Boggs Center for Energy and BiotechnologyTulane University

Faculty

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, bioremediation, biocomputing.

Yuefeng Han
Ph.D., The City College of New York, 2006.
Research Interests: Mechanotransduction and signaling propagation

Courtney Lopreore
Visiting Professor; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 2001.
Research Interests: Modeling the electrodiffusion of ions in neurons, electrochemical signal transduction.

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

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

Darryl Overby
Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002.
Research Interests: Cellular mechanotransduction, ocular biomechanics, and cell and tissue bioengineering.

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.

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; Ph.D. University of Iowa, 1989.

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


Staff

Melissa Bruggeman
Executive Secretary.

Lorraine McGinley
Program Coordinator-- research.

John Sullivan
Systems Analyst, Lab Supervisor.


Postdoctoral Scholars

Parag Adhangale
Currently working in Dr. Gaver's lab in conjunction with CCS.

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