Program Faculty Listing
Program Chair
Robert Butera (Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Rice University, 1996)
Associate Professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Neural dynamics and physiology, neural control of respiration, bioelectric properties of tissue, real-time methods for controlling electrophysiology experiments
robert.butera@ece.gatech.edu
Program Faculty
David Anderson (Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1999
Associate Professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
david.anderson@ece.gatech.edu
Julia E. Babensee (Ph.D., Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, 1996)
Associate Professor, The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Biocompatibility, leukocyte biology, inflammation, immunology, tissue engineering, biomaterials, drug delivery.
julia.babensee@bme.gatech.eduGang Bao (Ph.D., Applied Mathematics, Lehigh University, 1987)
Professor, The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Molecular biomechanics of the deformation and dynamics of DNA and proteins, molecular bioengineering of early cancer detection and the molecular analysis of cancer using protein chips, molecular beacons and other techniques, cellular and subcellular biomechanics.
gang.bao@bme.gatech.eduGilda Barabino (Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Rice University, 1986)
Professor, The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Sickle cell adhesion, cellular engineering, tissue engineering and bioreactors
gilda.barabino@bme.gatech.eduThomas H. Barker (Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2003)
Assistant Professor, The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Extracellular matrix biology and engineering, protein molecular mechanics, protein-based biomaterials, protein engineering, regenerative medicine.
thomas.barker@bme.gatech.eduRavi V. Bellamkonda (Ph.D., Biomaterials and Medical Science, Brown University, 1994)
Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Biomaterials and Neural Tissue Engineering. Anisotropic biomaterial scaffolds for guided tissue regeneration; Peripheral and central nerve repair; CNS-Electrode Interfaces, Targeted drug delivery for Gliomas of the Brain.
ravi.bellamkonda@bme.gatech.eduPaul J. Benkeser (Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois, 1985)
Associate Professor, The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Ultrasonics, tissue characterization, image processing.
paul.benkeser@bme.gatech.eduPamela T. Bhatti (Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2006)
Assistant Professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Biomedical sensors and subsystems including bioMEMS; neural prostheses: cochlear, modiolar, intraneural and vestibular; Integration of controlled-release drug delivery technology with flexible neural recording/stimulating arrays.
pamela.bhatti@ece.gatech.eduAndreas S. Bommarius (Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1989)
Professor, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Biomolecular engineering, especially biocatalysis, biotransformations, and biocatalyst stability.
andreas.bommarius@chbe.gatech.eduBarbara D. Boyan (Ph.D., Biology, Rice University, 1974)
Professor and Price Gilbert, Jr. Chair in Tissue Engineering, The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Orthopaedic tissue engineering.
barbara.boyan@bme.gatech.eduMarijn Brummer (Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1993)
Director, Cardiac Imaging Research, Emory University, Department of Pediatrics.
Radiology
mbrumme@emory.eduThomas J. Burkholder (Ph.D., Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, 1997)
Associate Professor, School of Applied Physiology.
Mechanisms by which mechanical signals alter muscle structure, understanding the functional demands on muscle.
thomas.burkholder@ap.gatech.edu
John Carew (Ph.D., Statistics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2006)
Assistant Professor, Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center, Emory University.
Biostatistics and Radiology
jcarew@sph.emory.edu
Elliot L. Chaikof (Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MD, Johns Hopkins University, 1989)
Professor and John E. Skandalakis Chair of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine.
Biomaterials, material synthesis characterization, blood material interactions.
echaiko@emory.eduYoung-Hui Chang (Ph.D., Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, 2000)
Assistant Professor, School of Applied Physiology
yh.chang@ap.gatech.edu
Rachel Chen (Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1994)
Associate Professor, School of Chemical and Molecular Engineering
Biocatalysis, metabolic engineering, directed evolution, molecular modeling, glycomics and green chemistry.
rachel.chen@chbe.gatech.eduMichael E. Davis (Ph.D., Pharmacology, Emory University 2003)
Assistant Professor, The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering Assistant Professor, Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine
Cardiac regeneration, drug delivery, cell therapy, biomaterials.
michael.davis@bme.gatech.edu
Stephen P. DeWeerth (Ph.D., Computation and Neural Systems, California Institute of Technology, 1991)
Professor, The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering and School of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Computational neural systems.
steve.deweerth@gatech.eduTimothy Duong (Ph.D., Chemistry, Washington University , St. Louis, 1998)
Associate Professor, Neuroscience Division Yerkes Primate Research Center and Associate Professor of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine
Developments and applications of biomedical imaging techniques (MRI, PET, optical imaging) to study neuroscience.
tduong@emory.eduA. Bruno Frazier (Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1993)
Associate Professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Micro scale biomedical instrumentation including the design, fabrication and characterization of micro systems.
bruno.frazier@ece.gatech.eduKen Gall (Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois, 1998)
Associate Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering.
