Graduate Students

Current Graduate Students

 

Omar Banda
LaMont Cannon
Michael David
John DeLucca
Rachel Edelstein
Danielle Ferguson
Rachel Gilbert
Keely Heintz
Aditya Jagarapu
Patricia Johnson
Ashutosh Khandha
Reza Khoeilar
Andrea Lee
Ryan McDonough
Jilian Melamed
Saurabh Modi
Axel Moore
Hetty Nie
 Ashutosh Parajuli
Hisham Sherif
Jasmine Shirazi
Janty Shoga
 Wade Stewart
 Nicholas Trompeter
Danielle Valcourt
Peter Worthington
Aidan Zerdoum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Omar Banda

Publicity Photos of Omar BandaMatriculated: Fall 2014

Program: PhD
Research Area: Biofunctional materials and cellular engineering
Research Advisor: John Slater
Previous Degrees: BS Cell Biology and Biochemistry from Rice University
Honors & Awards: 2015 IGERT Fellow
Email: obanda@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: Delaware Technology Park – 5 Innovation Way, Suite 200
Phone Number:

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LaMont Cannon

Matriculated: Fall 2013
Program: PhD
Research Area: HIV modeling
Research Advisor: Ryan Zurakowski
Previous Degrees:BS in Mechanical Engineering and MS in Electrical Engineering from University of Delaware
Honors & Awards: University Graduate Scholars Fellowship
Email: lcannon@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: 332 DuPont
Phone Number: (302) 831-1257

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Michael David

Matriculated: Fall 2013
Program: PhD
Research Area:Articular cartilage in post-traumatic osteoarthritis
Research Advisor: Christopher Price
Previous Degrees: BS in Biomedical Engineering with minor in Chemical Engineering from University of Rochester
Honors & Awards: 2nd place prize for podium presentation at 2015 CBER Biomechanics Research Symposium, 2014 BME Grad TA Award
Email: mdavid@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: Delaware Technology Park – 5 Innovation Way, Suite 200
Phone Number: (302) 831-6915

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John DeLucca

Matriculated: Fall 2012
Program: PhD
Research Area: Spine Biomechanics
Research Advisor: Dawn Elliott
Previous Degrees: BS in Mechanical Engineering from University of Delaware with minors in Biomedical Engineering and Math
Honors & Awards:
Email: deluccaj@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: 160 (offc)/148 (lab) DuPont
Phone Number: (302) 831-7135

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Rachel Edelstein

Rachel Edelstein, Biomedical Engineering - Graduate Student.

Matriculated: Fall 2013
Program: PhD
Research Area: Nanomedicine for cancer management
Research Advisor: Emily Day
Previous Degrees: BS in Civil/Environmental Engineering from Rowan University
Honors & Awards: Honorable Mention in 2015 NSF GRFP competition
Email: edelstr@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: Delaware Technology Park – 5 Innovation Way, Suite 200, Room 133
Phone Number: (302) 831-6697

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Danielle Ferguson

Matriculated: Fall 2013
Program: PhD
Research Area: Protein engineering/electrospinning
Research Advisor: Kristi Kiick
Previous Degrees: BS in Engineering Physics from Delaware State University
Honors & Awards:
Email: dsferg@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: 249 (Office)/227 (Lab) Dupont
Phone Number: (302) 831-6697

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Rachel GilbertRachel Gilbert, Biomedical Engineering.

Matriculated: Fall 2015
Program: PhD
Research Area:  Regenerative Medicine/Mechanics of Development
Research Advisor:  Jason Gleghorn
Previous Degrees:
B.S. Cornell University – Major: Biological Engineering Minor: Biomedical Engineering  M. Eng. Cornell University – Biomedical Engineering
Honors & Awards:
2015 NSF GRFP Honorable Mention
2015 Biomedical Engineering Chair’s Fellowship
2015 Gore Fellow
2016 NSF GRFP Honorable Mention
Email:  rgilbert@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: Delaware Technology Park – 5 Innovation Way, Suite 200

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Keely Heintz

 

Matriculated: Spring 2014
Program: PhD
Research Area: Microfluidics and biomaterials
Research Advisor: John Slater
Previous Degrees: BS in Bioengineering and MS in Chemical Engineering from Oregon State University
Honors & Awards: 2015 Laird Fellowship
Email: kheintz@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: 5 Innovation Way, Suite 200
Phone Number:

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Aditya JagarapuAditya Jagarapu, BME graduate student.

