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Faculty Member

Dustin Shipp

Biography

I received a B.S. in Physics and Mathematics from Brigham Young University. I then moved on to the University of Rochester for a Ph.D. in Optics. My dissertation research focused on using light scattering to measure the sizes of cellular organelles.

After a quick stint teaching physics at Rochester Institute of Technology, I spent three years as a Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom. During that time, I developed devices to aid doctors in assessing tumor margins during surgery.

I started at UVU in 2018. I teach biophysics, experimental laboratory skills, and introductory physics. In all of my courses, I focus on active learning and practical applications.

My research is in biomedical optics - using light to learn about living things. We use a lot of Raman spectroscopy, which uses light to non-invasively measure the molecular content of samples. Our samples include cells, bacteria, tissues, homemade tissue phantoms, microplastics, and graphene.

Education

Ph D, University of Rochester, 2014

Major: Optics

BS, Brigham Young University, 2008

Major: Physics

Teaching

PHYS 2700

Biophysics, Spring 2024

PHYS 2020

College Physics II PP, Spring 2024

PHYS 2210

Physics for Scientists and Engineers I PP, Spring 2024

Presentations

Ballantyne, Eliza (Presenter & Author), Shipp, Dustin (Author Only), Idaho-Utah Section, AAPT, "Impact of Student Created Homework Problems in Physics Classrooms", American Association of Physics Teachers, Orem, Utah. (April 13, 2024)

Shipp, Dustin , Symposium on Teaching and Learning, "Online Physics, but Not in a Vacuum", Utah Valley University. (March 28, 2024)

Ballantyne, Eliza (Presenter & Author), Shipp, Dustin (Presenter & Author), Symposium on Teaching and Learning, "Student-designed Homework in Introductory Physics", Utah Valley University. (March 28, 2024)

Stringham, Seth (Presenter & Author), Elison, Audrey (Author Only), Shurtleff, Kevin (Author Only), Shipp, Dustin (Author Only), Utah Conference for Undergraduate Research (UCUR), "Analysis of Graphene Samples Using a 785nm Raman Spectrometer and Construction of a Carbon Spectral Library", Utah Conference for Undergraduate Research, Orem, UT. (February 16, 2024)

O'Loughlin, Tyler (Presenter & Author), Daines, Tyler (Presenter & Author), Prazak, Erik (Author Only), Shipp, Dustin (Author Only), Utah Conference for Undergraduate Research (UCUR), "Analysis of Super-Black Coatings versus Black Paints", Utah Conference for Undergraduate Research, Orem, UT. (February 16, 2024)

Caldwell, Thomas (Presenter & Author), Shipp, Dustin (Author Only), Utah Conference for Undergraduate Research (UCUR), "GPU-Accelerated Monte Carlo Raman spectroscopy simulation_ Unlocking computational speed for cancer detection", Utah Conference for Undergraduate Research, Orem, UT. (February 16, 2024)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Hales, Jordyn , Jones, Jessica , Shipp, Dustin , (2021) "The effect of scattering on spatial resolution of Raman spectroscopy in tissue" . Biophotonics Congress_ Optics in the Life Sciences.

Shipp, Dustin , Xia, Jun , Choe, Regine , (2021) "Raman Microscopy in Biomedical Optical Imaging_ From Nanoscopy to Tomography" . Melville, NY: AIP Publishing.

Boitor, Radu , de Wolf, Coen, Array , Weesie, Frank , Shipp, Dustin , Varma, Sandeep , Veitch, David , Wernham, Aaron , Koloydenko, Alexey , Puppels, Gerwin , Nijsten, Tamar , Williams, Hywel C., Caspers, Peter , Notingher, Ioan , (2021) "Clinical integration of fast Raman spectroscopy for Mohs micrographic surgery of basal cell carcinoma" (Issue: 4, vol. 12). Biomedical Optics Express.

