Biomechanics and Biomaterials Design Laboratory (BBDL)

Ashley Taepakdee

PhD Student in Bioengineering

Project Name: Computational Modeling of Intracranial Aneurysms 

Zach Molander

PhD Student in Bioengineering 

Project Name: Development of a Bioresorbable Flow Diverter for Intracranial Aneurysm Treatment

Tanner Cabaniss

PhD Student in Mechanical Engineering

Project Names: SMP-based ICA Embolization Device, In-vitro flow loop for ICAs

Maedeh Makki

PhD Student in Mechanical Engineering

Project Name: Studying mechanical properties of cardiovascular tissues

Phiphi Dinh

Undergraduate Student in Bioengineeing

Project Names: Development of a In-Vitro Particle Image Velocimetry Flow Loop for Cerebral Aneurysms, Phantom Development

Yasmin Eltwafsha

Undergraduate Student in Bioengineering

Project Name: Biaxial Mechanical Testing of Cardiovascular Leaflets, Flow Diverter Project, Right Heart Simulator

Tiffany Ian

Undergraduate Student in Bioengineering

Project Name: Right Heart Simulator 

Simran Sakhawalkar

Undergraduate Student in Bioengineering

Project Name: Computational Fluid Dynamics

Gillian Sebald

Undergraduate Student in Bioengineering

Project Name: Biaxial Mechanical Testing of Cardiovascular Leaflets 
 

Rishika Gandhi

Undergraduate Student in Bioengineering

Project Name: Biaxial Mechanical Testing of Cardiovascular Leaflets 

Shubhra Singhal (Shubi)

Undergraduate Student in Bioengineering

Project Names: Modeling enzymatic degradation rate of collagen and elastin in Porcine AHV, Confocal imaging, Biaxial Mechanical Testing of Cardiovascular Leaflets 

Jeremy Alquizalas

Undergraduate Student in Bioengineering

Project Name: Biaxial Mechanical Testing of Cardiovascular Leaflets 

Jocelyn George

Undergraduate Student in Bioengineering

Project Name: Biaxial Mechanical Testing of Cardiovascular Leaflets 

Hiranya Selvakumar

Undergraduate Student in Bioengineering

Project Name: SMP-based ICA Embolization Device

Andrea Bowling

Undergraduate Student in Bioengineering

Project Names: Shape Retention and Recovery in Shape Memory Polymers: Implications for Aneurysm Treatment 

Nathan Lam

Undergraduate Student in Bioengineering

Project Name: Polarization Imaging of Collagenous Tissues

Jamie Ayala

Undergraduate Student in Bioengineering

Project Name: Shape memory polymer (SMP)-based embolization devices

Samuel Au

Undergraduate Student in Bioengineering

Project Names: Biaxial Mechanical Testing of Cardiovascular Leaflets and Flow Diverter Project
 

Katelyn Kuba

Undergraduate Student in Bioengineering

Project Names: Histology, Biaxial Mechanical Testing of Cardiovascular Leaflets 

Bill Pham

Undergraduate Student in Bioengineering

Project Name: Histology

Devin Laurence, Ph.D.

Graduation Year: 2022
Current Position: Research Assistant Professor at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Colton Ross, Ph.D.

Graduation Year: 2023
Current Position: Engineering Scientist at Sandia National Laboratory
 

Sergio Pineda-Castillo, Ph.D.

Graduation Year: 2023
Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Minnesota