Education

• B.S. Materials Science Engineering, Purdue University, 2002
• M.S. Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2003
• Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2008

Research Interests

• Biomaterials
• Biomimetics
• Tissue Engineering
• Materials Characterization
• Orthopedic Materials

Awards

• Instructional Impact Award, Purdue University, 2025
• Teaching Leadership award, Purdue University 2025-2026
• College of Engineering Outstanding Teaching Recognition, Purdue University, Fall 2024
• Bravo Award, Purdue University 2024
• Outstanding Materials Engineer Award, Purdue University School of Materials Engineering, 2024
• IUPUI Advocate for Accessibility in Equity Award, Adapted Educational Services at IUPUI, 2023
• IUPUI Trustees Teaching Award, 2022
• Jaguar Academic Advising Association (JACADA) Faculty Advisor of the Year Runner -up, 2022
• IUPUI Wisner-Stoelk Outstanding Faculty Award, Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI, 2021
• Jaguar Academic Advising Association (JACADA) Faculty Advisor of the Year, 2020
• NSF IAspire Leadership Fellow, 2020-2022
• IU Mosaic Faculty Fellow, 2019-2020
• IUPUI Favorite Professor Award, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
• Mark and Marcus Trumbo Excellence in Teaching Award, Aurora University, 2015
• Dr. Dziewiatkowski Award, Aurora University, 2008
• Outstanding Oral Presentation, Midwest Tissue Engineering Consortium, 2008
• Outstanding Oral Presentation, Midwest Tissue Engineering Consortium, 2007
• New Investigator Award, International Conference on Chemistry and Biology of Mineralized Tissue (ICCBMT), 2007
• Best Oral Presentation University of Michigan Graduate Student Symposium, University of Michigan, 2007
• Graduate Student Research Assistantship, 2003-2004, 2006-2008
• Biomedical Engineering Fellowship, University of Michigan, 2002-2003