Yik Tung Tracy Ling

Alumni

Academic Qualifications

  • B.S Mechanical Engineering, minor in Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 2016
  • M.S Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2018
  • Ph.D Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2021

Biography

Tracy completed her Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Johns Hopkins University in September 2021. Her Ph.D. work focused on image processing and finite element modeling for the investigation of ocular biomechanics in Glaucoma. In November 2021, Tracy joined the Ultrasound Elasticity Imaging Laboratory as a Postdoctoral Research Scientist.  Her research interests include myocardial elastography, electromechanical wave imaging, and ultrasound neuromodulation.

 

Awards

  • Croucher Foundation Scholarship 2018-2021
  • Carl. Heath Fellowship 2016-2017
  • Travel award, The ISER/BrightFocus Glaucoma Symposium 2019
  • 1st Place Winner, ASME-BED MS-Level Student Paper Competition 2018
  • Diversity Travel Award, The 8th World Congress of Biomechanics 2018
  • National Eye Institute Travel Grant, The ARVO Conference 2018