Lizio, Maria , Liao, Zhiyu , Shipp, Dustin , Biotor, Radu , Mihai, Raluca , Sharp, James , Russell, Matthew , Khout, Hazem , Rakha, Emad , Notingher, Ioan , (2021) "Combined total internal reflection AF spectral-imaging and Raman spectroscopy for fast assessment of surgical margins during breast cancer surgery" (Issue: 2, vol. 12). Biomedical Optics Express.

Durrant, Bianca , Trappett, Matthew , Shipp, Dustin , Notingher, Ioan , (2019) "Recent developments in spontaneous Raman imaging of living biological cells" (vol. 51). Current Opinion in Chemical Biology.

Shipp, Dustin , Rakha, Emad A., Koloydenko, Alexey A., Macmillan, R. Douglas, Ellis, Ian O., Notingher, Ioan , (2018) "Intra-operative spectroscopic assessment of surgical margins during breast conserving surgery" (Issue: 69, vol. 20). Breast Cancer Research.

Awards

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EID) Committee Champion

PHYS 2210

Physics for Scientists and Engineers I PP, Fall 2018

Brown, Spencer (Presenter & Author), Draughon, Carson (Presenter & Author), Pepper, Shawn (Presenter & Author), Thornock, Ulises (Presenter & Author), Shipp, Dustin (Author Only), Utah Conference for Undergraduate Research (UCUR), "Mechanical to Electrical Energy Conversion of a Door Swing", , Utah Conference for Undergraduate Research, Orem, UT. (February 16, 2024)

Walton, John (Presenter & Author), Astill, Mason (Presenter & Author), Nelson, Jarrett (Presenter & Author), Shipp, Dustin , Utah Conference for Undergraduate Research (UCUR), "Meta-analysis of Eddy Current Braking Systems", , Utah Conference for Undergraduate Research, Orem, UT. (February 16, 2024)

Ballantyne, Eliza (Presenter & Author), Chaturvedi, Anshuman (Author Only), Shipp, Dustin (Author Only), Lizio, Maria (Author Only), Utah Conference for Undergraduate Research (UCUR), "Raman spectroscopic analysis of fixed lung cancer sections", , Utah Conference for Undergraduate Research, Orem, UT. (February 16, 2024)

Ballantyne, Eliza (Presenter & Author), Chatuvedi, Anshuman (Author Only), Shipp, Dustin (Author Only), Lizio, Maria (Author Only), SPIE Photonics West, "Raman spectroscopic analysis of lung tissue sections", , SPIE, San Francisco, CA. (January 27, 2024)

Ballantyne, Eliza (Presenter & Author), Cruz, Alex (Author Only), Rocks, Sally (Author Only), Shipp, Dustin (Author Only), SPIE Photonics West, "Techniques for small target identification and inter-spectrometer transferability modeled on environmental microplastics", , SPIE, San Francisco, CA. (January 27, 2024)

Hart, Vern (Presenter & Author), Rossi, Vince (Presenter & Author), Shipp, Dustin (Presenter & Author), Life Sciences Summit, "Biomedical Optics at Utah Valley University", , BioUtah, Salt Lake City, Utah. (November 9, 2023)

Ballantyne, Eliza (Author Only), Shipp, Dustin (Presenter & Author), Idaho-Utah Section, AAPT, "Physics Homework - A Choose Your Own Adventure", , American Association of Physics Teachers, Twin Falls, Idaho. (April 15, 2023)

Daines, Tyler (Presenter & Author), O'Laughlin, Tyler (Presenter & Author), Prazak, Erik (Presenter & Author), Shipp, Dustin (Author Only), UVU Research Showcase, "Analysis of Super-black Coatings versus Black Paints", , Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah. (April 4, 2023)

Ballantyne, Eliza (Presenter & Author), Hales, Jordyn (Author Only), Rivera, Haidy (Author Only), Lagunas, Priscilla (Author Only), Jones, Jessica (Author Only), Shipp, Dustin (Author Only), UVU Research Showcase, "Increasing the detection range of Raman spectroscopy using an added scattering agent", , Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah. (April 4, 2023)

