Faculty Directory

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Nanoscale devices, carbon nanotubes and graphene; plastic nanoelectronics and nanotechnology; high-frequency analog circuit design; biosensors

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Computer integrated surgery and medical robotics; soft robotics; autonomous surgical manipulation; design and manufacturing; applications of control theory

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Metabolic engineering; synthetic biology; systems biology; biofuels production using microbial and fungal sources; mammalian cell culture engineering; pathway engineering for the production of novel biofuels and biochemicals; protein engineering and evolution strategies applied to cellular engineering; value-added products and bioactive molecules in eukaryotic and prokaryotic systems; novel molecular biology tools for gene expression and regulation

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Cardiovascular biology including atherosclerosis, thrombosis and in-stent restenosis; vascular biomechanics and mechanotransduction; development of medical devices, drug delivery and tissue engineering systems for enhancing tissue repair; glycobiology

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Development of femtosecond laser nanosurgery techniques for manipulation of biological systems; two-photon fluorescence laser scanning microscopy; development of miniaturized endoscopes for in-vivo cancer detection and treatment; applications for nerve regeneration processes and early cancer detection and treatment

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Parallel algorithms; numerical algorithms for integral and differential equations; inverse problems; data assimilation; computational statistics; biological complex fluids; blood rheology; soft tissue and cardiovascular mechanics; and medical image analysis

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Rheology of complex fluids; immersion and imprint lithography; self-assembly of nanoparticulate films; modeling of the formation of oil reservoirs

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Cancer systems biology; heterogeneity and cell state plasticity; gene regulatory networks; chemotherapy drug resistance; normal differentiation and differentiation therapy

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Novel MRI methods. Novel blood flow and oximetry methods in cardiovascular disease, anemic disorders and cancer.

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Theoretical development, implementation, and clinical deployment of numerical methods for medical image analysis

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Optical microscopy, computational reconstruction, wave propagation through optical scatter, multi-dimensional imaging, large-scale data analysis, and scientific and medical translation

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Fundamental aspects of RNA regulation and intracellular RNA assaying; applications to neurodegenerative diseases, air quality and metabolic engineering

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Tissue repair and regeneration; polymer science; bioengineering

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Design and building of robots for rehabilitation, prosthetic and assistive purposes; study of human movement control through experiments and mathematical modeling

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Biomedical heat and mass transfer; hyperthermia treatment of tumors; therapeutic hypothermia for treating stroke, cardiac arrest and traumatic brain injury; devices for intermittent and continuous cooling of body core temperature; prevention and treatment of burn injuries; cryotherapy of injured tissues; cryopreservation of cells and tissues

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Advanced quality control in multi-station manufacturing systems; immunity inspired approaches to diagnosis and control of complex dynamic systems; maintenance decision-making in flexible and reconfigurable systems; applications of advanced signal processing in biomedical engineering

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Optical microscopy; functional brain imaging; molecular imaging; neuroscience

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Nanomaterials design and synthesis; nano-biotechnolgy; nano-manipulation; nanoelectromechanical system (NEMS); energy

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Neuromuscular biomechanics, rehabilitation robotics, and prosthetics and orthotics

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Environmental biotechnology and microbiology; microbiome engineering; environmental fate of chemical and biological pollutants; stormwater quality; wildfire microbiology and ecosystem recovery

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Discovery, preclinical and clinical development of protein therapeutics; vaccine evaluation; analysis of human immune responses in health and disease

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Data mining; web mining; predictive analytics, machine learning; large-scale statistical analysis; high-performance computing

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Silicon micromachining (MEMS); acoustics and dynamics; optics and photonics; technology transfer

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Air quality, focusing on atmospheric nanoparticles and aerosols

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Analog/Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuits Inductive, Ultrasonic, and Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting; Implantable and Wearable; Biomedical Devices; Miniature Neural Interface Implants

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Particle engineering including nanotechnology; drug delivery; polymer thin films including nanocrystal composites; environmentally responsible processing with solvents including carbon dioxide for materials science and separation processes; carbon dioxide enhanced oil recovery

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Influence of porous materials on abeta amyloid formation

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Nanostructure assembly and organizational strategies; development of new approaches for nanoscale material synthesis and applications, including photovoltaics, thin film transistors, lithium ion batteries and medicine

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Membrane processes and bio-inspired membranes for wastewater treatment and water reuse

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Polymer nanofoam and nanocomposites; biomedical micro devices; 3D cell culture and drug discovery; nanoporous materials; manufacturing processes for alternate transportation energy

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Physical system modeling, analysis and control; evaluation of robotic ground vehicles; vehicle system dynamics and control; electromechanical systems and mechatronics

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Mechanics of thin films on compliant substrates; mechanics of flexible electronics with extreme deformability and compliance; mechanics at bio-electronics interface; development of novel bio-integrated soft electronics for cardiac, neural and epidermal applications

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Biomedical informatics; decision support; biomedical image analysis; biometrics

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Polymeric nanoparticles for RNA delivery; soft matter characterization; and structural DNA nanotechnology for sensing; nanorobotics; smart soft materials.

