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Biomechanics

Core faculty

James A. Ashton-Miller, Ph.D.
Albert Schultz Collegiate Research Professor and Distinguished Research Scientist, Biomedical Engineering
Research Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Research Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Research Professor, Internal Medicine
Research Professor, Institute of Gerontology

3208 G.G. Brown
2350 Hayward Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2125

phone: (734)763-2320

fax: (734)763-9332

email: jaam@umich.edu

web: myprofile.cos.com/ashtonj71

Research Areas: Organ and Whole Body Biomechanics.

Susan V. Brooks (Herzog), Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Associate Professor, Molecular and Integrative Physiology

2029 BSRB
109 Zina Pitcher Place
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2200

phone: (734)936-2147

fax: (734)615-3292

email: svbrooks@umich.edu

Research Areas: Molecular and Cellular Biomechanics.

Joseph L. Bull, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering

2204 Lurie Biomedical Engineering
1101 Beal Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2110

phone: (734)647-5395

fax: (734)936-1905

email: joebull@engin.umich.edu

web: www-personal.engin.umich.edu/~joebull

Research Areas: Biomechanics, Artificial Organs, Bio-MEMS and Microfluidics, Bio-Nanotechnology, Biofluids.

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John A. Faulkner, Ph.D.
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Professor, Physiology
Senior Research Scientist, Institute of Gerontology

2035 BSRB
109 Zina Pitcher Place
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2200

phone: (734)764-4378

fax: (734)936-2116

email: jafaulk@umich.edu

Research Areas: Molecular and Cellular Biomechanics, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine.

Steven A. Goldstein, Ph.D.
Henry Ruppenthal Family Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery and Bioengineering
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Associate Chair for Research, Orthopaedic Surgery

2001 BSRB
109 Zina Pitcher Place
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2200

phone: (734)936-7417

fax: (734)647-0003

email: stevegld@umich.edu

web: www.orl.med.umich.edu/stevegld/stevegld.html

Research Areas: Molecular and Cellular Biomechanics, Organ and Whole Body Biomechanics, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine.

James B. Grotberg, Ph.D., M.D.
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Professor, Surgery

2123 Carl A. Gerstacker Building
2200 Bonisteel Boulevard
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2099

phone: (734)936-3834

fax: (734)936-1905

email: grotberg@umich.edu

web: biofluids.engin.umich.edu

Research Areas: Biomechanics, Artificial Organs, Biofluids.

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Scott Hollister, Ph.D.
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Associate Professor, Surgery
Professor, Mechanical Engineering

2208 Lurie Biomedical Engineering
1101 Beal Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2110

phone: (734)647-9962

fax: (734)936-1905

email: scottho@umich.edu

web: www-personal.umich.edu/~scottho

Research Areas: Biomechanics, Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine.

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Alan J. Hunt, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Research Assistant Professor, Institute of Gerontology

2170 Lurie Biomedical Engineering
1101 Beal Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2110

phone: (734)615-0331

fax: (734)936-1905

email: ajhunt@umich.edu

web: www.umich.edu/~huntlab/

Research Areas: Bio-MEMS and Microfluidics, Bio-Nanotechnology, Biofluids, Biomedical Computation and Modeling, Biomedical Imaging, Biomedical Optics, Drug Delivery and Therapeutics, Molecular and Cellular Biomechanics.

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Khalil M. Khanafer, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Scientist, Biomedical Engineering

2220 Lurie Biomedical Engineering
1101 Beal Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2110

phone: (734)763 5240

email: khanafer@umich.edu

Research Areas: Biofluids, Biomedical Computation and Modeling, Organ and Whole Body Biomechanics.

David Kohn, Ph.D.
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Professor, Dentistry

2130 Lurie Biomedical Engineering
1101 Beal Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2110

phone: (734)764-2206

fax: (734)647-2110

email: dhkohn@umich.edu

web: www.dent.umich.edu/?q=bms/bmsresearch/kohnlab

Research Areas: Biomaterials, Drug Delivery and Therapeutics, Organ and Whole Body Biomechanics, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine.

Andrew Putnam, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering

2154 Lurie Biomedical Engineering
1101 Beal Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2110

phone: (734)615-1398

fax: (734)647-4834

email: putnam@umich.edu

web: www.sitemaker.umich.edu/cset

Research Areas: Biomaterials, Molecular and Cellular Biomechanics, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine.

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Jan Stegemann, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering

2146 Lurie Biomedical Engineering
1101 Beal Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2110

phone: (734)764 8313

email: jpsteg@umich.edu

web: www.bme.umich.edu/labs/cmite/

Research Areas: Bio-Nanotechnology, Biomaterials, Organ and Whole Body Biomechanics, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine.