Associate Professor, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering.
Biomaterials, shape memory alloys/polymers, mechanical behavior of biomaterials at multiple scales.
ken.gall@mse.gatech.eduAndrés J. García (Ph.D., Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, 1996)
Associate Professor, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering.
Cell adhesion, biomaterials, tissue engineering.
andres.garcia@me.gatech.eduDon P. Giddens (Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1967)
Dean, College of Engineering, Lawrence L. Gellerstedt, Jr. Chair in Bioengineering & Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar Professor, The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Biomechanics, atherosclerosis, hemodynamics.
don.giddens@coe.gatech.eduRudolph L. Gleason, Jr. (Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University , 2004)
Assistant Professor, The George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Biomechanics and growth and remodeling of soft tissues and tissue engineered constructs with an emphasis on vascular tissues.
rudy.gleason@me.gatech.eduDaniel Goldman (Ph.D., Physics, University of Texas at Austin, 2002)
Assistant Professor, School of Physics Adjunct Professor, School of Biology Locomotion of organisms and robots on granular media
daniel.goldman@physics.gatech.eduPaul Griffin (Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1988)
Professor, School of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Economic Decision Analysis and Manufacturing Systems.
paul.griffin@isye.gatech.eduRobert E. Guldberg (Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 1995)
Associate Professor, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering.
Tissue Engineering, orthopaedic biomechanics.
robert.guldberg@me.gatech.eduRami Haj-Ali (PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1996)
Associate Professor, School of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Multi-scale nonlinear and damage modeling of materials and structures, Finite-Elements, Micromechanics, Computational Mechanics, and Artificial Neural-Networks in Engineering Applications
rami.haj-ali@ce.gatech.eduStephen Harvey (Ph.D., Biophysics, Dartmouth College, 1971)
Professor, School of Biology
Macromolecular structure and dynamics and the relationship of these to biological function.
steve.harvey@biology.gatech.eduPaul Hasler (Ph.D., Computation and Neural Systems, California Institute of Technology, 1997)
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Analog-digital signal processing /mixed signal integrated circuits, scaling of deep submicron devices, floating-gate devices, circuits, and systems, low power electronics, analog VLSI models of on on-chip learning, sensory processing in neurobiology.
paul.hasler@ece.gatech.eduPeter Hesketh (Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 1987)
Professor, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering.
Micro/Nano-electromechanical Systems (M/NEMS) and biosensing. Immunoassays utilizing redox cycling and magnetic nanoparticles, nanosensors and porous silicon sensors. Miniature gas chromatography systems, fabrication of microvalves, micropumps, and their integration into miniature chemical analysis systems on a chip.
peter.hesketh@me.gatech.eduShawn Hochman (Ph.D., Physiology, University of Manitoba, 1989)
Associate Professor, Emory University, School of Medicine.
Spinal cord functional systems, molecular biology.
shochman@physio.emory.eduXiaoping Hu (Ph.D. Medical Physics, University of Chicago, 1988)
Professor and Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Imaging, The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy, functional MRI, image reconstruction and processing, molecular imaging.
xhu@bme.gatech.eduJoseph B. Hughes, (Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa, 1992)
Professor and Chair, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Environmental biotechnology and in particular, determining how novel metabolic capabilities of living organisms can be harnessed to improve environmental quality; nanotechnology in environmental systems.
joseph.hughes@ce.gatech.eduWilliam D. Hunt (Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois, 1987)
Professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Ultrasound instrumentation, imaging.
bill.hunt@ece.gatech.eduHanjoong Jo (Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University, 1989)
Associate Professor, The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering. Responses of vascular endothelium to blood flow, atherosclerosis, microgravity-induced vascular dysfunction.