 

Matriculated: Fall 2015
Program: PhD
Research Area:  HIV Modeling
Research Advisor:  Ryan Zurakowski
Previous Degrees: Bachelor of Technology, Chemical Engineering, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India
Masters of Engineering, Chemical Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Ohio
Honors & Awards:
Email:  srihari@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: Delaware Technology Park – 5 Innovation Way, Suite 200

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Patricia Johnson

Matriculated:Fall 2013
Program: PhD
Research Area: N/A
Research Advisor: N/A
Previous Degrees: B.S. in Biochemistry from Michigan Technological University, M.S. in Business Administration from Texas A&M University, Emphasis: Systems Engineering
Honors & Awards: N/A
Email: pjohns@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: N/A
Phone Number: N/A

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Ashutosh Khandha

Matriculated: Fall 2012
Program: PhD
Research Area: Gait analysis and neuromusculoskeletal modeling
Research Advisor: Thomas Buchanan and Lynn Snyder-Mackler
Previous Degrees: MS in Bioengineering from University of Toledo, OH; BE in Biomedical Engineering from University of Mumbai, India.
Honors & Awards: 2013 BME Graduate Teaching Assistant Award, 2014 Biomechanics Research Symposium Award.
Email: ashutosh@udel.edu
Location: 201P STAR Health Sciences Complex
Phone Number: (302) 831-6704

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Reza Khoeilar

Publicity Photos of Reza KhoeilarMatriculated: Fall 2014
Program: PhD
Research Area: Muscle coordination of healthy and pathological movement; neuromusculoskeletal modeling
Research Advisor: Samuel Lee and Jill Higginson
Previous Degrees: BS in Mechanical Engineering from University of Tehran, MS in Mechanical Engineering from University of Delaware
Honors & Awards:
Email: radis@udel.edu
Location: 115 STAR Health Sciences Complex
Phone Number: (302) 831-4646

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Andrea Lee

Matriculated: Fall 2014
Program: PhD
Research Area: Mechanics of fiber-reinforced tissues
Research Advisor: Dawn Elliott
Previous Degrees: BS in Biomedical Engineering from University of Rochester
Honors & Awards: 2014 Gore Fellow, 2015 IGERT Fellow
Email: andylee@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: 160 (office)/148 (lab) DuPont
Phone Number: (302) 831-7135

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Ryan McDonoughRyan McDonough, Biomedical Engineering.

 

Matriculated: Fall 2015
Program: PhD
Research Area:  Cartilage Mechanotransduction Engineering
Research Advisor:  Christopher Price
Previous Degrees:  Honors B.S. in Computer Engineering with minor in Biomedical Engineering – University of Delware
Honors & Awards:
Email:  ryanmcd@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: Delaware Technology Park – 5 Innovation Way, Suite 200

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Jilian Melamed


Jillian Melamed, Biomedical Engineering - Graduate Student.

Matriculated: Fall 2013
Program: PhD
Research Area: Developing multifunctional nanomedicine for cancer therapy
Research Advisor: Emily Day
Previous Degrees:BS in Biomedical Engineering from Rutgers University
Honors & Awards: 2015 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship, 2014 BME Grad TA Award
Email: jrmelamed@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: Delaware Technology Park – 5 Innovation Way, Suite 200, Room 133
Phone Number: (302) 831-6697

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Saurabh ModiSaurabh Modi, BME graduate student.

 

Matriculated: Fall 2015
Program: PhD
Research Area:  HIV Modeling
Research Advisor:  Abhi Singh
Previous Degrees:  BS & MS in Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute Tech-Bombay
Honors & Awards:
Email:  saurmodi@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: Evans Hall

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Axel Moore

Matriculated: Fall 2012

Program: PhD
Research Area: Articular cartilage and the biomechanical contributors to osteoarthritis
Research Advisor: David Burris
Previous Degrees: BS in Marine Engineering Technology from California Maritime Academy, CA
Honors & Awards: 2013 Force and Motion Scholarship, 2013 Laird Fellow
Email: axel@udel.edu
Location: 333 Spencer Lab
Phone Number: (302) 831-8452 (Office); (302) 831-4239 (Lab)

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Hetty Nie

Matriculated: Fall 2013
Program: PhD
Research Area: Single cell manipulation using engineered environments
Research Advisor: John Slater
Previous Degrees: BS in Bioengineering from Penn State University
Honors & Awards: 2013 Gore Fellow, 2013 IGERT Fellow
Email: htnie@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: Delaware Technology Park – 5 Innovation Way, Suite 200
Phone Number: (302) 831-6697

