Dr. Linda Nie

Professor

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Biography

Linda H. Nie is a Professor at the School of Health Sciences at Purdue University. She received her B.S. in Physics from Zhongnan University of Technology in China and both her M.S. and Ph.D. in Medical Physics from McMaster University in Canada. After completing her postdoctoral training focused on Nuclear Instrumentation, Exposure Assessment, and Epidemiology at Harvard University, she joined Purdue University in 2009. Dr. Nie teaches courses related to Medical Physics, Health Physics, and Radiation Sciences. Her research primarily targets x-ray neutron technology development and its applications in human health and medicine. Specifically, her work is dedicated to developing technologies such as x-ray fluorescence, neutron activation analysis, and synchrotron x-ray technologies to quantify metals and trace elements in biological specimens, thus bridging novel technologies with practical applications in health science research.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2009-01-01 — Present

School of Health Sciences, Purdue University • West Lafayette, IN

Teaching and researching in disciplines related to Medical Physics.

Awards

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HHS Early Career Research Achievement Award

2015-01-01
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Seed Success Award

2019-01-01
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Fulbright Global Scholar Award

2019-01-01
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HHS Outstanding Graduate Faculty Mentor Award

2021-01-01

Requirements for Purdue University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:135
Overall
Required:135
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in CS or related field Foundational concepts of computer science Data structures Computer architecture Operating systems Mathematics through differential equations Linear and matrix algebra
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Specialization Notes

GRE is not required.