Prof. Steven L. Jacques
Professor/SPIE Fellow
SPIE Involvement:
Conference Program Committee | Track Chair | Author | Instructor
Area of Expertise:
tissue optics , laser-tissue interactions
Websites:
Profile Summary

Steven L. Jacques, Ph.D., received a B.S. degree in Biology at M.I.T., and an M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and a Ph.D. degree in Biophysics and Medical Physics from the University of California-Berkeley (1984), where he used dielectric microwave measurements to explore the in vivo distribution of water in the stratum corneum of human skin.
His postdoctoral work was at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, rising to the position of Lecturer in Dermatology/Bioengineering, Harvard Medical School. His team developed the use of Monte Carlo computer simulations to study optical transport in biological tissues, which is now widely used in the field of biophotonics.
In 1988, he joined the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer as an Assistant Professor of Urology/Biophysics and established a laboratory developing novel laser and optical methods for medicine, later achieving a tenured position as Associate Professor. He developed a hand-held spectrometer and the analysis software to noninvasively measure hyperbilirubinemia in newborns. This device was patented, licensed, and FDA approved to replace heel stick tests, and is now in practice in neonatal care. As of 2018, over 280 million newborns have been tested with the device.
In 1996, he joined the Oregon Health and Science University in Portland where he served 21 years as Professor of Dermatology and Biomedical Engineering. He is currently an Affiliate Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Washington in Seattle.
Publications (269)

SPIE Journal Paper | 6 September 2024 Open Access
JBO, Vol. 29, Issue 09, 093507, (September 2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JBO.29.9.093507
KEYWORDS: Artificial neural networks, Tissues, Scattering, Hyperspectral imaging, Blood, Oxygen, Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, Skin, Monte Carlo methods, Education and training

Proceedings Article | 15 March 2024 Presentation + Paper
Proceedings Volume 12836, 1283603 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3014183
KEYWORDS: Polarized light, Monte Carlo methods, Tissues, Reflectivity, Light scattering, Optical spheres, Biological imaging, Scattered light, Polarization, Mie scattering

Proceedings Article | 13 March 2024 Presentation
Proceedings Volume PC12845, PC1284504 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3003129
KEYWORDS: Teeth, Polarization imaging, Cameras, Visualization, Polarization, Linear polarizers, LED lighting, Tissues, RGB color model, Light emitting diodes

Proceedings Article | 13 March 2024 Presentation + Paper
Proceedings Volume 12827, 1282704 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3003067
KEYWORDS: Artificial neural networks, Tissues, Hyperspectral imaging, Blood, In vivo imaging, Oxygen, Cameras, Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, Oxygenation, Skin

Proceedings Article | 13 March 2024 Presentation + Paper
Proceedings Volume 12827, 1282703 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3003338
KEYWORDS: Hyperspectral imaging, Imaging systems, Cameras, Tissues, Calibration, 3D image processing, Biomedical optics, Tissue optics, RGB color model, Light sources and illumination, Multimodal imaging