won the 2026 Ontario Graduate Scholarship-Doctoral award
Welcome Josh, Rylen and Vishnu !
Rylen is going into his 2nd year as a MSc student, while Josh is starting his MSc in Fall 2026
Vishnu joined as a new postdoc on the Biodosimetry project
Stellar performance by Dean at CUMPC (2026) !
NSERC USRA student Dean Antonakos received three first-place awards at the 2026 Canadian Undergraduate Medical Physics Conference (CUMPC) on August 21st, 2026: 1st Place for Best Abstract, 1st Place for Best Presentation in the Imaging session, and the People’s Choice Award in the Imaging session. Dean’s talk was titled "Deep learning segmentation of fluorescence-guided brain tumour surgery images.”
Congratulations Dean !!
LAMPE Team shining bright in 2025
Teresa passed her PhD comprehensive exam and won the Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship in Science and Technology (QEII)
Connor won the Ontario Graduate Scholarship-Doctoral award
Justin won the Kiwanis Club and Dr. Kanta Marwah Scholarship in Medical Physics
Justin won the Best Poster Award at SPIE Photonics West 2025
LAMPE Lab students shine again!
Justin won the Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship in Science and Technology (QEII)
Connor won the Ontario Graduate Scholarship-Doctoral Scholarship
Teresa fast-tracked to the PhD (medical physics) program starting in Fall 2024
Zoë and Haydn won 1st place in their respective categories of the oral presentation sessions at the 2024 Canadian Undergraduate Medical Physics Conference (CUMPC) on August 22-23, 2024.
Congratulations Zoë and Hadyn!
Congratulations Dr. Allen!
Harry won the Carleton University Senate Medal for Outstanding Academic Achievement for his PhD in the LAMPE Lab, "Development and Application of a Multimodal Coherent Raman Scattering Microscope"
Dr. Allen is headed to the Oakridge National Laboratory as a Research Associate. Way to go Harry!!
Spring 2024 Funding Success!
CANDU Owners Group (COG) strategic R&D contract for developing Non-linear Optical Imaging Techniques to Identify Signatures of Low-dose Ionizing Radiation Exposure
NSERC Alliance: for developing rapid portable biodosimetry along with Profs. Sanjeena Dang and Anatoli Ianoul (Carleton), Health Canada and LightMachinery Inc.
International Research Seed Grant (Carleton) for initiating collaborative research project with Dr. Jamie Inman at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
December 18, 2023: Congratulations Dr. Allen!
Harry successfully defended his PhD in Biomedical Engineering (first one through Physics department) ! Harry's PhD thesis, "Development and Application of a Multimodal Coherent Raman Scattering Microscope" has been nominated for a Carleton University Senate Medal.
Excellent work Harry!
2023 Invited Talks: Congratulations Sangeeta !
Sangeeta gave an invited talk on August 28th on the application of Raman spectroscopy for biodosimetry at the 17th International Congress for Radiation Research (ICRR) which happens once every four years.
Sangeeta presented an invited talk on "New Approaches to detect low dose effects" at the Federal Nuclear Science and Technology (FNST) workshop organized by Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) in Ottawa on October 5th.
Fall 2023: LLAMPE Team is growing again!
Welcome to new medical physics graduate students Teresa Buragina and Parminder Riarh who will join the LLAMPE team! Teresa will start her MSc and Parminder will start his PhD (part-time).
Spring 2022 Funding success !
NSERC: Sangeeta renewed her Discovery Grant!
NSERC Alliance International Catalyst: to initiate collaborative research with Dr. Aidan Meade (TU Dublin), and Prof. Ganesh Sockalingum and Prof. Olivier Piot (U. Reims, France).
New Frontiers in Research Fund-Exploration (NFRF-E) grant; Sangeeta is the co-PI and Rowan Thomson is the lead PI.
February 2022 Cristian's first research article published !
Congratulations Cristian for your IEEE I&M Magazine article; well done!
