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Mihai Gherase is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics and Biomedical Physics at California State University, Fresno (College of Science and Mathematics). He holds a Ph.D. from Carleton University and teaches courses including Physical Optics, Radiation Physics, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging. His office is located in Science Building II (S2 311A), with Fall 2025 office hours scheduled on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM.
Research Interests: Dr. Gherase specializes in medical and biological applications of X-ray fluorescence (XRF). His work focuses on non-invasive elemental detection in human tissues (e.g., lead in bone, arsenic in skin) using microbeam XRF systems and synchrotron radiation. He developed a laboratory with a polycapillary x-ray lens capable of 15μm resolution for XRF microscopy and novel medical diagnostics.
Recent Research Trends: His 15 most recent publications (2021–2025) emphasize XRF methodologies for quantifying elements (iron, zinc, strontium, lead) in biological samples like bone, teeth, breast tissue, and blood vasculature. Key themes include phantom-based validation, attenuation corrections, 2D modeling, and synchrotron applications. No awards or advised students are documented.
Laboratory: Dr. Gherase built a specialized microbeam XRF facility integrating x-ray optics for high-precision in vitro studies, supporting his research into elemental distribution mechanisms in pathological tissues.
