Benjamin N. Frey's Portfolio

Hi,
I'm Ben.

I'm a PhD candidate in applied physics at Stanford University. I work with Professor Jeremy Dahl on ultrasound autofocusing techniques. I was previously a Schulze Innovation Scholar at the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, MN.

Research

UltraFlex: Iterative Model-Based Ultrasonic Flexible-Array Shape Calibration
Benjamin N. Frey, Dongwoon Hyun, Walter Simson, Louise Zhuang, Hoda S. Hashemi, Martin Schneider, Jeremy J. Dahl,
IEEE T-UFFC, 2025
project page / journal

UltraFlex is a framework for iterative model-based ultrasonic flexible-array shape calibration.

Distributed Aberration Correction in Liver Imaging via Iterative Model-Based Sound Speed Estimation
Benjamin N. Frey, Robin van Velzen, Peter Hedman, Jihye Baek, Hoda S. Hashemi, Martin Schneider, Sergio J. Sanabria, Jeremy J. Dahl,
IEEE IUS, 2025 (Best Student Poster Award)
project page / video

Curvilinear ultrasound image autofocusing for aberration correction via sound speed estimation.

Semicomputational calculation of Bragg shift in stratified materials
Benjamin N. Frey, Patrick Snyder, Klaus-Peter Ziock, Ali Passian,
PRE, 2021
github / paper

The response of an FBG sensor to arbitrary external stimuli represents a multiphysics problem without a known analytical solution despite the growing use of FBGs in classical and quantum sensing and metrology. Here, we study this problem by first presenting a solid mechanics model for the thermal and elastic states of a stratified material. Finally, we employ the computed surface stress and temperature distributions along the grating to analytically calculate the Bragg shift.

Technology Development Experience

Personal Projects

Animted visual advertising Compusim simulation capabilities

Mar 2020 - Present | Chanhassen

Compusim - Data Visualization Startup

In March of 2020, I started a data visualization company with the goal of creating engaging and elegant interactive data visualizations. I competed with this business concept in the Fowler Business Concept Challenge at The University of St. Thomas and was selected as a semifinalist.

Photo with Dr. Laura Dunham (Dean, Opus College of Business), Ben Frey, Erik Anderson, and Dr. Julie Sullivan (President, University of St. Thomas) from the 2022 Fowler Global Social Innovation Challenge

Sep 2021 - Apr 2012 | St. Thomas

CleanAir - Sanitary Air Solutions

Over two billion people globally rely on open-fire cooking as their primary source of food preparation, presenting health concerns from toxic smoke inhalation. CleanAir, a company that aims to provide sanitary air quality in remote locations through the deployment of carbon credit financed solar cookstoves, finished runner-up in the FGSIC final awards ceremony.

Screenshot of virtual avatars talking in a virtual realtity environment

Sep 2017 - Mar 2018 | Chanhassen

waveVR - Social Virtual Reality

As part of a startup business plan, my DECA partner and I created waveVR with the goal of bringing social virtual reality to everyone. By making inexpensive 3D printed headsets accessible to more people, we envisioned a world where everyone has access to an immersive and interactive platform, lowering barriers to education access.

Image promoting Snap Organizer through showcasing its interface

Sep 2013 - Oct 2016 | Chanhassen

Snap Organizer App

During my sophomore year in high school I released an organization tool for the Apple App Store. The app was designed to provide students with an easier way to organize school work quickly and precisely into time specific slots. The app was downloaded over 500 times in over 20 countries during its one year lifespan.

Animated GIF showing augmented reality passthrough on a smart phone device

Sep - Dec, 2019 | St. Thomas

STICKARS - Augmented Reality Stickers

A QR code is used on the face of the sticker to direct users to a website where all of our animated AR models are hosted. Check out the work I did with David Zimmermann and Evan Sibbet for this project in an entrepreneurship class.

Photo of Ben Frey and Eleanor Harrison at a table showcasing Unitag stickers

Feb - May, 2019 | St. Thomas

Unitags - St. Thomas Inspired Stickers

As part of an entrepreneurship class at St. Thomas, the same class from which Love Your Melon was founded, my partners and I worked with local undergraduate artists to create stickers to sell on campus. We ended selling about $700 worth of revenue within two months and created a Unitags website to feature the artists and their work.

