Hannah O'Toole

2024 Hannah O'Toole

Graduate Student
Biomedical Engineering
NIH T32 Chemical Biology Program Fellow (2021-2023)

GBSF 2619

Project: Engineering hybrid plasmonic nanomaterials for SERS
Goal: Work on some cool photonics research and papers
Hobbies: Play with my miniature dachshunds, Bennie and Teddy, cook, listen to audiobooks, spend time outdoors, and spin, yoga and pilates

Education and Degree(s)
  • B.S. Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Davis
Honors and Awards
  • Achievement Rewards for College Students (ARCS) Fellowship
  • FACSS 1st Place Poster Award - 2023 SciX Conference
  • 2023 BMEGG Symposium Poster Award Winner
  • 2022 BMEGG Symposium Scientific Communication Award Winner
  • Best Presentation Award Winner – Women in Photonics Conference, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Jena, Germany
Research Interests & Expertise
  • nanoplasmonics
  • Raman spectroscopy/SERS
Membership and Service
  • UC Davis Cancer Center Affiliate Scholar
  • Society for Applied Spectroscopy (SAS)
  • The Coblentz Society
  • International Society for Photonics and Optics (SPIE)
  • International Society for Extracellular Vesicles (ISEV)
  • Optical Society of America (OPTICA, formally OSA)
  • Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)
  • Society for Women Engineers (SWE)
  • Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)