hanjoong.jo@bme.gatech.eduAndrew Karellas (Ph.D., Medical Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, 1984)
Professor of Radiology and Hematology, Emory University
akarell@emory.eduShella Keilholz (Ph.D., Engineering Physics, University of Virginia, 2001)
Assistant Professor, The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Magnetic resonance imaging, functional MRI, neural connectivity
shella.keilholz@bme.gatech.eduCharles Kemp (Ph.D., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Assistant Professor, The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering
Healthcare robotics, autonomous robot manipulation, human-robot interaction
charlie.kemp@bme.gatech.eduMelissa Lambeth Kemp (Ph.D., Bioengineering, University of Washington, 2003) Assistant Professor, The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering
T cell activation, protein networks, receptor-induced reactive oxygen species, computational modeling of signal transduction dynamics
melissa.kemp@bme.gatech.eduKonstantinos (Kostas) Konstantinidis (Ph.D, Center for Microbial Ecology, Michigan State University, 2004)
Assistant Professor, School of Civil & Environmental Engineering and School of Biology (By courtesy)
Environmental and evolutionary microbiology. Genomic and proteomic approaches to study microbial communities of environmental or clinical importance. Biotechnological application of microbial biodiversity.
kostas.konstantinidis@ce.gatech.eduDavid N. Ku (Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1983 and MD Emory University, 1984)
Lawrence P. Huang Endowed Chair in Engineering and Entrepreneurship and Regents' Professor, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering.
Hemodynamics, sudden cardiac death, soft tissue biomaterials, medical device design.
david.ku@me.gatech.eduMichelle LaPlaca (Ph.D., Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, 1996)
Associate Professor, The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Mechanics of traumatic CNS injury, tissue engineering in the nervous system.
michelle.laplaca@bme.gatech.eduJoe LeDoux (Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Rutgers University, 1998)
Associate Professor, The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Gene therapy, cell and tissue engineering, genetic modification of stem cells.
joseph.ledoux@bme.gatech.eduRobert Lee (Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University, 1989)
Assistant Professor, The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Cellular neurophysiology of mammalian interneurons and motoneurons, relationship between whole cell behavior and sub-cellular structures and mechanisms, computer modeling of neurons.
robert.lee@bme.gatech.eduFrank Loffler (Ph.D., Microbiology/Technical Biochemistry, University of Hohenheim, 1994)
Associate Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
frank.loeffler@ce.gatech.eduHang Lu (Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
Assistant Professor, School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering.
BioMEMS, microfluidics, neural systems
hang.lu@chbe.gatech.eduPeter J. Ludovice (Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1989)
Associate Professor, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.
Computer simulation and molecular modeling of biomolecular systems.
pete.ludovice@chbe.gatech.eduNael McCarty (Ph.D., Cell Physiology, UT Health Science Center-Houston, 1990)
Associate Professor, School of Biology.
Structure-function of ion channels, molecular physiology of cystic fibrosis, regulation of ion channels by synaptic proteins, human physiology. Ion channels and transporters in the plasma membrane play important roles in cellular physiology. They provide the pathways for movement of solutes across epithelia, such as in the kidney, and underlie signaling in excitable cells, such as neurons and myocytes.
nael.mccarty@biology.gatech.eduTodd McDevitt (Ph.D., Bioengineering, University of Washington, 2001)
Assistant Professor, The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Stem cell bioengineering, cell and tissue engineering, biomaterials.
todd.mcdevitt@bme.gatech.eduLarry V. McIntire (Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Princeton University, 1970)
The Wallace H. Coulter Chair & Professor, The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Bioengineering aspects of vascular biology, cellular engineering, tissue engineering, tissue culture reactors.
larry.mcintire@bme.gatech.edu
Valeria Tohver Milam (Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2001)
Assistant Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering
Bio-inspired colloidal assembly, colloid-based biomaterials, rheological properties of hydrogels and suspensions
valeria.milam@mse.gatech.eduNiren Murthy ((Ph.D., Bioengineering, University of Washington, 2001)
Assistant Professor, The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering.
New materials for the delivery of biotherapeutics
niren.murthy@bme.gatech.eduShamkant Navathe (Ph.D., Industrial and Operations Engineering University of Michigan, 1976)
Professor, College of Computing
Biological genome databases, data mining, modeling of database security, and knowledge base design.
shamkant.navathe@cc.gatech.eduRobert M. Nerem (Ph.D., Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Ohio State University, 1964)
Parker H. Petit Distinguished Chair for Engineering in Medicine and Institute Professor, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering.
Atherosclerosis, hemodynamics, vascular endothelial.
robert.nerem@ibb.gatech.eduT. Richard Nichols (Ph.D., Physiology, Harvard University, 1974)
Chair, School of Applied Physiology, Georgia Institute of Technology
trn@ap.gatech.eduShuming Nie (Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1989)
Professor, The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Development of BioMEM devices and smart nanostructures for genomics and cancer detection, biospectroscopy and bioimaging for tissue diagnosis, synthesis and characterization of advanced biomaterials for tissue engineering, BioMEMS and bionanotechnology, genomics and proteomics.
snie@emory.eduJohn Oshinski (Ph.D, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1993)
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Emory University School of Medicine.
