Boggs Center for Energy and BiotechnologyTulane University

Faculty

Taby Ahsan
Assistant Professor; Ph.D., University of California, San Diego, 1998.
Research Interests: Tissue engineering, stem cell research, mechanotransduction, biomanufacturing.

Nicholas J. Altiero
Professor and Dean of Science and Engineering; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1974.
Research Interests: Computational Mechanics, Fracture Mechanics, Biomechanics.

Ronald C. Anderson
Associate Professor; Ph.D., Tulane University, 1987.
Research Interests: Biomechanics, orthopaedic materials.

Donald P. Gaver
Alden J. "Doc" Laborde Professor and Department Chair, Director of Graduate Studies; Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1988.
Research Interests: Biofluid mechanics, pulmonary mechanics, biosensors, biocomputing.

Damir Khismatullin
Associate Professor; Ph.D., Bashkir State University, 1998.
Research Interests: Computational Bioengineering, Biofluid Mechanics, Cellular Biomechanics, Medical Ultrasound, Multiphase Flow

Michael J. Moore
Assistant Professor; Ph.D. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 2005.
Research Interests: Tissue engineering, biomaterials, central nervous system regeneration.

Walter Lee Murfee
Assistant Professor; Ph.D. University of Virginia, 2005.
Research Interests: Microvascular network growth, multi-cellular coordination during tissue remodeling, biomechanics.

David A. Rice
P.E., Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies; Ph.D., Purdue University, 1974.
Research Interests: Physiologic modeling, cardiopulmonary mechanics, bioacoustics, instrumentation and signal processing.

Sergey Shevkoplyas
Assistant Professor; Ph.D. Boston University, 2005.
Research Interests: Microfluidics, lab-on-a-chip, mechanics of blood flow in microvascular networks

Cedric F. Walker
P.E., Professor and Director, Individually Designed Major Program; Ph.D., Duke University, 1978.
Research Interests: Telemedicine, neural stimulation, implantable monitoring devices.


Affiliated Faculty

San Aung
Professor of Practice; Ph.D., Tulane University, 1987.

Michael Dancisak
Senior Professor of Practice and Director of the Center for Anatomical and Movement Science; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2000.
Research Interests: Motor control and thermoregulation to enhance performance for individuals working in extreme environments.

Ming Li
Associate Professor of Physiology; Ph.D. University of Iowa, 1989.

Annette Oertling
Professor of Practice; Ph.D. Tulane University, 2001.


Staff

Melissa Bruggeman
Executive Secretary.

Lorraine McGinley
Accountant 1.

Megan Ohar
Laboratory Supervisor/Teacher.

John Sullivan
Systems Analyst, Lab Supervisor.


Postdoctoral Scholars

Eiichiro Yamaguchi
Currently working in Dr. Gaver's lab on a PIV laser analysis system.