2018 Spring Seminars
2018 Spring Seminars
DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
2018 Spring Seminar Schedule
| January 17, 2018 SPECIAL SEMINAR Xianlian Zhou, PhD Principal Research Scientist and Manager Human Performance and Biodynamics Group CFD Research Corporation, Huntsville, AL Title: Multiphysics Human Modeling for Injury Prediction, Protection, and Performance Augmentation | |
| January 19, 2018 Raj Prabhu, PhD Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering & Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems Mississippi State University Title: Multiscale Modeling of the Mechanical Behavior of the Human Brain Under Impact Scenarios and Safety Design Aspects | |
| January 26, 2018 Joseph Zeni, Jr., PhD Associate Professor Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Title: Improving biomechanical outcomes after joint replacement | |
| January 31, 2018 SPECIAL SEMINAR Changjin Huang, PhD Postdoctoral Research Associate Department of Biomedical Engineering Carnegie Mellon University Title: Multiscale mechanobiology: from nanoparticle endocytosis to tissue morphogenesis | |
| February 1, 2018 SPECIAL SEMINAR In Hong Yang, PhD Research Associate Faculty Department of Biomedical Engineering Johns Hopkins University Principal Fellow (Associate Professor) SYNAPSE. National University of Singapore Title: Axonal Engineering for Neoroprotection | |
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February 2, 2018 Mathew Schwartz, PhD Assistant Professor College of Architecture and Design NJIT Title: Opportunities in Design for Biomechanics |
| February 7, 2018 SPECIAL SEMINAR Christopher Rodell, PhD Postdoctoral Scholar Center for Systems Biology Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School Title: Development of Tissue Instructive Materials for Biomedical Applications | |
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February 8, 2018 SPECIAL SEMINAR Mike Arun, PhD Assistant Professor Medical College of Wisconsin Title: Parametric Finite Element Modeling: Reflectiion of Population and Anatomical Variations |
| February 9, 2018 John A. White, PhD Professor and Chair Department of Biomedical Engineering Boston University Title: The Biophysical Bases of Normal and Abnormal Correlated Activity in the Brain | |
| February 14, 2018 SPECIAL SEMINAR Mazen Al Borno, PhD Distinguished Postodoctoral Fellow Department of Bioengineering Stanford University Title: Computational Models of Human Movement | |
| February 15, 2018 SPECIAL SEMINAR Madeline Corrigan, PhD Postdoctoral Research Associate Department of Biomedical Engineering New Jersey Institute of Technology Title: A Novel Approach to Increase Upper Extremity Active Range of Motion for Individuals with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy | |
| February 16, 2018 SPECIAL SEMINAR Carlotta Mummolo, PhD Associate Research Scientist Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department New York University Tandon Title: Can we predict a fall? Mechanical principles of balance stability in legged systems with multiple contact interactions | |
| February 23, 2018 Sean Kirkpatrick, PhD Professor and Chair Department of Biomedical Engineering Michigan Technological University Title: Advanced approaches for the modeling, simulation and application of laser speckle for the study of biophysical dynamics | |
| March 2, 2018 Zadok Ruben, DVM, PhD Certified Alexander Technique Teacher, ATI, ISTAT ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE IN LIVING - INTEGRATIVE AWARENESS IN MOVEMENT Title: The Alexander Technique: Anatomical Construct, Biomechanical Tensegrity and Integrative Awareness in Movement | |
| March 9, 2018 Daniel A. Heller, PhD Head, Cancer Nanomedicine Laboratory Assistant Member, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Assistant Professor, Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University Title: Nanotechnologies for the Research, Detection, and Treatment of Cancer and Allied Diseases | |
| March 23, 2018 C. Edward Dixon, PhD Neurotrauma Professor of Neurological Surgery Vice Chair of Research, Department of Neurological Surgery University of Pittsburgh Health Research Scientist VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Title: Mechanisms of Neurotransmission Deficits After Traumatic Brain Injury | |
| April 6, 2018 Mesut Sahin, PhD Professor of Biomedical Engineering New Jersey Institute of Technology Title: Neural Interfacing with the Spinal Cord and the Cerebellum | |
| April 13, 2018 Bruce Lyeth, PhD Professor Emeritus Department of Neurological Surgery University of California, Davis Title: Excitotoxicity: Historical Perspective and Novel Treatments for TBI | |
| April 20, 2018 Joseph Mercuri Technical Reference Librarian NJIT Van Houten Library Title: Library Resources | |
| April 27, 2018 Vince Beachley, PhD Assistant Professor & Graduate Program Chair Department of Biomedical Engineering Rowan University Title: Engineering polymer nanofibers with enhanced mechanical strength for regenerative medicine applications |