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Cecille Labuda is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Mississippi, housed within the College of Liberal Arts on the Oxford campus. She is the principal investigator of the Ultrasonics and Complex Fluids Research Group and is informally affiliated with the Physical Ultrasonics Research Group at the National Center for Physical Acoustics (NCPA). Her work bridges fundamental physics and biomedical applications of ultrasound.
Education:
- B.A. in Mathematics, University of Mississippi (1999)
- B.S. in Physics, University of Mississippi (1999)
- M.S. in Physics, University of Mississippi (2003)
- Ph.D. in Physics, University of Mississippi (2008)
Dr. Labuda's research focuses on physical and biomedical ultrasonics, particularly the propagation of ultrasound in soft matter and complex fluids such as micellar solutions and mammalian tissues. Her lab develops and characterizes tissue-mimicking phantoms and investigates phase transitions and mechanical wave behavior in heterogeneous, dispersive, and viscoelastic media. By using ultrasound as a low-cost alternative to advanced imaging tools, her work enables accessible material characterization.
Her recent publications center on the ultrasonic properties of brain tissue and biomedical ultrasound applications, indicating a strong trajectory in medical physics and diagnostic ultrasound technology. These works reflect interdisciplinary trends combining physics, engineering, and neuroscience.
Professional Affiliations:
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Acoustical Society of America (ASA)
Dr. Labuda advises multiple graduate and undergraduate students, including Kovida Goonathilake, Utsab Acharya, Nancy Sharma, and Anisa Jamal, fostering hands-on research through programs like SURGG (Summer Undergraduate Research Program). While no external grants are explicitly detailed, her lab's sustained activity and publication output suggest active research funding. She teaches core physics courses such as Phys 211, Phys 309 (Thermodynamics), Phys 402 (Electromagnetic Theory), and Phys 521 (Acoustics), contributing significantly to both undergraduate and graduate education.
The Ultrasonics and Complex Fluids Research Group operates in Lewis Hall and collaborates informally with NCPA researchers, enhancing its experimental capabilities. The lab emphasizes practical, low-cost ultrasound techniques for studying complex fluid dynamics and tissue analogs, with potential applications in medical diagnostics and materials science.
