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Biomedical Engineering Faculty


Niloy Choudhury, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) systems

Email: nchoudhu@mtu.edu


Seth Donahue Seth Donahue, Ph.D.
Professor
Bone mechanics and biology in hibernating bears, Bone tissue engineering, Bone biology and mechanotransduction, Osteoporosis and Bone fractures
Email: swdonahu@mtu.edu

Megan C. Frost,

Megan C. Frost, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Nitric oxide releasing polymers, implantable sensors, biological response to polymeric materials

Email: mcfrost@mtu.edu


Jeremy Goldman Jeremy Goldman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
The biology and physiology of the lymphatic and blood vascular systems including vascular regeneration, remodeling and pathology
Email: jgoldman@mtu.edu

Sean J. Kirkpatrick Sean J. Kirkpatrick, Ph.D.
Department Chair
Email: sjkirkpa@mtu.edu
Biomedical optics, Lasers and other light sources for biology and medicine, Non-contact measurement of tissue mechanics and fluid flows, Coherent imaging

P. Lee Bruce P. Lee, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Biomimetic, bio-inspired materials; biointerface; antimicrobial and antifouling coatings; polymer chemistry; nanotechnology; tissue adhesives

Email: bplee@mtu.edu


Michael R. Neuman Michael R. Neuman, Ph. D., M.D.
Professor
Biomedical sensors and instrumentation, physiological measurements and perinatal medicine
Email: mneuman@mtu.edu

Keat Ghee Ong Keat Ghee Ong, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
The development and fabrication of biosensors for medical diagnostic and biotoxin detection, as well as wireless, passive implantable sensors.
Email: kgong@mtu.edu

Rupak Rajachar, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Physical and chemical mechanisms guiding biomineralization in vascular and bone-related cell types and tissues
Email: rupakr@mtu.edu

Feng Zhao, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Cardiovascular tissue regeneration, stem cell therapies, cell sheet engineering, 3D scaffold-free tissue fabrication.
Email: fengzhao@mtu.edu


Biomedical Engineering Staff


2 Michael LaBeau
Advisor/Lab Coordinator
Room 343 & 344
Phone 7-3655
malabeau@mtu.edu

Judy Schaefer Judy Schaefer
Senior Staff Assistant
Email: jlschaef@mtu.edu

Biomedical Engineering Adjunct Faculty 


Bruce H. Barkalow

Bruce H. Barkalow, PhD
Adjunct Professor
B. H. Barkalow, Inc.


Tammy L. Haut Donahue Tammy L. Haut Donahue, Ph.D.
Biomedical engineering, Orthopaedic biomechanics, Finite elements, Computer and experimental mechanics
Email: thdonahu@mtu.edu 

Ryan J. Gilbert Ryan J. Gilbert, Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Developing Smart Biomaterials: Nervous System Regeneration and Cartilage Repair, Glycosaminoglycan Mediated Neuronal Inhibition, Material Properties of Glial Scar
Email: rgilbert@mtu.edu

Jeffrey Ladd Jeffrey Ladd
Adjunct Assistant Professor, DVM

Khalil Najafi Khalil Najafi, PhD
Adjunct Professor, University of Michigan

Karen Roemer

Karen Roemer, Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Exercise Science, Health and Physical Education. 

Karen Roemer Webpage


rhan Soykan Orhan Soykan, Ph.D.
Implantable Devices, Biosensors, Molecular Medicine
Email: osoykan@mtu.edu 

Martyn Smith Martyn Smith, PhD
Adjunct Professor
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