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Shuichi Takayama, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Associate Professor, Macromolecular Science and Engineering

2115 Carl A. Gerstacker Building
2200 Bonisteel Boulevard
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2099

phone: (734)615-5539

fax: (734)936-1905

email: takayama@umich.edu

web: www.bme.umich.edu/labs/takayama/

Research Areas: Bio-MEMS and Microfluidics, Bio-Nanotechnology, Biofluids, Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine.

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Jointly appointed faculty

Omolola E. Adefeso, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering

3412 G.G. Brown
2350 Hayward Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2125

phone: (734)936-0856

fax: (734)764-1761

email: lolaa@umich.edu

web: www.engin.umich.edu/dept/cheme/people/eniola.html

Research Areas: Biofluids, Drug Delivery and Therapeutics, Molecular and Cellular Biomechanics.

Thomas J. Armstrong, Ph.D., MPH
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Professor, Industrial and Operations Engineering

G656 IOE
1205 Beal Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2117

phone: (734)763-3742

fax: (734)764-3451

email: tja@umich.edu

web: www-personal.umich.edu/~tja

Research Areas: Ergonomics and Rehabilitation Engineering, Organ and Whole Body Biomechanics.

Kate F. Barald, Ph.D.
Professor, Cell and Developmental Biology
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Associate Director, Program in Biomedical Sciences

3053 BSRB
109 Zina Pitcher Place
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2200

phone: (734)647-3376

fax: (734)763-1166

email: kfbarald@umich.edu

web: www.umich.edu/~eardevel/

Research Areas: Artificial Organs, Bio-MEMS and Microfluidics, Biomaterials, Molecular and Cellular Biomechanics, Neural Engineering, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine.

Keith E. Cook, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Professor, Surgery
Assistant Research Professor, Biomedical Engineering

B560B MSRB II
1150 West Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0686

phone: (734)647-4631

email: keicook@umich.edu

web: general.um-surgery.org/trauma_cook.htm

Research Areas: Artificial Organs, Biofluids.

Daniel P. Ferris, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Associate Professor, Movement Science

3738 CCRB
401 Washtenaw Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2214

phone: (734)647-2740

fax: (734)936-1925

email: ferrisdp@umich.edu

web: www-personal.engin.umich.edu/~ferrisdp

Research Areas: Ergonomics and Rehabilitation Engineering, Neural Engineering, Organ and Whole Body Biomechanics.

Renny T. Franceschi, Ph.D.
Professor of Dentistry and Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan School of Dentistry

3397 School of Dentistry
1011 North University Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1078

phone: (734) 763-7381

fax: (734)763-5503

email: rennyf@umich.edu

Research Areas: Biomedical Ultrasonics and Image-Guided Therapy, Molecular and Cellular Biomechanics, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine.

Karl Grosh
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Professor, Mechanical Engineering

3124 G.G. Brown
2350 Hayward Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2125

phone: (734)764-9414

fax: (734)647-3170

email: grosh@engin.umich.edu

Research Areas: Bio-MEMS and Microfluidics, Biomedical Computation and Modeling, Organ and Whole Body Biomechanics, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine.

Jane E. Huggins, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Research Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

C640 Med Inn Building
1500 East Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5841

phone: (734)936-7170

fax: (734)936-7515

email: janeh@umich.edu

web: www.umich.edu/~umdbi

Research Areas: Ergonomics and Rehabilitation Engineering, Neural Engineering.

Richard E. Hughes, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Director, Laboratory for Optimization and Computation in Orthopaedic Surgery

2019 BSRB
109 Zina Pitcher Place
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2200

phone: (734)615-6410

fax: (734)647-0003

email: rehughes@umich.edu

web: www-personal.umich.edu/~rehughes/index.html

Research Areas: Biomedical Computation and Modeling, Organ and Whole Body Biomechanics.

Nicholas Kotov, Ph.D.
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Professor, Chemical Engineering

3074 H.H. Dow Building
2300 Hayward Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2136

phone: (734)763-8768

email: kotov@umich.edu

Research Areas: Bio-Nanotechnology, Neural Engineering, Organ and Whole Body Biomechanics, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine.

Kenneth M. Kozloff, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering

2015 BSRB
109 Zina Pitcher Place
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2200

phone: (734)936-2158

email: kenkoz@umich.edu

web: www.umich.edu/~skeleton

Research Areas: Biomedical Imaging, Drug Delivery and Therapeutics, Functional and Molecular Imaging, Molecular and Cellular Biomechanics, Organ and Whole Body Biomechanics.

