Deva Chan

Deva Chan

Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering (courtesy)
Director, Purdue Small Animal and Engineering (3T) MRI Facilities

Email: chand@purdue.edu

Phone: +1 (765) 496-1768
Fax: +1 765 496-1459
Location: West Lafayette

Purdue University
Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering
Martin C. Jischke Hall of Biomedical Engineering
206 S. Martin Jischke Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2032

Research web site: engineering.purdue.edu/ChanLab

Education

  • BS, Bioengineering, University of California at Berkeley, 2004
  • MS, Biomedical Engineering, University of California at Davis, 2008
  • PhD, Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, 2012

Research Interests

  • Multi-scale orthopedic biomechanics
  • Magnetic resonance imaging for diagnosis, assessment, and intervention in musculoskeletal and neural disease
  • Mechanobiology of hyaluronan metabolism, function, and signaling
  • Osteoarthritis and degenerative disc disease
  • Brain biomechanics and neurotrauma

Publications

Awards

  • Young Innovators of Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering Award, 2025
  • Ralph W. and Grace M Showalter Research Trust Award, 2022
  • Young Faculty Award (YFA), Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), 2021
  • Violet B Haas Memorial Fellowship/Susan Bulkeley Butler Center for Leadership Excellence, Purdue University, 2021
  • CAREER Award, National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering, 2020
  • Richard Skalak Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Bioengineering Division, 2019
  • Career Advancement Pathways in Engineering (CAPE) Award, College of Engineering, RPI, 2019
  • Arthritis Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, 2013