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Ashutosh Parajuli

Matriculated: Fall 2012
Program: PhD
Research Area: Mechanotransduction in bone
Research Advisor: Liyun Wang
Previous Degrees: BS in Mechanical Engineering from Brigham Young University, UT.
Honors & Awards: 1st place prize for podium presentation at 2015 CBER Biomechanics Research Symposium, 2012 Gore Fellowship
Email: parajuli@udel.edu
Location: 206 Spencer Lab
Phone Number: (302) 831-6704
Advisor: Liyun Wang
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Hisham Sherif

Matriculated: Fall 2012
Program: PhD
Research Area: Probability-based Bioinformatics and Decision Making in Cardiovascular Disease
Research Advisor: Ottoh-Okine Nii
Previous Degrees: MBBCh, MD
Honors & Awards: Two full patents for implantable artificial ventricle and total aortic arch replacement graft; artificial ventricle project short-listed for Medical Futures Innovation Awards, UK, 2008.
Email: hisham@udel.edu
Location:

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Jasmine ShiraziJasmine Shirazi, Biomedical Engineering.

 

Matriculated: Fall 2015
Program: PhD
Research Area:  3D Organotypic Models
Research Advisor:  Jason Gleghorn
Previous Degrees: BS in Biomedical Engineering, Drexel University
MS in Biomedical Engineering, Drexel University
Honors & Awards:  2016 IGERT Fellow
Email:  jshirazi@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: Delaware Technology Park – 5 Innovation Way, Suite 200

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Janty Shoga

Matriculated: Spring 2014
Program: PhD
Research Area: Bioimaging articular cartilage
Research Advisor: Christopher Price
Previous Degrees: BE in Mechanical Engineering from University of Delaware
Honors & Awards:
Email: jshoga@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: Delaware Technology Park – 5 Innovation Way, Suite 200
Phone Number: (302) 831-6915

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Wade StewartWade Stewart, Biomedical Engineering.

 

Matriculated: Fall 2015

Program: PhD
Research Area:  Regenerative Medicine and the Mechanics of Development
Research Advisor:  Jason Gleghorn
Previous Degrees:  BSE in Biomedical Engineering and Minor in Polymer Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
Honors & Awards:
Email:  wadegs@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: Delaware Technology Park – 5 Innovation Way, Suite 200

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Nicholas TrompeterNicholas Trompeter, BME graduate student.

 

Matriculated: Fall 2015
Program: PhD
Research Area:  N/A
Research Advisor:  N/A
Previous Degrees:  Bachelor of Science, Penn State University, Biology
Honors & Awards:
Email:  ntromp@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: Delaware Technology Park – 5 Innovation Way, Suite 200

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Danielle ValcourtDanielle Valcourt, an graduate student in Biomedical Engineering, is the recipient of the 2016 Laird Fellowship. - (Evan Krape / University of Delaware)

 

Matriculated: Fall 2015
Program: PhD
Research Area:  Nanomedicine for cancer therapy
Research Advisor:  Emily Day
Previous Degrees:  BS in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Biomolecular Engineering concentration, University of Notre Dame
Honors & Awards: 2016 George W. Laird Merit Fellow, 2015 Biomedical Engineering Chair’s Fellowship
Email:  dvalcour@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab: Delaware Technology Park – 5 Innovation Way, Suite 200

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Alap Verma

Matriculated: Fall 2013
Program: PhD
Research Area: Systems Biology
Research Advisor: Babatunde Ogunnaike, Rajanikanth Vadigepalli (Thomas Jefferson Univ)
Previous Degrees: Bachelor of Technology in Engineering Physics from IIT Delhi (India) and MS in Physics from University of Texas at Dallas
Honors & Awards:
Email: averma@udel.edu
Location Office/Lab:
Phone Number:

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Peter Worthington

Matriculated: Fall 2012
Program: PhD
Research Area: Cell hydrogel interactions for cancer modeling
Research Advisor: Darrin Pochan, Sigrid Langhans
Previous Degrees: BS in Biomedical Engineering from Rutgers University
Honors & Awards: 2013 Fraunhofer-UD exchange student
Email: pworth@udel.edu
Location: Nemours Children’s hospital, Wilmington
Phone Number: (302) 651-6538

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Aidan Zerdoum

Matriculated: Fall 2012
Program: PhD
Research Area: Tissue engineering of functional vocal fold lamina propria
Research Advisor: Xinqiao Jia
Previous Degrees: BE in Biomedical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology
Honors & Awards: 2012 IGERT Fellow
Email: azerdoum@udel.edu
Location: 244 DBI
Phone Number: (302) 831-3454

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