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CURRICULUM VITAE

Ruth E. Woehlke
Postdoctoral Researcher
Department of Biomedical Engineering

OFFICE ADDRESS:
8701 Watertown Plank Road
Milwaukee, WI 53226

EDUCATION:
09/01/2017 - 05/01/2020 Bachelor Of Science, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI
08/01/2020 - 04/01/2025 Doctor of Philosophy, Biomedical Engineering Track, Milwaukee, WI

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
05/01/2019 - 08/01/2019 National Science Foundation Undergraduate Research Fellow, Department of Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX
10/01/2025 - Present Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Medical College of Wisconsin
06/01/2026 - 09/01/2026 Project Researcher, Department of Ophthalmology, Medical College of Wisconsin

AWARDS AND HONORS:
2015 Roy Mersch Memorial Award, University of Wisconsin - Sheboygan
2015 Barrett Scherff Life Sciences Award, University of Wisconsin - Sheboygan
2017 Power of AND Scholarship, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
2019 Physics and Astronomy Opportunity Fund Award, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
2019 Roxanne Accola Memorial Scholarship, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
2020 Richard McGregor Graduate Study Scholarship, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
2020 Excellence in Community Service Award, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
2022 Optica Robert S. Hilbert Memorial Student Travel Award, Optica
2022 - 2024 Graduate Student Association Travel Award, Medical College of Wisconsin
2023 - 2024 Graduate Student Research Travel Award, Marquette University
2024 Student Professional Development Award, Marquette University
2024 Graduate Women in Science Scientific Advancement Award, GWIS
2025 3 Minute Thesis Finalist, Marquette University
2026 Editor's Choice, Biomedical Optics Express

MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
2020 - Present Society of Women Engineers (Member)
2021 - 2026 Optica (Member-in-Training)
2022 - 2026 Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (Member-in-Training)
2022 - Present McPherson Eye Research Institute (Member-In-Training)
2024 - Present Graduate Women in Science (Member )

RESEARCH GRANTS/AWARDS/CONTRACTS/PROJECTS:
Active
Peer Review
Title:
Shortwave infrared fluorescence imaging for vascular phenotyping of breast cancer progression and therapy stratification
Source:
MCW Cancer Center Postdoctoral Fellowship
Role & Effort:
Principal Investigator
PI:
Ruth E. Woehlke, PhD
Dates:
07/2026 - Present
  
Prior
Peer Review
Title:
Translational application of Fresnel zone plate illumination for improvement of image resolution
Source:
Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Role & Effort:
Contributor
PI:
Amit Joshi PhD and Robert F Cooper PhD
Dates:
04/2023 - 04/2024
  
Title:
Expanding the accessibility and quality of ophthalmic imaging through optical elements and modeling
Source:
National Institutes of Health - NEI
Role & Effort:
Principal Investigator
PI:
Ruth E. Woehlke
Dates:
04/2024 - 06/2025
  

INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
Local
Biomedical Engineering at MCW and Marquette University, MCW BME Interview and Research Days, 02/2023
Engineering optical instruments for increased depth of focus and image resolution, Physics 5034: Modern Optics, 11/2023
Reflections on the Joint Department Doctoral Program: A Post-Doctoral Pane, Biomedical Engineering Research Day, 04/2025
Axicons in adaptive optics ophthalmoscopy; observations and utility of Bessel illumination, MCW GSA Travel Presentations, 04/2025
 

OTHER MENTORING ACTIVITIES:
08/2022 - 08/2023 Medical College of Wisconsin Biomedical Engineering Department first-year graduate student mentor.