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Control of cellular immunity through manipulation of T-cell receptor interactions; reverse-engineer pathogenic strategies used by bacterial pathogens for biotechnological applications; apply protein engineering approaches to issues in structural biology

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Brain-computer interfaces (BCI); neuroengineering; neuroprosthetics; human-robot interaction; statistical machine learning; neuroscience; neurorehabilitation

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Indoor chemistry and implications on indoor air quality and occupants' health

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Optimization and artificial intelligence in power grids; Electrified transportation systems, smart buildings, and smart cities; Modeling implications of transitioning to a low-carbon energy economy

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Musculoskeletal modeling and simulation of human movement; biomechanics and neuromotor control; rehabilitation engineering; sports biomechanics and equipment design; prosthetic and orthotic design optimization

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Development of label-free imaging and analytical tools with nonlinear chemical microscopy to predict type 2 diabetes and other diseases

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Biomaterials; controlled drug delivery; molecular modeling of protein structures in contact with biomaterials and tissues; modeling of biomedical devices; bionanotechnology; molecular recognition processes

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Image-guided drug delivery, ultrasound, acoustics

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Soft Tissue Biomechanics; Nonlinear Continuum Mechanics; Numerical Modeling; Material Characterization & Constitutive Modeling

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Mechanical behavior of materials at high strain rates; fracture in nominally brittle materials; shear banding in polymeric materials; phase transformation in shape memory alloys

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Molecular modeling of biological systems; computational drug discovery

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Biomolecular and biomimetic materials, hydrogel development, cell-matrix interactions, dynamic materials

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Multi-disciplinary elements of bioheat transfer; nanomedicine; biomedical optics; tissue regeneration; cancer engineering

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Vision research; biomedical sensors; laser applications; neuroprosthesis design

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Cardiovascular biomechanics; computational simulation of the behavior of the cardiovascular system; advanced constitutive models, biomechanical interactions of cell, tissue and organ in native and engineered heart valves and myocardium

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Neural engineering; brain-machine interfaces; neurotherapeutic devices; neuromodulation

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Developing clinical therapies for central nervous system injury and disorder, including spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, and glioma formation.

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Molecular programming, including the engineering of complex molecular systems for synthetic biology, nanotechnology and bioengineering.

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Biophysical mechanisms; cellular and biomolecular engineering; molecular, cellular and tissue biomechanics

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Cardiovascular tissue engineering; Adult progenitor cells and vasculogenesis; Biologically active materials

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Systems and control theory; Networked and multi-agent systems; Information theory in control

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Modeling health-related behaviors, with specific focus on scalable computational methods and novel sensing approaches

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Visible light-induced 3D printing of bio-functionalized scaffolds for tissue engineering applications; AD processes for multi-material 3D biofabrication; in vitro 3D modeling; orthopaedic biomechanics

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Diagnostic and therapeutic optical technologies; molecular imaging; nanophotonics; cancer

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Embedded medical devices; measurements of volume and pressure in the heart; low-power electrical, mechanical, and thermal measurements; hardware/software co-simulation of real-time embedded systems

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Statistical signal processing; bioinformatics and computational biology; wireless communications systems

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Development of new tools to modulate and record neural activity from targeted neuronal populations using minimally invasive methods

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Precision mechatronics, instrumentation, dynamic systems and control, nanotechnology, scanning probe microscopy, miniaturized robots, medical devices

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ML/data-driven material characterization; deformation measurements: digital image correlation/volume correlation & particle tracking; Laser-induced inertial cavitation (hydrogels/biomaterials); Dynamic instability in viscoelastic materials

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Medical imaging; computational oncology

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Biomaterials & systems immunology to investigate mechanisms for potentiating/diversifying immune responses while modulating the immune system to create cancer immunotherapies or anti-viral vaccines.

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Nanomaterials for energy science and environment; energy storage and conversion devices; nanoelectronics; nano-biotechnolgy; self-assembly of nanostructures

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Nuclear and radiation engineering; Development of nuclear medicine imaging instrumentation and data analysis techniques for advanced applications in radiological science and molecular imaging

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Architected materials (mechanical metamaterials), deployable structures, extraterrestrial structures and materials, bio-inspired materials, additive manufacturing, and shape morphing structures. 

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Nanophotonics; micro and nanofluidics; molecular engineering; nanobiotechnology; lab on a chip; solar energy; information technology

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Molecular cell biology and tissue engineering