Sep 2013 - Oct 2016 | Chanhassen

Snap Organizer Website

In addition to working on the app, I also developed a Snap Organizer Website to allow users an easy way to download the app on the App Store. Similar to other product downloads on Apple's website, the website for Snap Organizer also used a counter.

Sep 2013 - Present | Chanhassen

Cocoa Studios LLC

My first public website! Developing cocoastudios.co was one of the most challenging projects I've ever faced. The majority of the website is written in PHP to allow for dynamic resizing between different browser dimensions. The website also features the CSS preprocessor "LESS" that can redraw certain style elements on the fly based on the user's device attributes.

Sep 2011 - Aug 2012 | Chanhassen

TechTub Website

I became really interested in programming at age 10 when I made TechTub; my first website that's now emulated through this site. The site originally consisted of embedded games and content that I added to the site for my friends to play during 4th and 5th grade - sometimes during class... The site also included information about a Minecraft server I hosted with over 40 of my school friends in 6th grade.

Photo of a Linux Server internal components

Sep 2013 - Present | Chanhassen

Personal Linux Server

Having a personal server is good for many reasons. I decided to host my own custom Linux server in order to access media and back up my personal computers no matter where I am traveling.

Jun 2016 - Aug 2017 | Chanhassen

3D Printed Virtual Reality Headset

Prototyping and development of a headset to work with a variety of smartphones. I designed this headset from scratch in OnShape CAD software. The headset sources a Fresnel lens to accomodate a wider field of view (FOV) than traditional Google Cardboard headsets.

Photo of a modified 3D printer used for rapid prototyping in my garage

June 2016 - Present | Chanhassen

3D Printing and CAD

3D Printing allows any developer to innovate their prototypes faster than ever. My PowerSpec 3D Creator Pro allows me to materialize my 3D CAD designs within a few hours. The printer is networked to my LAN and controlled through a Raspberry Pi running OctoPrint. When STL files arrive at the printer, they are automatically sliced, prepared, and printed without my intervention.

Screenshot of the Unity program displaying a virtual environment work-in-progress

Jul 2017 - Aug 2018 | Chanhassen

Virtual Reality Development

After designing and printing a VR headset using CAD, I began to work in Unity and Unreal to develop interactive VR environments. This required integration of the Oculus Rift hardware in Unity. Blender was also used extensively to create and animate 3D models to be used in various scenes.

Photo of a circuit-based ultrasonic car distance sensor

Jul - Dec, 2015 | Chanhassen

Garage Car Sensor

In order to explore the capabilities of the open source Arduino project, I designed and developed my own device the would indicate how far I would need to pull in my car. The microconroller was interfaced with a HC-SR04 ultrasonic sensor and was designed to preserve power to lengthen battery life.

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Personal Photos

Family Reunion in Oregon

Picture of my immediate family at a reunion in Seaside, Oregon

Golfing with Family

Picture with my brother-in-law, sister, and father while golfing - one of my favorite hobbies

MN DECA State Finalists

Picture with my business partner and friend from Chanhassen High School after learning of our qualitifaction for the national DECA competition

My Education

Course Overview

Credits Taken

Courses

Majors

GPA

Course List

Bachelor of Science - Physics

Mathematics and Engineering Courses

MATH 114 Calculus II (Fall 2018)
ENGR 240 Circuit Analysis (Spring 2019)
MATH 210 Intro to Differential Eq. & Systems (Summer 2019)
MATH 240 Linear Algebra (Spring 2020)
MATH 200 Multi-variable Calculus (Summer 2020)

Physics Courses

PHYS 225 Applications of Modern Physics (Spring 2019)
PHYS 215 Foundations of Modern Physics (Fall 2019)
PHYS 341 Electricity and Magnetism (Fall 2019)
PHYS 325 Methods of Computational Physics (Spring 2020)
PHYS 410 Statistical Mechanics (Spring 2020)
PHYS 331 Theoretical Mechanics (Fall 2020)
PHYS 342 Electromagnetic Waves (Spring 2021)
PHYS 431 Quantum Mechanics (Spring 2021)
PHYS 347 Optics (Fall 2021)
PHYS 323 Methods of Experimental Physics (Spring 2022)

