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  • Professor and Department Chair, Biomedical Engineering
  • Affiliated Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Affiliated Professor, Physics

Research Interests

  • Biomedical Optics and Photonics
  • Coherent Imaging and Light Scattering
  • Singular Optics
  • Biophysical Dynamics
  • Instructor, Biomedical Engineering

Research Interests

  • Biostatistics
  • Professor, Biomedical Engineering
  • Affiliated Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
  • Affiliated Professor, Department of Biological Sciences

Research Interests

  • The biology and physiology of the lymphatic and blood vascular systems including vascular regeneration, remodeling and pathology
  • Vascular biomaterials, including polymeric, natural, and metallic, for vascular repair and regeneration
  • Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
  • Affiliated Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  • Advisor, Korean Student Association

Research Interests

Lab Webpage

Research Interests

  • Mechanobiology
  • Traction force by a living cell
  • Cell adhesion and migration
  • Image data modeling
  • Machine learning
  • BioMEMS
  • Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
  • Affiliated Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Teaching Experience

  • BE 4510 and 5510: Cardiovascular Engineering
  • BE 3350: Introduction to Human Biomechanics

Research Areas

  • Cardiovascular Biomechanics
  • Cardiovascular Biofluids
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Medical Devices
  • Patient-Specific Modeling
  • Professor, Biomedical Engineering
  • Graduate Program Director, Biomedical Engineering

Research Interests

  • Biomechanics (Bio-solids and Biofluids)
  • Medical Image/Signal Processing
  • Machine Learning and Computer Vision with Applications in Medical Imaging
  • Developments of Ultrasound Technologies for Tissue Characterization
  • Professor, Biomedical Engineering

Research Interests

  • Biomimetic, bio-inspired materials
  • Biointerface
  • Antimicrobial and antifouling coatings
  • Polymer chemistry
  • Nanotechnology
  • Tissue adhesives
  • Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
  • Affiliated Associate Professor, Biological Sciences

Links of Interests

Research webpage

Research Interests

  • Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) and Nanotechnology
  • Microfluidics for cancer research
  • Microenvironment platforms to characterize cellular interactions
  • Sensors and devices for biomedical sensing and implantable devices
  • Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
  • Affiliated Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences

Research Interests

  • Neuroengineering
  • Brain Stimulation (Optogenetic and Electrical)
  • Neural Signal Processing
  • Brain-Computer Interface
  • Brain and Behavior (Parkinson's Disease, Depression, Stroke, and Addiction)

BME Research Areas

  • Biosensors and Biomedical Instrumentation
  • Biomedical Optics and Ultrasound
  • Professor of Practice, Biomedical Engineering

Links of Interest

Research Interests

  • Implantable Devices
  • Biosensors
  • Power and Telemetry schemes
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Bioinformatics and Proteomics

Specialties

  • Implantable Devices, Biosensors, Molecular Medicine
  • Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  • Affiliated Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
  • Affiliated Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

Research Interests

  • Nanomaterials
  • Stem cell and tissue engineering
  • Nano-biomaterials
  • Mechanical characterization of advanced materials
  • Sensors and actuators in medical device
  • Finite element analysis (FEA)
  • Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Affiliated Assistant Professor, Computer Science
  • Affiliated Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering

Links of Interest

Courses Taught

  • EE 4271 VLSI Design

Areas of Interest

  • Neuromorphic Engineering/Computing
  • Energy-efficient Neuromorphic Electronic Circuit Design for Artificial Intelligence
  • Emerging Nanoscale Device Design
  • Spiking Neural Networks
  • Adjunct Professor, Biomedical Engineering

Specialties

  • Medical devices
  • Failure analysis of medical devices
  • Biomedical and clinical engineering consulting
  • Forensic investigation
  • Professor, Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology
  • Affiliated Professor, Biological Sciences
  • Affiliated Professor, Biomedical Engineering