Arthur D. Kuo, Ph.D.
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Professor, Mechanical Engineering

3200 G.G. Brown
2350 Hayward Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2125

phone: (734)647-2505

fax: (734)647-3170

email: artkuo@umich.edu

web: www-personal.umich.edu/~artkuo

Research Areas: Ergonomics and Rehabilitation Engineering, Organ and Whole Body Biomechanics.

Simon P. Levine, Ph.D.
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

1C335 UH
1500 East Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0032

phone: (734)936-7170

fax: (734)936-7515

email: silevine@umich.edu

Research Areas: Ergonomics and Rehabilitation Engineering, Neural Engineering.

Chia-Ying Lin, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery
Assistant Research Scientist, Biomedical Engineering
Co-Director, Spine Research Laboratory

5007 BSRB
109 Zina Pitcher Place
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2200

phone: (734)615-0371

email: lincy@umich.edu

Research Areas: Organ and Whole Body Biomechanics, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine.

Edgar Meyhofer, Ph.D.
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Professor, Biomedical Engineering

1122 G.G. Brown
2350 Hayward Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2125

phone: (734)647-7856

fax: (734)615-6647

email: meyhofer@umich.edu

Research Areas: Bio-MEMS and Microfluidics, Bio-Nanotechnology, Molecular and Cellular Biomechanics.

Mark Palmer, Ph.D., M.D.
Director, Musculoskeletal Tissue Emulation Laboratory
Assistant Professor, Division of Kinesiology
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering

3745B CCRB
401 Washtenaw Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2214

phone: (734)647-7645

fax: (734)936-1925

email: mlpalmer@umich.edu

web: www.kines.umich.edu/faculty/full-time/palmer.html

Research Areas: Biomedical Computation and Modeling, Molecular and Cellular Biomechanics, Organ and Whole Body Biomechanics.

Ann Marie Sastry, Ph.D.
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Professor, Mechanical Engineering

2140 G.G. Brown
2350 Hayward Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2125

phone: (734)764-3061

fax: (734)647-3170

email: amsastry@engin.umich.edu

web: www-personal.engin.umich.edu/~amsastry

Research Areas: Biomechanics, Biomaterials, Biomedical Imaging.

Lawrence W. Schneider, Ph.D.
Research Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Head, Biosciences Division, UMTRI

UMTRI
2901 Baxter Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2150

phone: (734)936-1103

fax: (734)647-3330

email: lws@umich.edu

Research Areas: Biomechanics, Ergonomics and Rehabilitation Engineering.

Albert Shih, Ph.D.
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Associate Director, UM Medical Innovation Center

1029 H.H. Dow Building
2300 Hayward Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2136

phone: (734)647-1766

fax: (734)936-0363

email: shiha@umich.edu

web: www.med.umich.edu/ummic/

Research Areas: Biofluids, Biomedical Optics.

Kathleen Sienko, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering

3116 G.G. Brown
2350 Hayward Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2125

phone: (734)647-8249

fax: (734)615-6647

email: sienko@umich.edu

web: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~sienko/

Research Areas: Ergonomics and Rehabilitation Engineering, Organ and Whole Body Biomechanics.

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Alan S. Wineman, Ph.D.
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Professor, Macromolecular Science and Engineering

G042 EECS
1301 Beal Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2122

phone: (734)936-0411

fax: (734)764-4256

email: lardan@engin.umich.edu

Research Areas: Biomechanics.

Ron Zernicke, Ph.D.
Director, Bone & Joint Injury Prevention & Rehabilitation Center, Orthopaedic Surgery
Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Professor, Kinesiology

205 Domino's Farm, Lobby A
24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-

phone: (734)930-7070

fax: (734)930-7402

email: zernicke@umich.edu

Research Areas: Organ and Whole Body Biomechanics.

Emeritus faculty

Spencer L. BeMent, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

EECS
1301 Beal Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2122

phone: (734)764-8544

email: spence@eecs.umich.edu

Research Areas: Ergonomics and Rehabilitation Engineering, Neural Engineering.

Don B. Chaffin, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Biomedical Engineering
The R. G. Snyder Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, Industrial & Operations Engineering
Professor Emeritus, Environmental & Industrial Health

1656 IOE
1205 Beal Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2117

phone: (734)763-2245

fax: (734)764-3451

email: dchaffin@umich.edu

web: www-personal.engin.umich.edu/~dchaffin

Research Areas: Ergonomics and Rehabilitation Engineering, Organ and Whole Body Biomechanics.