Purdue School of Engineering and Technology

Principal Investigator
Co-Principal Investigator
Huidan (Whitney) Yu, Ph.D., Ph.D.
Full Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Research Professor of Vascular Surgery

Education
Ph.D.: Texas A&M University
Ph.D.: Peking University, China

Email: yu597@purdue.edu
Phone number: (765)495-7765
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Curriculum Vitae
Alan Sawchuk, MD
Vascular Surgeon
Full Professor of Vascular Surgery

Education
M.D.: Indiana University
M.S.E.E.: Purdue University
B.S.E.E.: Purdue University

Email: asawchuk@IUHealth.org
Phone number: (317)962-0280
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Active Lab Members

Weichen Hong
Ph.D Student
Mechnaical Engineering
Purdue University
Matthew T Blubaugh
Ph.D Student
Mechnaical Engineering
Purdue University
Vindhya Ganti
Undergraduate Student
Mechanical Engineering
Purdue University
Austin Zan
Visiting Student
Auburn High School, Alabama



Medical Collaborators

Raghu L. Motaganahalli, MD
Vascular Surgeon
IU School of Medicine
Tel: (317)962-0280
Michael C. Dalsing, MD
Vascular Surgeon
IU School of Medicine
Tel: (317)962-0280
Michael P. Murphy, MD
Vascular Surgeon
IU School of Medicine
Tel: (317)988-2353
Jeffrey A. Breall, MD, PhD, AB
Cardiologist
IU School of Medicine
Tel: (317)963-1886
Bradley D. Gelfand, PhD
Assistant Professor
Univerity of Virginia
Email: gelfand@virginia.edu
I-Wen Wang, MD
Cardiac Transplant Surgeon
Memorial Healthcare System
Tel: (954)265-7750
Dave Rollins
Registered Vascular Technologist
IU Health
Tel: (317)962-9648
Chen Lin, PhD
Medical Physicist
Mayo Clinic
Tel: (904)953-0853
Johnny S. Sandhu, MD
Neuroradiologist
Mayo Clnic
Tel: (904)953-0853



Science/Engineering Collaborators

Xiaoping Du, PhD
Professor of Mechnaical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University
Tel: (765)495-7787
Email:duxp@purdue.edu
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Luiz Hegele JR, PhD
Professor
Petroleum Engineering, Santa Catarina State University (UDSEC), Brazil
Email: luiz.hegele@udesc.br
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Fuyong Xing, PhD
Assistant Professor
Biostatistics & Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health
Tel: (303)724-4118
Email: fuyong.xing@cuanschutz.edu
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Shenyang Hu, PhD
Chief Scientist
Nuclear Engineering Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory(PNNL), DOE
Tel: (509)371-6928
Duanzhong Zhang, PhD
Research Scientist
T-3 Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), DOE
Tel: (317)278-3113
J. M. McDonough, PhD
Emeritus Professor
Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky
Email: jmmcd@uky.edu
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Jun Chen, PhD
Full Professor
Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University
Tel: (765)494-7050
Email:junchen@purdue.edu
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Xiao Luo, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Management Science & Information Systems, Oklahoma State University
Tel: (405)744-9325
Email: xiao.luo@okstate.edu
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Alumni

PhD Students

• 2018 to 2024 Xiaoyu Zhang, Now Postdoctoral Research Associate of Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico, USA
• 2014 to 2019 Rou Chen, Now faculty member of China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, China
• 2015 to 2017 Xi Chen, Now employee of Sartorius, Bohemia, New York
• 2013 to 2014 Nan Chen

MS Students

• 2020 to 2022 Md Mahfuzl Islam, now employee of Cummins Inc., Columbus, Indiana
• 2016 to 2022 John Jr. Talamantes, now employee of Verista, Fishers, Indiana
• 2019 to 2021 Seyedalireza (Arya) Abootorabi, now PhD student of University of Texas, Dallas
• 2017 to 2019 Monsurul Khan, now Employee of AMD, Austin, Texas, USA
• 2015 to 2018 Anurag Deb
• 2015 to 2018 Avinash Mumbaraddi
• 2015 Jan. to May: Srujan R. Jambula, now employee of Bosch USA
• 2011 to 2013 Debanjan Deep, now employee of General Motors
• 2011 to 2013 Nan Chen

Undergraduate Students

• 2022 Summer MURI: Jessica Burden
• 2020 Summer MURI: Anu Kadampelil,Hassan Alsalla, Jaison George, Sanika Kotnis, Macallister Smolik, Hussain Alakeely
• 2019 to 2020 Intern: Charles B Rumberger, Meredith Buganski
• 2019 Summer MURI: Zoe yang, Shaurya Doger, Melody Hsieh, Charles B Rumberger, Meredith Buganski
• 2016 Summer Intern: Zhenya Guo, Yuting Zan, Jianhuan Zeng
• 2014 to 2016 Intern: Raveena Patil
• 2012 Summer MURI: Everton Lima, Sam Kukadia

High School Students

• 2021 Jun. to Aug. NSF ITEST (Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers) Project:
Mebele Onwuaduegbo (from Avon High school, Indiana)
Melitta Oppenheim (from Bruriah High School for Girls, New Jersey)

Visiting Students

Domestic

• 2022 to now: Austin Zan (Sophomore), Auburn High School, auburn, AL
• 2021 to now: Manhai Li (Undergraduate), Ohio State University
• 2021 May to Jul.: Hongda Lin (Undergraduate), Ohio State University
• 2016 Jan. to Jul.: Zhiqiang Wang (Ph.D.), Kent State University, Ohio
• 2015 May to Jun.: Zhiqiang Wang (Ph.D.), Kent State University, Ohio

International

• 2019 to 2020: Chenbin Rong (M.S.), Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, China
• 2019 to 2020: Zhihao Zhu (M.S.), Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, China
• 2018 Feb. to Aug.: Xin Jin (M.S.), Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, China
• 2018 Feb. to Aug.: Yan Gu (M.S.), Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, China
• 2016 to 2017: Sengyou An (M.S.), China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, China
• 2012 to 2014: Rou Chen (M.S.), Zhejiang Normal University, China
• 2012 Apr. to Dec.: Xi Chen (M.S.), Zhejiang Normal University, China
• 2012 Mar. to Apr.: Chuan Tian (M.S.), Peking University, China