Max is a physicist and scientific instrument designer working on new tools for sensing and probing light-matter interactions. At Astera, he is using techniques from precision spectroscopy to improve the spatial resolution of hemodynamic measurements in the brain. This approach aims to localize changes in blood flow and oxygenation with significantly higher precision than conventional non-invasive optical methods provide. The broader goal is to create tools for low-cost, high-resolution functional neuroimaging, enabling broader, more detailed, and more accessible studies of brain function. All data from this endeavor that is not under vendor restriction will be made publicly available with the goal of furthering the field of medical imaging.