Development of clinical applications of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) including cardiac imaging, blood flow measurement, and angiography, use of MRI to examine the role of hemodynamics on the development and progression of cardiovascular disease, use of a combination of imaging, computational fluid mechanics (CFD), and solid mechanics to stratify patient treatment options and predict patient outcomes after surgery.
jo85@mail.gatech.eduSpyros Pavlostathis (PhD, Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, 1985)
Professor & Coordinator, Environmental Engineering Program, School of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Environmental biotechnology and bioprocesses; bioavailability, fate and biotransformation of recalcitrant and emerging environmental contaminants; bioenergy and biofuels from biomass and waste streams; development of halophilic and thermophilic microbial processes; kinetics and modeling of biotransformation and treatment processes.
spyros.pavlostathis@ce.gatech.eduKurt D. Pennell (Ph.D., Soil and Water Science, University of Florida, 1990)
Associate Professor, School of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Environmental remediation and toxicology, neurodegenerative disease, oxidative stress, metabolomics web
kurt.pennell@ce.gatech.eduSteven Potter (Ph.D., Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine, Dept. of Neurobiology and Behavior, 1993)
Assistant Professor, The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Neuroscience technologies for studying learning in vitro, multi-electrode array culture dishes, 2-photon time-lapse microscopy, high-speed imaging of neural activity.
steve.potter@bme.gatech.eduMark R. Prausnitz (Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994)
Professor, School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering.
Drug delivery using ultrasound, electric fields, microfabricated devices and other engineering approaches.
mark.prausnitz@chbe.gatech.eduBoris I. Prilutsky (Ph.D., Biology, Latvian Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics, 1990)
Associate Professor, School of Applied Physiology
Motor learning, modeling the neural control of locomotion, and the role of the motor cortex in different locomotor behaviors.Astrid Prinz (Ph.D., Biophysics, Munich Technical University, Munich, Germany)
Assistant Professor of Biology, Emory University.
Biology
astrid.prinz@emory.eduDon M. Ranly (D.D.S., Ph.D., Loyola Dental School, 1956; Ph.D., Graduate School for Biomedical Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 1972)
Principal Research Scientist, Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology.
Bone physiology and pathology; musculoskeletal growth and development.Athanassios Sambanis (Ph.D., Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, 1985)
Professor, School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering.
Cellular mechanics, metabolic engineering, controlled protein secretion.
athanassios.sambanis@chbe.gatech.eduPhilip Santangelo (Ph.D., Engineering, University of California - Davis, 1998)
Assistant Professor, Wallace H. Coulter, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Infectious disease, molecular imaging, nano-biophotonics, and optical microscopy
philip.santangelo@ibb.gatech.eduF. Michael Saunders (PhD, University of Illinois @ Urbana-Champaign, 1975)
Professor & Associate Chair, School of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Environmental biosystems; persistent-contaminant fate in ecosystems; plant biochemistry & toxicology; mercury transformations and aquatic food chains.
michael.saunders@ce.gatech.eduEric H. Schumacher (Ph.D., Psychology: Cognitive Science and Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Michigan, 1998)
Assistant Professor, School of Psychology
Brain mechanisms for attention, memory and cognitive control. Cortical reorganization and neural plasticity. Functional magnetic resonance imaging.
Eric.Schumacher@psych.gatech.edu
Minoru Shinohara (Ph.D., Exercise Physiology and Biomechanics, University of Tokyo, 2000) Associate Professor, School of Applied Physiology.
Neuromuscular physiology of movement in humans, fine motor skills, sympathetic nerve activity, muscle fatigue, aging.
minoru.shinohara@ap.gatech.eduOskar Skrinjar (Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Yale University, 2001)
Assistant Professor, The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Image processing, computer vision, computer graphics, analysis of 3D objects that deform in time (e.g. brain deforms during surgery), 3D visualization of various image modalities and objects, feature extraction algorithms, and design of surgical planning and navigation tools.
oskar.skrinjar@bme.gatech.eduJoel Sokol (Ph.D., Operations Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
Assistant Professor, School of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Protein structure alignment, protein folding models.
joel.sokol@isye.gatech.eduJim Spain (Ph.D., Microbiology, University of Texas, 1979)
Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering and School of Biology
Environmental Biotechnology, Biodegradation, Biocatalysis, Green Chemistry, Photobiological Hydrogen Production
jspain@ce.gatech.eduStephen Sprigle (Ph.D, Biomechanics, University of Virginia, 1989)
Associate Professor, Industrial Design Program and School of Applied Physiology. Director, Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access.
