Michigan Technological University

Department of Biomedical Engineering

Faculty Directory

Faculty

Niloy Choudhury

Assistant Professor

906-487-1794
nchoudhu@mtu.edu
M & M Building 403

Research Interests

  • Optical coherence tomography (OCT) systems

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

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

Sean J. Kirkpatrick

Chair, Department of 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

906-487-2772
bplee@mtu.edu
M & M Building

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

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

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

Feng Zhao

Assistant Professor

906-487-2772
fengzhao@mtu.edu
M & M Building

Research Interests

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