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Mathematics Courses

MATH 114 Calculus II (Fall 2018)
MATH 210 Intro to Differential Eq. & Systems (Summer 2019)
MATH 240 Linear Algebra (Spring 2020)
MATH 200 Multi-variable Calculus (Summer 2020)

Computer Science Courses

CISC 130 Introduction to Programming and Problem Solving (Fall 2019)
CISC 230 Object‐Oriented Design and Programming (Spring 2020)
CISC 231 Data Structures Using Object‐Oriented Design (Fall 2020)
CISC 350 Information Security (Fall 2020)
CISC 490 Computer Vision (Fall 2020)
CISC 340 Computer Architecture (Spring 2021)
CISC 380 Algorithms (Spring 2021)
CISC 375 Web Development (Fall 2021)
CISC 420 Computer Graphics (Spring 2022)
CISC 480 Senior Capstone (Spring 2022)

Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration (Entrepreneurship)

University Core Courses

SPAN 211 Intermediate Spanish 1 (Fall 2018)
THEO 101 (J-Term 2020)
THEO 228 (J-Term 2021)
MGMT 362 Attract and Reward Talent (Fall 2021)

General Business Core Courses

ACCT 210 Financial Accounting (Fall 2018)
Business Learning Through Service (J-Term 2019)
MS Excel Business Applications (J-Term 2019)
BUSN 100 Business for the Common Good (Fall 2019)
MGMT 200 Working Skillfully in Organizations (Fall 2019)
BETH 300 Ethical Principles in Business (Spring 2020)
BLAW 300 Law for Business Leaders I (Spring 2020)
ACCT 200 Managerial Accounting (Summer 2020)
OPMT 300 Operations and Supply Chain Management (Summer 2021)
FINC 310 Core Financial Management (J-Term 2022)

Entrepreneurship Courses

ENTR 260 Entrepreneurial Thinking (Spring 2019)
ENTR 250 Fundamentals of Innovation (Fall 2020)
ENTR 370 Entrepreneurial Financial Resource Management (Fall 2019)
ENTR 250 Fundamentals of Innovation (Fall 2020)
ENTR 355 Entrepreneurial Strategy (Fall 2020)
ENTR 320 Technology Prototyping (Fall 2021)
ENTR 450 Entrepreneurship: Management and Strategy (Spring 2022)

Honors Program

Honors Courses

ENGL 203 HONORS City Lights: Urban Experience (Fall 2018)
PHIL 115 HONORS Philosophy of Human Person (Spring 2019)
PHIL 214 HONORS Introductory Ethics (Fall 2019)

Honors Seminars

HONR 480 HONORS Exploring Identity (J-Term 2022)
HONR 480 HONORS All Natural (Spring 2022)
HONR 480 HONORS Future of US Healthcare (Spring 2022)

High School Diploma

Graduated first in class from the Chanhassen High School Class of 2018 with a 4.0 GPA. DECA Co-President and and Student Council Vice President. Member of Key Club as well as National Honors Society, two community-focused volunteer organizations. I played baseball and basketball while attending Chanhassen High School.

Advanced Placement Tests

Calculus BC (2018)
Chemistry (2018)
Computer Science A (2018)
Computer Science Principles (2018)
Psychology (2018)
Statistics (2018)
English Language and Composition (2017)
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism (2017)
Physics C: Mechanics (2017)
Calculus AB (2016)
Physics 1 (2016)

College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) Tests

History of the United States 1 (2018)
Principles of Macroeconomics (2018)
Principles of Microeconomics (2018)
Principles of Marketing (2018)

Other Notable Courses

Multivariable Calculus (2017-2018)
Introduction to Programming in Java (2016)
Marketing 1-3 (2016-201)

Featured Projects

PHYS 325: Methods of Computational Physics | Assignment 7.1 - Animated Orbital System
CISC 375: Web Development | Project #3 - RESTful API Server
CISC 340: Computer Architecture | Project #3 - CPU Architecture with Instruction Pipelining
CISC 420: Computer Graphics | Project #2 - 3D Projections for Wireframe Rendering

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Hi, I'm Ben.

I'm a PhD candidate in applied physics at Stanford University. I work with Professor Jeremy Dahl on ultrasound autofocusing techniques. I was previously a Schulze Innovation Scholar at the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, MN.