2019 SB3C at Seven Springs, PA

Yingnan, Cih, and Hye-ran attended the 2019 SB3C held in June 25 – 28, 2019 at Seven Springs, PA.  The following works were presented. Y. Shen, and B. Han, 2019, “Characterization of injection-induced tissue swelling during subcutaneous injection of biologics,” SB3C2019-044. C. Cheng, G. Chiu, and B. Han, 2019, “Fluid-structure interactions at drop-drop interface during drop-on-demand …

Travel Grant to 2019 SB3C

Cih is awarded the Diversity Travel Grant to attend the 2019 Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference (SB3C) in Seven Springs, Pennsylvania. The grant is supported by the National Science Foundation.

Two of our alumni will start their faculty appointments in 2019.

Two of our alumni – Altug and Bongseop recently accept offers for their faculty appointments.  They will start their position soon.   Dr. Altug Ozcelikkale accepts an offer for a tenure-track assistant professor position at the Department of Mechanical Engineering in Middle East Technical University (METU), Turkey.  METU is one of the best  universities in …

Both Stephanie and Hye-Ran received best paper awards at ASME 2018 NEMB Conference.

Stephanie Venis and Hye-Ran Moon received Best Paper Awards respectively at ASME 2018 6th Congress on NanoEngineering for Medicine and Biology (NEMB 2018), which is held in 8/21-8/24 at Los Angeles, CA.   NEMB 2018 aims to bring together leading experts in bioengineering, nanomaterials, biology and medicine, to review recent advances in nanoengineering and nanomedicine, to stimulate the …

Mike Bradney’s MS Defense

Mike successfully completed his MSME defense.   Development of an In Vitro Model for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma   Abstract Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a disease notorious for poor therapeutic response and low long-term survival. Despite its high fatality rate, there exists only one first line treatment option, on average extending life expectancy by less …