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Ronald C. Anderson | Associate Professor
Ph.D., Tulane University, 1987
Email: rcanders@tulane.edu
Phone: (504) 314-2441
Video Office Meeting: https://tulane.zoom.us/j/6183747685
Research Interests: Biomechanics, orthopaedic materials.
Carolyn Bayer | Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 2009
Email: carolynb@tulane.edu
Phone: (504) 862-8947
Research Interests: Ultrasound, Photoacoustic imaging and Imaging contrast agents.
J. Quincy Brown | Associate Professor
Ph.D., Louisiana Tech University, 2005
Email: jqbrown@tulane.edu
Phone: (504) 865-5851
Research Interests: Application and translation of quantitative spectroscopy and imaging tools for the improvement of cancer management in the clinical setting.
Joseph Bull | Professor | John and Elsie Martinez Biomedical Engineering Chair
Ph.D., Northwestern University, 2000
Email: jbull@tulane.edu
Phone: (504) 865-5843
Research Interests: Biofluid mechanics, ultrasound, gas embolotherapy, vascular microbubbles and microdroplets, edema, vascular mechanics and transport.
Michael Dancisak | Senior Professor of Practice and Director of the Center for Anatomical and Movement Science
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2000
Email: dancisak@tulane.edu
Phone: (504) 314-2890
Research Interests: Motor control and thermoregulation to enhance performance for individuals working in extreme environments.
Kimberly Foster | Dean of Science and Engineering
Ph.D., Cornell University
Email: klfoster@tulane.edu
Phone: (504) 314-2890
Donald P. Gaver | Alden J. 'Doc' Laborde Professor and Department Chair of Biomedical Engineering
Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1988
Email: dpg@tulane.edu
Phone: (504) 865-5150
Video Office Meeting: https://tulane.zoom.us/j/4681582288
Research Interests: biofluid mechanics, pulmonary mechanics, interfacial flows, computational fluid dynamics, acute respiratory distress syndrome, ventilator-induced lung injury.
Damir Khismatullin | Associate Professor
Ph.D., Bashkir State University, 1998
Email: damir@tulane.edu
Phone: (504) 247-1587
Research Interests: Computational Bioengineering, Biofluid Mechanics, Cellular Biomechanics, Medical Ultrasound, Multiphase Flow.
Kristin Miller | Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 2012
Postdoctoral Fellow, Yale University, 2014
Email: kmille11@tulane.edu
Phone: (504) 988-9324
Video Office Meeting: https://tulane.zoom.us/j/8997080127
Research Interests: Continuum Biomechanics, Growth and Remodeling, Regenerative Medicine, Orthopaedics, Women's Reproductive Health, Development
Mark Mondrinos | Assistant Professor
Ph. D., Drexel University, 2011
Postdoctoral Fellow, Temple University School of Medicine, 2014
Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Pennsylvania, 2016
Email: mmondrinos@tulane.edu
Research Interests: Microphysiological systems, tissue engineering, pathophysiology, inflammation, fibrosis
Michael J. Moore | Professor
Ph.D., Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 2005
Email: mooremj@tulane.edu
Phone: (504) 247-1919
Research Interests: Tissue engineering, microphysiological models of the nervous system, biomaterials
Katherine Raymond | Professor of Practice
Ph.D., Tulane University, 2007
Email: kraymon1@tulane.edu
Phone: (504) 862-8147
Research Interests: Mechanics, Engineering Materials
Yu-Ping Wang | Professor
Ph.D., Xi'an Jiaotong University, 1996
Email: wyp@tulane.edu
Phone: (504) 865-5867
Video Office Meeting: https://tulane.zoom.us/j/619009896
Research Interests: Multiscale Bioimaging, Medical Imaging, Geonomic Imaging, Bioinformatics.
Eiichiro Yamaguchi | Assistant Research Professor
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana, 2005
Email: guchi@tulane.edu
Phone: (504) 247-1910
Research Interests: Development of optical diagnostics methods, such as Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) and Laser Induced Fluorescence (LIF), for microscale flow systems. Study of micro-fabrication techniques.
Nicholas J. Altiero | Emeritus Professor and Dean of Science and Engineering
Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1974
Email: altiero@tulane.edu
Research Interests: Computational Mechanics, Fracture Mechanics, Biomechanics.
San Aung | Emeritus Professor of Practice
Ph.D., Tulane University, 1987
Email: sha99@tulane.edu
Research Interests: Engineering materials, Prefabricated systems.
Paul L. Nunez | Emeritus Professor
Ph.D., U.C. San Diego, 1969
Email: pnunez@tulane.edu
Research Interests: Brain Physics and Cognitive Science Research
David A. Rice, P.E. | Emeritus Professor
Ph.D., Purdue University, 1974
Email: rice@tulane.edu
Research Interests: Physiologic modeling, cardiopulmonary mechanics, bioacoustics, instrumentation and signal processing.
William C. Van Buskirk, P.E. | Emeritus Professor
Ph.D., Stanford University, 1970 Founding Chair
Email: vanb@tulane.edu
Research Interests: Biofluid Mechanics
Cedric F. Walker, P.E. | Emeritus Professor
Ph.D., Duke University, 1978
Email: cfw@tulane.edu
Phone: (504) 865-5866
Research Interests: Telemedicine, neural stimulation, implantable monitoring devices.