Ballantyne, Eliza (Presenter & Author), Shipp, Dustin (Author Only), Symposium on Teaching and Learning, "Effectiveness of Student Created Homework on Performance and Attitude", , Utah Valley University. (March 30, 2023)

Christensen, Molly (Presenter & Author), Ballantyne, Eliza (Author Only), Stephen, Dan (Author Only), Shipp, Dustin (Author Only), Utah Conference for Undergraduate Research (UCUR), "Utilizing Raman spectroscopy to identify soft tissues in fossils ", , Utah Conference for Undergraduate Research, Salt Lake City, UT. (February 17, 2023)

Shipp, Dustin , Excellence in Online Teaching, "Online Physics – But NOT in a Vacuum", , Nevada State College, Online. (February 3, 2023)

Ballantyne, Eliza (Presenter & Author), Hales, Jordyn (Author Only), Rivera, Haidy (Author Only), Lagunas, Priscilla (Author Only), Jones, Jessica (Author Only), Shipp, Dustin (Author Only), Conferences for Undergraduate Women in Physics (CUWiP), "Increasing the detection range of Raman spectroscopy using an added scattering agent", , American Physical Society (APS), Santa Cruz, CA. (January 21, 2023)

West, Savannah (Presenter & Author), Shipp, Dustin (Author Only), Conferences for Undergraduate Women in Physics (CUWiP), "Raman-based machine learning classification of burn severity", , American Physical Society (APS), Santa Cruz, CA. (January 21, 2023)

Ballantyne, Eliza (Presenter & Author), Hales, Jordyn (Author Only), Rivera, Haidy (Author Only), Lagunas, Priscilla (Author Only), Jones, Jessica (Author Only), Shipp, Dustin (Author Only), APS Four Corners Section Meeting, "Monte Carlo simulation for Raman spectroscopy system analysis", , American Physical Society, Albuquerque, New Mexico. (October 14, 2022)

Chicas, Michelle (Presenter & Author), Shipp, Dustin (Author Only), Rocks, Sally (Author Only), ACS Spring Meeting, "Investigation of microplastics in Utah with Raman spectroscopy", , American Chemical Society, San Diego, CA. (March 20, 2022)

West, Sav (Presenter & Author), Shipp, Dustin (Author Only), Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics (CUWiP), "Analyzing biochemical changes in pork tissue using Raman spectroscopy", , American Physical Society, Online. (January 23, 2022)

Shipp, Dustin , ISU Physics Colloquium, "Raman spectroscopy of biological samples", , Idaho State University, Online. (September 27, 2021)

Bunker, Nathan (Presenter & Author), Shipp, Dustin (Author Only), Utah NASA Space Grant Fellowship Symposium, "Identifying carbon structure via Raman spectroscopy", , Utah NASA Space Grant, Online. (May 10, 2021)

Hales, Jordyn (Presenter & Author), Rivera, Haidy (Author Only), Lagunas, Priscilla (Author Only), Jones, Jessica (Author Only), Shipp, Dustin (Author Only), Utah NASA Space Grant Fellowship Symposium, "Simulated and phantom detection of microscopic targets by Raman spectroscopy", , Utah NASA Space Grant, Online. (May 10, 2021)

Hales, Jordyn (Presenter & Author), Jones, Jessica (Author Only), Shipp, Dustin (Author Only), OSA Biophotonics Congress, "The effect of scattering on spatial resolution of Raman spectroscopy in tissue", , The Optical Society (OSA), Online. (April 14, 2021)

Lagunas, Priscilla (Presenter & Author), Rivera, Haidy (Presenter & Author), Shipp, Dustin (Author Only), Utah Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters Annual Meeting, "Tissue phantom study to characterize detection of cancer cells with Raman spectroscopy", , Utah Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters, Online. (March 20, 2021)

Durrant, Bianca (Presenter & Author), Bennion, Sean (Author Only), Shipp, Dustin (Author Only), Utah Conference for Undergraduate Research (UCUR), "Raman spectroscopic analysis", , Utah Conference for Undergraduate Research, Online. (February 19, 2021)

