Faculty & Staff
Faculty & Staff
Biomedical Engineering Faculty & Staff
Mark E. Byrne, Ph.D.
Founding Department Head
Professor
byrnem@rowan.edu | 856.256.5353
Office: Engineering Hall 248
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 2003
M.S.ChE., Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 1997
B.S., Chemical Engineering/Biomedical Engineering Minor, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1994
Research Areas: Biomaterials Engineering, Biomimetic Engineering, Polymer Engineering, Pharmaceutical Engineering, & Therapeutic Delivery
Mohammad H. Abedin-Nasab, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
abedin@rowan.edu | 856.256.5680
Office: Engineering Hall 228
Post-Doctoral, Sharif University of Technology, 2012-2015
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, 2012
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, 2006
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, KNT University of Technology, 2004
Research Areas: Surgical Robotics; Biomechanics; Parallel Manipulators
Vincent Z. Beachley, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Graduate Program Chair
beachley@rowan.edu | 856.256.5329
Office: Rowan Hall 232
Post-Doctoral, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, 2011-2014
Ph.D., Bioengineering, Clemson University, 2011
B.S., Engineering Science & Mathematics, Virginia Tech, 2005
Research Areas: Nanofabrication, Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering, Polymer Nanofiber Manufacturing/Processing/Engineering
Peter A. Galie, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
galie@rowan.edu | 856.256.5780
Office: SJTP 103D
Post-Doctoral, University of Pennsylvania, Institute for Medicine & Engineering, 2011-2015
Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2011
M.S., Biomedical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2008
B.S.E., Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Princeton, 2006
Research Areas: Biofluids, Regenerative Medicine, Microfluidics
Jiwook (Stephen) Shim, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
shimj@rowan.edu | 856.256.5393
Office: SJTP 221
Post-Doctoral, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2011-2016
Ph.D., Bioengineering, University of Missouri, 2008
M.S., Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Missouri, 2004
B.S., Electrical & Computer Engineering, Hankuk University, Seoul, Korea 2000
Research Areas: Nanobiotechnology, Single-molecule Assay, Biosensing, Biomarkers Detection, Cancer Detection, Ion Channel Investigation, Nanopores
Mary M. Staehle, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Undergraduate Program Chair
staehle@rowan.edu | 856.256.5338
Office: Engineering Hall 237
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, 2010
B.S., Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2004
Research Areas: Systems Biology, Neuroregeneration, Neurodevelopmental Toxicology, Engineering Education
Visiting Faculty
Erik C. Brewer, Ph.D.
Visiting Instructor
brewere@rowan.edu | 856.256.3088
Office: SJTP 238
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Drexel University, 2014
M.S., Chemical Engineering, Drexel University, 2008
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Drexel University, 2008
Research Areas: Biomaterials, Biopharmaceutics, Drug Delivery
Joint Faculty
Xiao Hu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Primary Appointment: Department of Physics & Astronomy
hu@rowan.edu | 856.256.3088
Office: Science Hall 101J
Ph.D., Physics (Biophysics, Polymer Physics), Tufts University, 2009
M.S., Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, 2009
M.S., Physics, Tufts University, 2005
B.S., Physics (Crystal Physics & Materials), Nanjing University, 2003
Research Areas: Biopolymers, Green Polymers, Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering, Drug Delivery, Bioelectronics, Nanotechnology
Jennifer A. Kadlowec, Ph.D.
Professor
Primary Appointment: Department of Mechanical Engineering
kadlowec@rowan.edu | 856.256.5344
Office: Rowan Hall 215
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 1999
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 1995
B.S., Physics & Mathematics (Minor), Baldwin-Wallace University, 1993
Research Areas: Mechanical Behavior of Materials (Elastomers, Biomaterials and Biotissues), Injury Biomechanics, Orthopaedic Biomechanics, Engineering Design Education
Thomas L. Merrill, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Primary Appointment: Department of Mechanical Engineering
Office: Rowan Hall 231
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 1994
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 1990
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Bucknell University, 1987
Research Areas: Medical Devices, Therapeutic Hypothermia, Ischemic - Reperfusion Injury, Cancer Drug Delivery
Shivakumar Ranganathan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Primary Appointment: Department of Mechanical Engineering
ranganathan@rowan.edu | 856.256.5370
Office: Rowan Hall 226
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2008
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, DBATU India, 2001
Research Areas: Biomedical Implants, Additive Manufacturing, Multiscale Mechanics
Andrea Jennifer Vernengo, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Primary Appointment: Department of Chemical Engineering
vernengo@rowan.edu | 856.256.5316
Office: Rowan Hall 328
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Drexel University, 2007
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Drexel University, 2003
Research Areas: Tissue Regeneration, Development of Bioadhesive Scaffolds, "Smart Polymers" for Delivery of Cells to Damaged Tissues, Local Drug Delivery Strategies for Cancer Treatment
Affiliate Faculty
Mindy George-Weinstein, Ph.D.
Affiliate Professor
Chief Research & Science Officer & Professor
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
mindygw@pcom.edu | 215.871.6654
Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Pennsylvania, Depts. Biochemistry & Biophysics, Microbiology 1984-1988
Ph.D., Anatomy, Thomas Jefferson University, 1984
B.S., Nursing, Thomas Jefferson University, 1978
Research Areas: Developmental Biology, Skeletal Muscle, Stem Cells, Wound Healing, Neuroprotection, Cancer
Francis A. Kralick, D.O., FACOS
Affiliate Professor
Director of Neuroscience, Shore Medical Center, Department of Neurological Surgery
President/CEO, Torclum Group, LLC
torculumgroup@gmail.com | 267.259.8349
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Nova-Southern University, 1996
B.S., Engineering Physics/Biomedical Engineering, The Ohio State University, 1989
Research Areas: Hydrocephalus, Intracranial Pressure Monitors/Sensors, Intraoperative Image Guidance, MEMs, Complex Spinal Surgery
Adjunct Faculty
Daniel Mazzucco, Ph.D.
Medical & Mechanical Engineering, Harvard-MIT Program of Health Sciences and Technology