Rehabilitation engineering, wheeled mobility and seating; assistive technology design, prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers.
stephen.sprigle@coa.gatech.eduAllen Tannenbaum (Ph.D., Mathematics, Harvard University, 1976)
Julian Hightower Professor of Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Medical Imaging, functional MRI, image processing, computer vision, medical visualization.
allen.tannenbaum@ece.gatech.eduRina Tannenbaum (D.Sc., Chemical Engineering, 1982, ETH-Swiss Federal Institute of Technology)
Professor, School of Material Science and Engineering
Self-assembly of nanostructures, soft condensed matter and complex fluids, interfacial and surface phenomena, nucleation and growth processes, photonic materials and thin films, catalysis.
rina.tannenbaum@mse.gatech.eduLakeshia J. Taite (Ph.D., Bioengineering, Rice University, 2005)
Assistant Professor, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Design, synthesis, and application of novel biofunctional materials.
lakeshia.taite@chbe.gatech.eduW. Robert Taylor (Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, Physiology, 1982; M.D., Harvard University, 1986)
Professor of Medicine, Emory University
Vascular biology with an emphasis on the role of vascular inflammation in the pathogenesis of hypertension, diabetes and atherosclerosis.
w.robert.taylor@emory.eduJohnna Temenoff (Ph.D., Bioengineering, Rice University, 2003)
Assistant Professor, The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering.
The development of novel biomaterials for the tissue engineering of orthopaedic and connective tissues.
johnna.temenoff@bme.gatech.eduLena Ting (Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 1998)
Assistant Professor, The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Biomechanics and neuromuscular control of posture and locomotion, musculoskeletal modeling and dynamic simulation of movement
lena.ting@bme.gatech.eduVladimir V. Tsukruk (Ph.D., Chemistry, Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, 1988; Ph.D., Polymer Science, Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, 1983)
Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering
Polymer surfaces and interfaces: nanostructures and nanoproperties
vladimir@mse.gatech.eduGeorge Vachtsevanos (Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, City University, New York, 1970)
Professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Machine learning for biomedical applications, epileptic seizure prediction
george.vachtsevanos@ece.gatech.eduBrani Vidakovic (Ph.D., Statistics, Purdue University, 1992)
Professor, The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering
Statistics
brani@bme.gatech.eduRaymond P. Vito (Ph.D., Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Cornell University, 1971)
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering.
Soft tissue mechanics, biomedical design.
raymond.vito@provost.gatech.eduEberhard Voit (Ph.D., Developmental/Theoretical biology, Universität zu Köln, 1981)
Professor - The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering
Metabolic pathway analysis, mathematical analysis of biomedical and environmental systems.
ev34@mail.gatech.eduMay Dongmei Wang (Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2000)
Assistant Professor, The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Biomedical informatics, biomedical image analysis, biological and medical data visualization, telemedicine.
maywang@bme.gatech.eduYadong Wang (Ph.D., Chemistry, Stanford University, 1999)
Assistant Professor, The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Biomaterials, tissue engineering, and drug delivery in the cardiovascular and nervous systems.
yadong.wang@bme.gatech.eduDonald R. Webster (Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1994)
Associate Professor, School of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Ecological fluid mechanics; organism interaction with fluid mechanics, turbulence, and turbulent mixing.
dwebster@ce.gatech.eduWayne Wolf (Ph.d., Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, 1984)
Professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
wayne.wolf@ece.gatech.eduAjit P. Yoganathan (Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1978)
The Wallace H. Coulter Distinguished Faculty Chair in Biomedical Engineering & Regents Professor, School of Biomedical Engineering
Cardiovascular fluid mechanics, artificial heart valves, Doppler ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging, blood rheology.
ajit.yoganathan@bme.gatech.edu
Evan Zamir (Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, Washington University, 2003)
Assistant Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering
Bioengineering; Biomechanics, morphogenesis, cell motility, developmental biology, gastrulation
evan.zamir@me.gatech.eduCheng Zhu (Ph.D., Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University, 1988)
Professor, Schools of Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering.
Cell and molecular biomechanics, biophysics of adhesion and signaling molecules in the immune system.
cheng.zhu@me.gatech.edu
Last revised on June 11th, 2008