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CURRENT MEMBERS

X. Lucas Lu

Professor

xlu@udel.edu

Mechanical Engineering Faculty Profile

Our research focuses on the articular cartilage and osteoarthritis, in particular how cartilage and bone cells sense the mechanical forces generated from our physical activities and transfer the signals into orchestrated cellular activities. Using advanced mechanical methods, microscopy techniques, nanotechnology, proteomics and computational modeling, the mechano-chemical conversation between cartilage and bone at both molecular and cellular levels are investigated to understand the etiology of osteoarthritis and osteoporosis, and to find new therapeutic interventions aimed at the mitigation or treatment of these diseases

Annie Porter

Annie Porter

PhD Student

annie@udel.edu

Mechanical Engineering

 Undergraduate Research Contact

Ying Peng

Ying Peng

PhD Student

yingpeng@udel.edu

Mechanical Engineering

Julie Nyugen

Julie Nyugen

PhD Student

julngu@udel.edu

Bioinformatic Data Science

Jonathan Kim

Jonathan Kim

4+1 Master's Student

jayskay@udel.edu

Mechanical Engineering

Steven DiStefano

Steven DiStefano

Researcher

sdistef@udel.edu

Medical Student

Asma Arshad

Asma Arshad

Undergraduate Student

ALUMNI
Mengxi Lv

Mengxi Lv

PhD Student

lvmengxi@udel.edu

Bioinformatics Data Science

 

Yilu Zhou

Yilu Zhou

PhD Student

yiluzhou@udel.edu

Mechanical Engineering

Research Scientist at University of Pennsylvania

 

Miri Park

Miri Park

PhD Student

miripark@udel.edu

Mechanical Engineering

Senior Research Associate at Orenteich Foundation

Tong Li

Tong Li

Post Doc

tongli@udel.edu

Professor at Dalian University of Technology

Shongshan Fan

Shongshan Fan

Post Doc

Leonardo Ruggiero

Leonardo Ruggiero

Research Assistant

lruggier@vub.ac.be

MedTech Development Manager at Novosanis

Xingyu Chen

Xingyu Chen

Master's Student

xychen@udel.edu

Mechanical Engineering

PhD at University of Pennsylvania

Emily Newcomb, REU Student

Cameron Baines, Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Student

Kaitlyn Dohn, Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Student

Jacob Poplawski, High School Intern

Sebastian Graper, Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Student

Oscar Marino, Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Student

Colin Moyer, Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Student

Emily King, REU Student

Cynthia Wang, High School Intern

Tiange Zhang, Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Student

Brandon Zimmerman, Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Student

Jie Ma, Undergraduate Student

Hunter Bachman, Undergraduate Student

Monideepa Chatterjee, Undergraduate Student

Anna Sung, Undergraduate Student

Michael Furr, Undergraduate Student

Enoch Cheung, Undergraduate Student

Lauren Resutek, Undergraduate Student

Michael McClintock, Undergraduate Student

Anna Gonye, REU Student

Kelsey Devlin, Undergraduate Student

David Rathmanner, Undergraduate Student

Lea Fang, REU Student

Undergraduate Neuroscience at The College of William & Mary

UD Mechanical Engineering

UD Mechanical Engineering

Undergraduate Bioengineering at University of Pittsburgh

Stanley Black & Decker

UD Mechanical Engineering 4+1 Master’s Program

UD Biomedical Engineering

Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Undergraduate Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech

PhD at Vanderbilt University

PhD at Columbia University

Master’s program at University of Michigan

PhD at Duke University

PhD at Cornell University

Healthcare Consultancy Group

 

Eastern Virginia Medical School

PhD at University of Maryland

 

Undergraduate Student at University of Richmond

 

 

Undergraduate Student at University of Southern California