McKelvey School

Dennis Barbour, MD, PhD
Biomedical Engineering
Research Topics
- Conducts brain-computer interface research to rewire brains & recover lost function from stroke

Philip Bayly, PhD
Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science
Research Topics
- Impact, vibration, wave motion, and instability in mechanical and biomedical systems
- Mechanics of brain injury and brain development
- Nonlinear dynamic phenomena that underlie oscillatory movements of cells and microorganisms

Shantanu Chakrabartty, PhD
Electrical & Systems Engineering
Research Topics
- Exploring neuromorphic architectures using silicon and biological neurons.
- Wireless and self-powered neural recording systems.
- Ultra-low-power integrated circuits and instrumentation.

Hong Chen, PhD
Biomedical Engineering
Research Topics
- Combines biology, engineering, and medicine to develop ultrasound techniques for noninvasive, targeted, and personalized cancer treatment

ShiNung Ching, PhD
Electrical & Systems Engineering
Research Topics
- Dynamics and Control of Neural Systems
- Active Inference of Brain and Large-Scale Networks
- Methods for Closed-Loop Neuroactive Drug Delivery

Jianmin Cui, PhD
Biomedical Engineering
Research Topics
- Molecular basis of electrical signaling in normal and diseased cardiovascular and nervous systems
- Design ultrasound protocols for drug & gene delivery

Yifan Dai, PhD
Biomedical Engineering
Research Topics
- Biophysics of polymers for controlling gene regulation

Guy Genin, PhD
Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science
Research Topics
- Interfaces and adhesion in nature, physiology, and engineering

Song Hu, PhD
Biomedical Engineering
Research Topics
- Photoacoustic technologies for high-resolution hemodynamic and metabolic imaging in the awake behaving brain

Matthew Lew, PhD
Electrical & Systems Engineering
Research Topics
Biological or biomedical applications of:
- Microscopy
- Biophotonics
- Computational imaging
- Nano-optics

Jr-Shin Li, PhD
Electrical & Systems Engineering
Research Topics
- Computational Biology and Neuroscience
- Neural Engineering and Control

Dan Moran, PhD
Biomedical Engineering
Research Topics
- Voluntary motor control
- Neuroprostheses
- Conrol signals for brain-computer interfaces

Rohit Pappu, PhD
Biomedical Engineering
Research Topics
- Mechanisms of aggregation and neurodegeneration in polyglutamine expansion disorders, specifically Huntington’s disease

Barani Raman, PhD
Biomedical Engineering
Keywords: Understanding the design and computing principles of biological sensory systems using the relatively simple invertebrate olfactory system

Alexandra Rutz, PhD
Biomedical Engineering
Research Topics
- Advances bioelectronics using materials and fabrication-based approaches

Ismael Seáñez, PhD
Biomedical Engineering
Research Topics
- Develops tools for neuroprosthetics and rehabilitation

Lori Setton, PhD
Biomedical Engineering
Research Topics
- Combines methods of engineering & biology to regulate disc and cartilage health and healing

Jonathan Silva, PhD
Biomedical Engineering
Research Topics
- Predicting how changes in ion channel nano-conformations affect cell and organ electrophysiology

Srikanth Singamaneni, PhD
Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science
Research Topics
- Plasmonic nanostructures for chemical and biological sensors and nanomedicine

Chao Zhou, PhD
Biomedical Engineering
Research Topics
- Biophotonics
- Neuroimaging
- Cerebral hemodynamics
- Optical coherence tomography