Michigan Technological University

Department of Biomedical Engineering

Faculty and Staff Directory

Faculty

Megan C. Frost

Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

906-487-3350
mcfrost@mtu.edu
M & M Building 304

Research Interests

  • Nitric oxide releasing polymers
  • Implantable sensors
  • Biological response to polymeric materials

Jeremy Goldman

Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering

906-487-2851
jgoldman@mtu.edu
M & M Building 303

Research Interests

  • The biology and physiology of the lymphatic and blood vascular systems including vascular regeneration, remodeling and pathology

Jingfeng Jiang

Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering

906-487-1943
jjiang1@mtu.edu
305 M&M

Research interests

  • Biomechanics
  • Ultrasonic imaging
  • Image and signal processing

Sean J. Kirkpatrick

Department Chair, Biomedical Engineering

Professor, Biomedical Engineering

906-487-2167
sjkirkpa@mtu.edu
M & M Building 301

Links of Interest

Research Interests

  • Biomedical optics
  • Lasers and other light sources for biology and medicine
  • Non-contact measurement of tissue mechanics and fluid flows
  • Coherent imaging

Bruce P. Lee

Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering

906-487-3262
bplee@mtu.edu
M & M building 406

Research Interests

  • Biomimetic, bio-inspired materials
  • Biointerface
  • Antimicrobial and antifouling coatings
  • Polymer chemistry
  • Nanotechnology
  • Tissue adhesives

Michael R. Neuman

Professor, Biomedical Engineering

Faculty Co-Advisor, International Business Ventures Enterprise

906-487-1949
mneuman@mtu.edu
M & M Building 401

Research Interests

  • Biomedical sensors and instrumentation
  • Physiological measurements and perinatal medicine
  • Clinical applications of biomedical instrumentation.

Keat Ghee Ong

Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering

906-487-2749
kgong@mtu.edu
M & M Building 309

Links of Interest

Research Interests

  • Biomedical devices for human physiological measurements
  • Biosensors for biotoxin and microbial detection
  • Wireless implantable sensors
  • Wireless sensor networks
  • Magnetism and magnetic materials

Rupak Rajachar

Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering

906-487-1129
rupakr@mtu.edu
M & M Building

Research Interests

  • Physical and chemical mechanisms guiding biomineralization in vascular and bone-related cell types and tissues
  • Biomimetic materials
  • Cell and tissue mechanics
  • The host response to implantable materials
  • Composite materials for hard and soft tissue engineering

Martyn Smith

Adjunct Professor, Biomedical Engineering

906-487-0092

M &M building 204

Research interests

  • Biostatistics

Feng Zhao

Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering

906-487-2852
fengzhao@mtu.edu
M & M building 402

Research Interests

  • Cardiovascular tissue regeneration
  • Stem cell therapies
  • Cell sheet engineering
  • 3D scaffold-free tissue fabrication

Staff Listing

Michael LaBeau

Michael LaBeau

Advisor/Lab Coordinator

906-487-3655
malabeau@mtu.edu
M & M Building 343
Judy Schaefer

Judy Schaefer

Senior Staff Assistant

906-487-2772
jlschaef@mtu.edu
309 M & M Building

Biomedical Engineering

309 Minerals & Materials Engineering Bldg
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI 49931

Ph. 906-487-2772
Fax: 906-487-1717
Email: biomed@mtu.edu

Michigan Technological University

1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, Michigan 49931-1295
906-487-1885

See a Problem?

Email the Webmaster