Walker, Emmalee (Presenter & Author), Carroll, Daniel (Presenter & Author), Shipp, Dustin (Author Only), Teaching 4 Learning, "Making lab classes count", , Intermountain Consortium for Faculty Development (ICFD), Provo, UT. (March 6, 2020)

Durrant, Bianca (Presenter & Author), Bennion, Sean (Author Only), Shipp, Dustin (Author Only), Utah Conference for Undergraduate Research (UCUR), "Building a classifier to discriminate bacteria with Raman spectroscopy", , Utah Conference for Undergraduate Research, Logan, UT. (February 7, 2020)

Ballantyne, Eliza (Presenter & Author), Shipp, Dustin (Author Only), Utah Conference for Undergraduate Research (UCUR), "Raman imaging of single cellular metabolism", , Utah Conference for Undergraduate Research, Logan, UT. (February 7, 2020)

Jones, Jessica (Presenter & Author), Hales, Jordyn (Author Only), Shipp, Dustin (Author Only), SPIE Photonics West, "The effect of scattering on spatial resolution of Raman spectroscopy in tissue", , SPIE, San Francisco, CA. (February 3, 2020)

Buck, Lance (Presenter & Author), Shipp, Dustin (Author Only), SPIE Photonics West, "Differentiating cancer cells using Raman spectroscopy", , SPIE, San Francisco, CA. (February 2, 2020)

Jones, Jessica (Presenter & Author), Hales, Jordyn (Presenter & Author), Shipp, Dustin (Author Only), Conferences for Undergraduate Women in Physics (CUWiP), "The effect of scattering on spatial resolution of Raman spectroscopy in tissue", , American Physical Society (APS), Spearfish, SD. (January 18, 2020)

Shipp, Dustin , BYU Condensed Mater Symposium, "Raman spectroscopy for diagnosing tumors and infections", , Brigham Young University, Provo, UT. (October 17, 2019)

Jones, Jessica (Presenter & Author), Shipp, Dustin (Author Only), UVU Research Showcase, "The effect of scattering on spatial resolution of Raman spectroscopy in tissue", , Utah Valley University, Orem, UT. (October 15, 2019)

Shipp, Dustin (Presenter & Author), Idaho-Utah Section, AAPT, "Prioritizing content in experimental physics courses", , American Association of Physics Teachers, Logan, UT. (March 3, 2019)

Corden, Christopher J., Shipp, Dustin , Matousek, Pavel , Notingher, Ioan , (2018) "Fast Raman spectral mapping of highly fluorescing samples by time-gated spectral multiplexed detection" (Issue: 23, vol. 43). Optics Letters.

Sinjab, Faris , Sicilia, Giovanna , Shipp, Dustin , Marlow, Maria , Notingher, Ioan , (2017) "Label-Free Raman Hyperspectral Imaging of Single Cells Cultured on Polymer Substrates" (Issue: 12, vol. 71). Applied Spectroscopy.

Boitor, Radu , Kong, Kenny , Shipp, Dustin , Varma, Sandeep , Koloydenko, Alexey , Kulkarni, Kusum , Elsheikh, Somaia , Schut, Tom Bakker, Caspers, Peter , Puppels, Gerwin , van der Wolf, Martin, Array , Sokolova, Elena , Nijsten, T. E. C., Array , Salence, Brogan , Williams, Hywel , Notingher, Ioan , (2017) "Automated multimodal spectral histopathology for quantitative diagnosis of residual tumour during basal cell carcinoma surgery" (Issue: 12, vol. 8). Biomedical Optics Express.

Shipp, Dustin , Sinjab, Faris , Notingher, Ioan , (2017) "Raman spectroscopy_ techniques and applications in the life sciences" (Issue: 2, vol. 9). Advances in Optics and Photonics.

Shipp, Dustin , Qian, Ruobing , Berger, Andrew J., (2013) "Angular-domain scattering interferometry" (Issue: 22, vol. 38). Optics Letters.