Department of Biomedical Engineering

Faculty & Staff

The biomedical engineering faculty group consists of a total of nine faculty members from the College of Engineering and the College of Arts & Sciences. While a general interest in the successful implementation of a biomedical engineering department is common among these faculty members, the diversity and variety of their respective areas of interest acts as the cornerstone to the program. Descriptions of the group members are provided below. 

 

Primary Faculty and Staff 

Daniel P. Cavanagh
Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Emmitt Memorial Chair in Biomedical Engineering
Associate Professor of Biomedical & Chemical Engineering
Ph.D. Northwestern University 

Kathleen A. Bieryla

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Ph.D. Virginia Tech

Donna  M. Ebenstein
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Ph.D. University of California at Berkeley and San Francisco

 

Marie D. Jacob
Academic Assistant
Department of Biomedical Engineering

Eric A. Kennedy
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Ph.D.  Virginia Tech

 

Joseph V. Tranquillo
Assistant Professor of Biomedical & Electrical Engineering
Ph.D. Duke University

 

James  W. Baish
Professor of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering
Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania

William E. King
Professor of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania

Affiliated Faculty 

Mitchell Chernin
Professor of Biology
Ph.D. Clemson University
 

Arthur Shapiro
Associate Professor of Psychology
Ph.D. Columbia University

Margot Vigeant
Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering
Ph.D. University of Virginia