Our Team
Our deeply passionate team strives to explore as many avenues as we can in order to create the best product possible for our end user. The NearWave Imager was developed in the electrical engineering labs at the University of Notre Dame by founders Roy Stillwell and Thomas O'Sullivan. Our work has been presented at national and international conferences and has been featured in many peer-reviewed journal publications. We are so excited to have the opportunity to work on such awesome technology and are all looking forward to showing the world what NearWave has in store.
Roy Stillwell, PhD
Founder, CEO & Chief Scientist
Roy has more that 12 years of programming / embedded design/industry experience and spent 10+ years as a lead system architect. He has published in peer reviewed journals and conferences all over the world. Roy has a PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Notre Dame.
Thomas O’Sullivan, PhD
Founder, Advisor
Tom is an expert with 15 years experience in tissue optical spectroscopy and imaging. His research in the Electrical Engineering department at the University of Notre Dame involves the development of new optical sensing techniques and hardware.
Brooke Williams
Industrial Designer
Brooke has lead a number of product design projects at multiple design firms and brings her expertise in both engineering and industrial design. She holds a BS & BA in Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Design from the University of Notre Dame.
Lyla Senn
Engineer / Analyst
Lyla has experience in iOS development, and biophotonics related data analysis, she holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame.
Dr. Alice Police, MD, F.A.C.S.
Medical Advisor
Dr. Police is an expert in breast surgery and has made a number of important contributions to research in NAC, differential diagnosis, and margin assessments over 37+ years. She is also a former Director of Breast Surgery for Northwell Health. Dr. Police is widely recognized as a game-changer in breast cancer care and an early adopter of many innovative technologies, including NearWave.
Morgan Rudolph
Lead UI Designer
Morgan is a senior industrial design & UI design consultant. She is an expert with 12+ years of experience in medical device strategy and design.
Prof. Jim Rudolph
Lead Industrial Designer
Jim is an expert with 12+ years experience in medical device design. His research in the Industrial Design Department at the University of Notre Dame involves user experience and human interactions.
Our Awards
In the last three years with the drive of this team, NearWave has won the University of Notre Dame’s Idea Center McCloskey New Venture Competition, the top prize in the regional pre-seed category of the Elevate Ventures Nexus Competition, and the Innovation of the Year award at the TechPoint Mira Awards
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