Faculty Information

Research Areas: 1Regenerative and Rehabilitative Medicine, 2Imaging and Diagnostics; 3Diagnostics and Therapeutics
Chuck Anderson Chuck Anderson2

Professor
Computer Science
 

Research Interest(s):

  • Bioregenerative Medicine
  • Image and signal processing
Jim Bamburg Jim Bamburg2

Professor
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
 

Research Interest(s):

  • Regulation of cell behavior through cytoskeletal dynamics
Randy Bartels Randy Bartels2

Assoc Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
 

Research Interest(s):

  • Ultrafast optics and lasers
  • Molecular optoelectronics
  • Extreme ultraviolet lasers
  • Learning control
Ray Browning Ray Browning1

Asst Professor
Health and Exercise Science
 

Research Interest(s):

  • Energetics and biomechanics of physical activity
  • Physical activity monitoring
  • Musculoskeletal modeling
V. Chandrasekar (Chandra) V. Chandrasekar (Chandra)2,3

Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
 

Research Interest(s):

  • Radar systems and networking
Tom Chen Tom Chen2

Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
 

Research Interest(s):

  • Computer architecture
  • Parallel processing
  • VLSI design and testing
  • Virtual environments
  • Neural network algorithms and architecture
David Dandy David Dandy2,3

Professor
Chemical and Biological Engineering
 

Research Interest(s):

  • Biosensors
  • Microfluidics
Lakshmi Prasad Dasi Lakshmi Prasad Dasi3

Asst Professor
Mechanical Engineering
 

Research Interest(s):

  • Cardiovascular biomechanics
  • Biofluid dynamics
  • Blood cell and platelet biomechanics
  • Cardiac devices
Frank Dinenno Frank Dinenno1

Asst Professor
Health and Exercise Science
 

Research Interest(s):

  • Integrative cardiovascular physiology
  • Blood flow control
  • Vascular dynamics
Tammy Donahue Tammy Donahue1

Assoc Professor
Mechanical Engineering
 

Research Interest(s):

  • Response of Menisci to Mechanical Trauma
  • Structure and Function of Meniscal Enthesis-Changes with Age
  • Material Properties of Musculoskeletal Soft Tissues
Seth Donahue Seth Donahue1,3

Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering
 

Research Interest(s):

  • Osteoporosis drug development, Drug delivery systems for fracture healing treatment, Bone mechanics and metabolism in hibernating mammals
Scott Earley Scott Earley1,2

Associate Professor
Biomedical Sciences
 

Research Interest(s):

  • elucidating the functional roles of transient receptor potential (TRP) ion channels in vascular physiology
Nicole Ehrhart Nicole Ehrhart1

Assoc Professor
Clinical Sciences
 

Research Interest(s):

  • Structure and Function of Meniscal Enthesis-Changes with Age
Nick Fisk Nick Fisk

Assistant Professor
Chemical and Biological Engineering
 

Research Interest(s):

David Frisbie David Frisbie1,3

Asst Professor
Clinical Sciences
 

Research Interest(s):

  • Joint disease
Laurie Goodrich Laurie Goodrich1,3

Asst Professor
Clinical Sciences
 

Research Interest(s):

  • Gene therapy
Kevin Haussler Kevin Haussler1,3

Asst Professor
Clinical Sciences
 

Research Interest(s):

  • Diagnosis and management of back problems in equine athletes
Charles Henry Charles Henry2,3

Assoc Professor
Chemistry
 

Research Interest(s):

  • Lab-on-a-chip
  • Bioanalytical
Susan P. James Susan P. James1,3

Professor
Mechanical Engineering
 

Research Interest(s):

  • Polymeric biomaterials for orthopedic applications
Chris Kawcak Chris Kawcak1,3

Assoc Professor
Clinical Sciences
 

Research Interest(s):

  • Osteoarthritis
Salman Khetani Salman Khetani1,3

Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
 

Research Interest(s):

  • Biomaterials and Cells
Matt Kipper Matt Kipper1

Asst Professor
Chemical and Biological Engineering
 

Research Interest(s):

  • Polymeric biomaterials
  • Polysaccharides
John Kisiday John Kisiday1,3

Asst Professor
Clinical Sciences
 

Research Interest(s):

  • Tissue engineering
  • Mechanobiology
Diego Krapf Diego Krapf2

Asst Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
 

Research Interest(s):

  • Single-moleculebiophysics
Kevin Lear Kevin Lear2,3

Assoc Director - SBME
Director - BME Undergraduate Programs
Electrical and Computer Engineering
 

Research Interest(s):

  • Optoelectronic devices/systems
Wayne McIlwraith Wayne McIlwraith1,2,3

Professor
Clinical Sciences
 

Research Interest(s):

  • Diagnosis and treatment of joint disease including cartilage healing
Carmen Menoni Carmen Menoni2

Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
 

Research Interest(s):

Jennifer Mueller Jennifer Mueller2

Professor
Mathematics
 

Research Interest(s):

  • Electrical Impedance Imaging
Christie Peebles Christie Peebles3

Asst Professor
Chemical and Biological Engineering
 

Research Interest(s):

  • Application of plant metabolic engineering and synthetic biology to produce important pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals in plant tissue or cell culture
Ketul C. Popat Ketul C. Popat1,3

Asst Professor
Mechanical Engineering
 

Research Interest(s):

  • Biomaterial design for tissue engineering and drug delivery applications
Ashok Prasad Ashok Prasad1,2

Asst Professor
Chemical and Biological Engineering
 

Research Interest(s):

  • Systems biology modeling for tissue engineering
  • Modeling the immune system and cancer
  • Metabolic models of photosynthetic bacteria
  • Biophysics of fluids and membranes
  • Synthetic biology for biosensors
Vakhtang Putkaradze Vakhtang Putkaradze2

Professor
Mathematics
 

Research Interest(s):

  • Mathematical models for molecular conformations
Christian Puttlitz Christian Puttlitz1,3

Assoc Professor
Mechanical Engineering
 

Research Interest(s):

  • Orthopaedic biomechanics
Ken Reardon Ken Reardon2,3

Professor
Assoc Department Head
Chemical and Biological Engineering
 

Research Interest(s):

  • Proteomics
  • Systems Biology
  • Biosensors
Raoul Reiser Raoul Reiser1

Assoc Professor
Health and Exercise Science
 

Research Interest(s):

  • Musculoskeletal biomechanics
  • Design, fabrication, and implementation of custom equipment and instrumentation
Brad Reisfeld Brad Reisfeld3

Asst Professor
Chemical and Biological Engineering
 

Research Interest(s):

  • Metabolomics
  • Computation toxicology
  • Systems biology
Melissa Reynolds Melissa Reynolds1,3

Asst Professor
Chemistry
 

Research Interest(s):

  • Therapeutic materials, cell-surface interactions, advanced measurement systems
Stuart Tobet Stuart Tobet1,2

Director
Professor
Biomedical Sciences
 

Research Interest(s):

  • Determination of cell positions in the developing neuroendoctrine brain
Brian Tracy Brian Tracy1

Asst Professor
Health & Exercise Science
 

Research Interest(s):

  • Neuromuscular system
Jozseph Vigh Jozseph Vigh2

Asst Professor
Biomedical Sciences
 

Research Interest(s):

  • Visual signalling processes in the retina
David (Qiang) Wang David (Qiang) Wang2,3

Asst Professor
Chemical and Biological Engineering
 

Research Interest(s):

  • Computer simulations and theories for polymeric systems