Mechanical Engineering
Biomaterials Research

Biomaterials Faculty

Tushar Borkar

Title: Professor
Education: Ph.D. (2014), University of North Texas
Email: t.borkar@csuohio.edu
Expertise: Additive Manufacturing, Forging, Biomaterials,
Advanced metallic and functionally graded (hybrid) Materials for Defense Applications
Research Labs: Director of Advanced Manufacturing & Materials Processing 
(AM²P), Director of 3D Printing Laboratory

Liqun Ning

Title: Assistant Professor
Education: Ph.D. (2018), University of Saskatchewan
Email: l.ning@csuohio.edu
Expertise: Bioprinting/biomanufacturing, Biomaterials,
Tissue Engineering, Disease Modeling, Biomechanics
Research Lab: Director of Biomanufacturing for Regenerative Medicine and
Disease Modeling

Prabaha Sikder

Title: Assistant Professor
Education: Ph.D. (2019), University of Toledo
Email: p.sikder@csuohio.edu
Expertise: Multi-functional Composites, 
Biomaterials for Orthopedic & Musculoskeletal defects, Regenerative 
Medicine, Live Scaffolds, Medical Implant Coatings
Research Lab: Director of the Sikder Lab

Mustafa Usta

Title: Assistant Professor
Education: Ph.D. (2018), Lehigh University
Email: m.usta@csuohio.edu
Expertise: Computational fluid dynamics, large-eddy
simulation, particle-resolved simulation, scientific machine learning, high-performance
computing, multiphysics and multiscale modeling, transport phenomena, turbulent
mixing, compressible flows, membrane separation, biological flows, hemodynamics
Research Lab: Director of Complex Flows and advanced Transport Lab (CFTLAB)