Graduates From The Program

Name Current Position Dissertation Title Graduation Year
Eduardo Abrey, D. Eng. Research Fellow, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA. The Effect of Mechanical Unloading on Cultured Tendon Fascicles. 2005
Caroline Androjna, D. Eng. Post Doctoral Fellow, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH Natural Extracellular Matrices for Tendon Tissue Engineering. 2005
Jing Bian, D. Eng. Research Fellow, Department of Cell Biology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH Engineering Cell Therapy for Heart Failure. 2006
Sachin Budhabhatti, D. Eng.   Enhanced Plantar Pressure Relief using Computational Modeling: A Tool for Assisting Clinical Decision Making 2007
Yan Chen, D. Eng. Industry The Influence of Diabetes on Mechanical Properties of the Skin. 2003
Yin Fang, D. Eng. Senior Research Engineer, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH Differential CNS Control Strategies for Eccentric and Concentric Contractions. 2002
Lei Gu, D. Eng. Research Associate, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH Mechanical Fragility Calibration of Red Blood Cells(RBCs). 2002
Zaid M. Hasasneh, D. Eng.   An Investigation of the Relationship Between Dermal Stresses and Foot 2007
Haibin Huang, D.Eng. Research Scientist, Siemens Ltd., Beijing, China Neural Network-Based Pattern Classification of Human Brain fMRI Data. 2006
Serkan Inceoglu, D. Eng. Research Associate, Spine Research Laboratory, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH Failure of Pedicle Screw-Bone Interface: Biomechanics of Pedicle Screw Insertion and Pullout. 2004
Jun Liao, D. Eng. University of Pittsburgh, Department of Bioengineering, Pittsburgh, PA Mechanical and Structural Properties of Mitral Valve Cordae Tendineae. 2003
Wenfeng Lu, D. Eng. Research Engineer, Cook Group, Pfafftown, NC Experimental and Computational Study on Volute Housing for a Rotary Blood Pump. 2006
Alvaro Mata, D. Eng. Post Doctoral Fellow, Institute for BioNanotechnology in Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL Microfabricated Polydimethylsiloxane(PDMS) Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering. 2005
Pulak Nath, D. Eng. Post Doctoral Fellow, Los Alamos, NM MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems) Based Microfluidic Platforms for Magnetic Cell Separation 2008
Tammy M. Owings, D. Eng. Research Associate, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH Biomechanical Responses to Externally-Imposed Stimuli. 2006
Rudolph Pienaar, D. Eng. Assistant in Biomedical Imaging, HMS Athinoula A.Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Instructor in Radiology at Harvard Medical School Adaptive Control of Human Posture Using Reinforcement Learning. 2002
Solomon S. Praveen, D. Eng. Director, Orthopedic Research Program, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA Fluid – Solid Interaction in Cancellous Bone. 2004
Zuyao Shan, D. Eng. Research Associate, Division of Translational Imaging Research, Department of Radiological Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN Quantitatively Automated Analysis of Human MR Head Images and Studies on Human Age-Related Brain Volume Changes. 2003
Yaling Shi, D. Eng. Senior Research Associate, Cardiothoracic Surgery Research, Saban Research Institute Children's Hospital, Los Angeles, CA Tissue Engineered Mitral Valve Chordae Using Directed Collagen Gel Shrinkage. 2003
Azita Tajaddini, D. Eng. Research Associate, Johnson & Johnson Company, New Jersey Investigation of Coronary Artery Mechanics Using "Intravascular Ultrasound". 2003
Mirela Visinescu, D. Eng. Post Doctoral Fellow Division of Anesthesiology Research, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH Analysis of ECG to predict Atrial Fibrillation in Post-operative Cardiac Surgical Patients. 2005
Metin Yavuz, D. Eng. Research Associate, Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine, Cleveland, OH Plantar Pressure and Shear Stress Profiles in Individuals with Various Foot Pathologies. 2007
Haosen Zhang, D. Eng. Research Associate, Department of Radiology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO In Vitro Quantification of Mitral Regurgitant Flow with Fast MRI. 2003

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