Faculty by Research Area

For all that has been done, the future holds even greater promise. Working at the interface between biology and engineering, the faculty, staff, and students at the Weldon School are leading the way and pursuing creative solutions to the most difficult problems in medicine. This research integrates molecular and cellular principles with engineering science so that optimum solutions can be found, tested, and implemented — often through innovative partnerships with industry. These interdisciplinary and inter-institutional collaborations are critical to advancing healthcare and improving the lives of patients.

Research at the Weldon School is focused in six Areas of Excellence. Faculty working in these areas are listed below in the following categories:

Biomechanics and Mechanobiology
Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering
Computational Biomedicine
Imaging
Instrumentation
Neuroengineering and Neurotechnology
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning and Professional Development

The research performed at the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering is not only transformational for healthcare worldwide, but also for the school itself. Our faculty provide world-class expertise and expand the depth and breadth of research as well as education at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Please follow links to faculty members' web pages for more detailed information.

Biomechanics and Mechanobiology

Deva Chan

Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Julie Ji

Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Taeyoon Kim

Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Yu Seon Kim

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Chien-Chi Lin

Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Taimoor Hasan Qazi

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Vitaliy Rayz

Associate Head of Academic Programs and Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Diane Wagner

Associate Professor of Mechanical and Energy Engineering

Joseph Wallace

Associate Vice President for Research Development, Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Li Zhan

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering

Li Zhan

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering

Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering

Sherry Harbin

Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Basic Medical Sciences

Chien-Chi Lin

Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Sharon Miller

Assistant Vice Provost and Professor for Engineering Practice

Andrew Otte

Research Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Estelle (Sunghee) Park

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Kinam Park

Showalter Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Pharmacy

Taimoor Hasan Qazi

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Luis Solorio

Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Diane Wagner

Associate Professor of Mechanical and Energy Engineering

Computational Biomedicine

Joaquín Goñi

Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering and Biomedical Engineering

Leopold (Leo) Green

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Tamara Kinzer-Ursem

Associate Dean of Graduate and Professional Education, College of Engineering

Nan Kong

Director of Undergraduate Programs, Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Industrial Engineering

Elsje Pienaar

Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

David Umulis

Senior Vice Provost for Purdue University in Indianapolis

Xiaoqian (Joy) Wang

Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Matthew Ward

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Imaging

Barath Balasubramanian Ramakrishna

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Charles Bouman

Showalter Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Biomedical Engineering

Eugenio Culurciello

Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Edward Delp

Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering (Courtesy) and Charles William Harrison Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Biomedical Engineering

Ulrike Dydak

Professor of Biomedical Engineering (Courtesy) and Professor of Health Sciences

Craig Goergen

Associate Head for Clinical Engagement

Fang Huang

Reilly Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Vitaliy Rayz

Associate Head of Academic Programs and Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Behzad Sharif

Marta E. Gross Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Rachel Surowiec

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Yunjie Tong

Director of Graduate Programs, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Instrumentation

David Cappelleri

Professor of Biomedical Engineering (Courtesy), Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and Assistant Vice President for Research Innovation

Deva Chan

Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Bradley Duerstock

Professor of Engineering Practice, Biomedical Engineering and Industrial Engineering

Michael Heinz

Interim Head and Professor of SLHS and Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Krishna Jayant

Leslie A. Geddes Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Jayanth Krishnamurthy

Michael Ladisch

Distinguished Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering and Biomedical Engineering

Chi Hwan Lee

Professor of Biomedical Engineering and University Faculty Scholar

Hyowon Lee

Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Jacqueline Linnes

Associate Head for Research and Showalter Faculty Scholar Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Ramses Martinez

Hall Family Rising Star Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering and Biomedical Engineering

Estelle (Sunghee) Park

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

J. Robinson

Distinguished Professor of Cytometry/SVM Professor of Basic Medical Sciences and Biomedical Engineering

Natalia Rodriguez

Associate Professor of Public Health

Steven Steinhubl

Vincent P. Reilly Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Mohit Verma

Associate Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Juan Wachs

James H. and Barbara H. Greene Professor of Industrial Engineering

Matthew Waninger

Managing Director, Crossroads Pediatric Device Consortium and Professor of Practice

George Wodicka

Vincent P. Reilly Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Li Zhan

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering

Neuroengineering and Neurotechnology

Edward Bartlett

Professor of Biological Sciences and Biomedical Engineering

Maria Dadarlat

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Bradley Duerstock

Professor of Engineering Practice, Biomedical Engineering and Industrial Engineering

Joaquín Goñi

Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering and Biomedical Engineering

Michael Heinz

Interim Head and Professor of SLHS and Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Fang Huang

Reilly Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Krishna Jayant

Leslie A. Geddes Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Young Kim

Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Tamara Kinzer-Ursem

Associate Dean of Graduate and Professional Education, College of Engineering

Hyowon Lee

Professor of Biomedical Engineering

M. Sohail Noor

(Adjunct) Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery, IUSM

Kevin Otto

Dane A. Miller Head and Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Anne Sereno

Professor of Psychological Sciences and Biomedical Engineering

Riyi Shi

Mari Hulman George Endowed Professor of Applied Neuroscience and Professotr of Biomedical Engineering

Yunjie Tong

Director of Graduate Programs, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Yu-Chien Wu

(Adjunct) Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Professor of Radiology & Imaging Sciences, IUSM

Kenichi Yoshida

Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning and Professional Development

Andrew Brightman

Professor of Engineering Practice, Biomedical Engineering

Steven Higbee

Director for BME Programs in Indianapolis and Associate Professor of Engineering Practice, Biomedical Engineering

Sharon Miller

Assistant Vice Provost and Professor for Engineering Practice