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Loki’s current research interests are inclined towards using laser-based manufacturing processes for precision engineering biomedical devices with a focus on diagnostic and surgical applications. Beyond her research, Loki is also a passionate STEM ambassador and mental health advocate.

Loki is a postdoctoral researcher in the experimental medicine domain of the U-Care project in collaboration with The University of Edinburgh and The University of Bath. Her role is to fabricate micro-lenses using 2PP for imaging the far-field lung cavities. This will play a crucial role in mapping the lung airways providing insight into accessing deeper areas of the lung that haven’t been reached or explored before. In addition to the fabrication of lenses, she is also developing novel tissue sampling tools using advanced laser-based manufacturing processes for performing biopsy with high precision and repeatability.

Loki received her doctorate in 2024 from Heriot-Watt University, for her work focussing on ‘Laser-based fabrication and heat treatment of shape memory alloys (SMAs)’. This was part of the EPSRC funding call for adventurous manufacturing projects (EP/T005076/1) to build SMA-based micro-scale components for applications in minimally invasive surgery. Her work effectively demonstrated the feasibility of fabricating NiTi-based SMAs using laser-induced forward transfer (LIFT). Prior to her PhD, Loki received her master’s from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and Aix-Marseille University with specialisation in Photonic materials and devices. Her research during this time included constructing holographic notch filters, fabricating volume Bragg gratings and developing free-form micro-optical elements using high R. I resins.

Keywords

  • QC Physics
  • R Medicine (General)
  • TS Manufactures

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