Biomedical Engineering
Faculty
Below is a short description
of each faculty member’s activities and interests. More information can
be found on each faculty member’s web page.
Stan Cronk (http://www.coes.LaTech.edu/bme/bme%20subpages/cronk%20_home.htm)
Position: Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Degree: Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering,
Interests: Rehabilitation engineering and human factors.
Activities: Studies of interaction of persons with disabilities
with assistive technology systems. Improvement of these
interactions by increasing throughput and decreasing fatigue. Dr. Cronk examines human-computer interaction problems,
particularly for persons with disabilities and for senior citizens.
Walter Besio (http://www.latech.edu/~walterb)
Position: Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Degree: Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering,
Interests: Rehabilitation Engineering
Activities: As a direct family member of a deceased C4-5 quadraplegic, Dr. Besio’s
lifetime goal is to develop novel medical devices to enhance the lives of ill
persons and to inspire students who will further advance the field. He has had
12 years of professional experience in industry developing electronic and
medical devices from prototype through scale up to the market.
Mark Ming-Cheng Cheng (to start in January,
2008)
Position: Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Degree: Ph.D. MEMS and Bio-MEMS,
Interests: Nanobiotechnology, bioelectronics,
lab-on chip, silicon
implant systems for controlled
drug delivery, micro/nanofludicis, surface functionalization
and characterization, MEMS/
BioMEMS, micro/nanofabcrication,
micromachining, biosensors
Activities: Engineering of novel biomedical microdevices/
nanoparticles for disease diagnostics and treatment
using micro/nanofabrication technologies.
Alan Chiu
(http://www.latech.edu/~alanchiu)
Position : Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Degree: Ph.D. Electrical and Computer
Engineering,
Interests:
Neuronal network modeling and signal
analysis
Activities: Research activities include
prevention of seizures via electrical stimulation feedback control, nonparametric
neuronal models for seizure prediction from multi-site intracranial EEG
recordings, artificial neural networks, brain computer interfaces with hybrid
(artificial / cellular) neural networks, spatial analysis of brain signals, and
multimodal neural signal communication pathways for brain function restoration.
Mark DeCoster
(http://www.latech.edu/~decoster)
Position : Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Degree: Ph.D. Biochemistry and
Molecular Biophysics: Medical College of Virginia/VCU
Interests:
Cellular neurosciences, calcium
imagine and lipid signaling
Activities: Integration of cells of the
nervous system and nanotechnology/nanomaterials, secreted
phospholipase A2 (sPLA2) and neuronal cell injury.
Juan “June” Feng: (To begin in January, 2008)
Position: Assistant Professor,
Biomedical Engineering
Degree: Ph.D. Biomedical
Engineering,
Interests: Bio-MEMS devices for
molecular assays
Activities: Detection and
quantification of carbonylated proteins in aging
Paul N. Hale, Jr. (http://www.latech.edu/tech/engr/faculty/bme/hale.htm)
Position: Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Associate Dean
for External Programs, Director of the
Degree:
Ph.D. Industrial Engineering,
Interests: Rehabilitation engineering, human factors engineering,
clinical engineering, and biomedical engineering design.
Activities: Dr. Hale was named Outstanding Biomedical Educator in
1993. Dr. Hale has served on advisory committees and review panels for state
and federal agencies, and is on the Board of Directors of the Biomedical
Engineering Society and RESNA. He is currently the Academic Director of
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
Steven A. Jones (http://www.latech.edu/~sajones)
Position: Associate Professor and Program Chair, Biomedical
Engineering
Degree: Ph.D. Bioengineering,
Interests:
Biofluid mechanics and biomedical signal analysis.
Activities: Applications of Doppler novel ultrasound methods to
disease diagnosis, studies of hemodynamic
effects on platelet adhesion, and hemodynamic
modeling of vascular access grafts. Dr. Jones is examining methods for the
evaluation of platelet function that involve the adhesion of platelets
to microchannels. He is also studying the role of platelet-derived Nitric
Oxide on platelet adhesion.In the area of Doppler ultrasound, he is examining the use of multiple-receiver
Doppler instruments for the improvement of singal-to-noise
ratios of velocity measurements.
Position: Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Director, Center
for Biomedical Engineering and Rehabilitation Sciences and Acting Dean of
the
Degree: Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering,
Interests:
Artificial intelligence and expert
systems, rehabilitation engineering, systems physiology, mathematical modeling
and computer simulation, biomedical engineering design.
Activities: Dr. Napper has developed capabilities in the
application of mathematical modeling and artificial intelligence to problems of
biomedical engineering. His activities include research in application of
expert systems in rehabilitation, mathematical modeling of physiological
systems, and cognitive orthoses. He currently
serves as the Acting Dean for the
D. Patrick O’Neal (http://www.latech.edu/~poneal)
Position: Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Degree: Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering,
Interests: Nanoparticle-based systems
for cancer detection and treatment.
Activities: Nanotechnologies
for optical sensing modalities such as surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy.
Daniel D. Reneau
Position: Professor of Biomedical Engineering and President
of
Degree: Ph.D. Chemical Engineering,
Interests: Oxygen Transport, Physiological Modeling and
Microelectrodes
Activities: Dr. Reneau founded the
Biomedical Engineering department at
Sidney
Sit (http://www.latech.edu/tech/engr/faculty/bme/sit.htm)
Position: Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering and
Institute for Micromanufacturing
Degree: Ph.D. Biophysics/Biomedical Engineering,
Interests:
Micro/Nanoscle Biomaterials Interfaces. Nanobiotechnology. High throughput system and combinatorial approach for the rational
design of biomedical polymers. Surface modification
and characterization. Molecular and cellular
engineering.
Activities: Mechanistic elucidation of cell-protein-material
interactions on a nanometer and molecular scale. Fabrication of nanopatterned surfaces for controlling cell-material
interactions. Cell micromechanics on polymeric surfaces.
Synthesis and characterization of interfacial properties of
molecules for resisting protein adsorption.
Many of our recent graduate students have also worked
under the mentorship of the following faculty members in related programs:
|
Name |
Title |
PhD (Field) |
Associated
Research Interests |
|
Assoc Prof,
Physics, Center for Applied Physics Studies |
(Physics) |
Particle detector technology for biomedical imaging such as GEM-based imaging
systems |
|
|
Prof, IfM and Chemistry |
Moscow
State University-Russia (Chemistry) |
Bio/nanotechnology, protein and drug micro/encapsulation, biomembranes and lipid systems |
|
|
Assoc Prof,
Biological Sciences |
(Biology) |
Cell & tissue response to mechanical loads, cartilage & bone remodeling,
signal induction, connective tissue disease, extracellular
matrix, implant analysis |
|
|
Assistant
Professor Department
of Health and Exercise Science |
(Kinesiology) |
Exercise physiology,
biomechanics, fitness, and health |