Research Interests

  • Cardiovascular physiology, neurophysiology and exercise science.
  • Neural mechanisms of cardiovascular diseases and metabolic disorders.
  • Neural mechanisms of exercise training in regulating autonomic and cardiovascular function.
  • Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  • Affiliated Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
  • Assistant Director of Undergraduate Studies, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Links of Interest

Areas of Expertise

  • Microscopic Imaging Techniques
  • Micro-/nano-fabrications
  • Cellular Sensing & Single Protein Tracking

Research Interests

  • Opto-electric Cellular Sensing
  • Microfluidics and Microscale Heat Transfer
  • Droplet Impingement on Patterned Metal Surfaces
  • Evaporation of Thin Films and Droplets
  • Multiscale Interface Phenomena
  • Neutron imaging
  • Fluid Flow-induced Shear Effect on Chondrons; Regeneration of pericellular matrix from chondrocytes using microencapsulation;
  • Assistant Professor, Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology
  • Affiliated Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
  • Graduate Program Director

Research Interests

  • Mobility and postural control in aging and special populations
  • Ergonomics and design of built environments for special populations
  • Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
  • Affiliated Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering

Links of Interest

Faculty Website

Teaching

  • CM2110 Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering I (Material and Energy Balance) (Fall 2020)

Research Interests

  • Chemical sensors and biosensors
  • Advanced sensing materials
  • Electronic noses/tongues
  • Sensor and sensor-array chemometrics/data analytics
  • Dave House Dean of Computing
  • Professor, Department of Applied Computing
  • Affiliated Professor, Biomedical Engineering

Research Expertise

  • Computational Biophysics
  • Bioinformatics
  • Protein Dynamics
  • Protein Engineering
  • Data Science

Academic Interests

  • Innovation in Computing and Technology Education
  • Broadening Participation in STEM
  • Enrollment Management
  • Research Administration
  • Distinguished Professor, Chemical Engineering
  • Affiliated Professor, Biomedical Engineering
  • President, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)

Research Interests

  • Microdevices
  • Medical diagnostics
  • Nonlinear electrophoresis
  • Adjunct Professor, Biomedical Engineering

Specialties

  • Fiber Optical Sensors
  • Sensors and Measurements
  • Techniques
  • Wireless Sensors
  • Motion Analysis 
  • Instructor, Biomedical Engineering

Research Interests

  • Cardiovascular Engineering
  • Biocompatibility
  • Biodegradable Metals
  • Adjunct Professor, Biomedical Engineering

Specialties

  • 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
  • Professor, Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology
  • Affiliated Professor, Biological Sciences
  • Affiliated Professor, Biomedical Engineering

Research Interests

  • Central Mechanism of Salt Sensitive Hypertension
  • Brain Prorenin Receptor and Hypertension
  • Brain Orexin System and Hypertension
  • Stress and Neuroinflammation and Hypertension
  • Neuronal Mechanism of Metabolic Syndrome
  • Adjunct Professor, Biomedical Engineering

Research Interests

  • Medical Image Analysis
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Biomedical Imaging
  • Computer Aided Cancer Detection
  • AI for COVID-19 Detection and Diagnosis
  • Big Data Analysis
  • Bioinformatics
Joseph Vettukattil

Joseph Vettukattil

  • Research Professor, Biomedical Engineering

Specialties

  • Congenital Heart Disease
  • Interventional Cardiology
  • Advanced 3Dimensional Imaging and Prototyping
  • Clinical Research
  • Innovations and Device Development
  • Adjunct Professor, Biomedical Engineering

Specialties

  • 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
  • Assistant Professor, Health Informatics, Applied Computing
  • Affiliated Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Mathematical Sciences

Teaching Interests

  • Medical Informatics
  • Medical Image Analysis

Areas of Expertise

  • Image Processing and Computer Vision
  • Machine Learning
  • Medical Image Analysis
  • Health Informatics
  • Text Mining