Science and Engineering Faculty Refereed Journal Publications 2002-2006
Science and Engineering Faculty and Their Research Interests
Nicholas J. Altiero, Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1974, Professor and Dean of Science and Engineering. Computational Mechanics, Fracture Mechanics, Biomechanics.
Donald P. Gaver, Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1988, Professor, Alden J. "Doc" Laborde Chair in Biomedical Engineering and Department Chair. Interfacial phenomena within the pulmonary system, Mass transport, Alternate modes of pulmonary ventilation.
Cedric F. Walker, Ph.D., Duke University, 1977, Professor and Director of Freshman Programs. Design of neuro-prosthetic implant devices, Cerebellar stimulation, Biological effects of exposure to high intensity electric fields.
Ronald C. Anderson, Ph.D., Tulane University, 1987, Associate Professor. Biomechanics, orthopaedic materials.
Damir Khismatullin, Ph.D., Bashkir University, 1998, Associate Professor. Computational bioengineering, Cellular biomechanics.
David A. Rice, Ph.D., Purdue University, 1974, Associate Professor. Thoracic acoustics and lung sounds, Cardiovascular physiology, Cornea measurement and modeling.
Tabassum (Taby) Ahsan, Ph.D., University of California, San Diego, 1998, Assistant Professor. Tissue engineering, stem cell research, mechanotransduction, biomanufacturing.
Michael Moore, Ph.D., Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 2005, Assistant Professor. Tissue engineering, Biomaterials, Central nervous system regeneration.
Walter Lee Murfee III, Ph.D., University of Virginia, 2005, Assistant Professor. Microvascular biology, Cell-tissue engineering.
Sergey Shevkoplyas, Ph.D., Boston University, 2005, Assistant Professor and Ken and Ruth Arnold Early Career Professorship in Science and Engineering. Biomedical services, microfluids.
San Aung, Ph.D., Tulane University, 1987, Professor of Practice. (Joint appointment with Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department)
Mic Dancisak, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2000, Senior Professor of Practice and Director of the Center for Anatomical and Movement Science (CAMS). Motor control and thermoregulation to enhance performance for individuals working in extreme environments. (Joint appointment with the School of Science and Engineering)
Annette Oertling, Ph.D., Tulane University, 2001, Professor of Practice. (Joint appointment as Assistant Dean for K-12 Outreach with School of Science and Engineering).
YiPing Chen, Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1993, Professor and Department Chair. Developmental biology.
Ken Muneoka, Ph.D., University of California, Irvine, 1983, Professor and John L. and Mary Wright Ebaugh Chair in Science and Engineering. Limb development; developmental growth control; cell-cell interactions; pattern formation.
Jeffrey G. Tasker, Ph.D., University of Bordeaux, France, 1986, Professor and Catherine and Hunter Pierson Chair in Neuroscience. Intracellular and patch-clamp electrophysiology using in vitro brain slices. Study of membrane electrical properties, synaptic circuits and hormone regulation of hypothalamic neuroendocrine cells.
Leonard B. Thien, Ph.D., University of California, 1968, Professor. Evolution and molecular systematics are studied using a combination of PCR, nucleotide sequencing and morphometric analysis.
Carol A. Burdsal, Ph.D., Duke University, 1990, Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs (on leave 2009-2010) . Pattern formation during embryogenesis in the mouse. Cellular and molecular studies using embryonic stem cell technology conducted to assess developmental mechanisms in the mouse embryo.
Fiona Inglis, Ph.D., University of Glasgow, U.K., 1992, Associate Professor and Stepping Stone Foundation Early Career Professship in Cell and Molecular Biology . Developmental neurobiology; neuronal plasticity. Studies include molecular interactions that underlie neuronal plasticity during development.
Frank Jones, Ph.D., McMaster University, 1995, Associate Professor. Analysis of signal transduction pathways regulating development, breast cancer and schizophrenia.
David Mullin, Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin, 1983, Associate Professor. Substrate binding and catalytic activity of Cyp102, Genotoxicity and carcinogenicity of benzene.
Benjamin Hall, Ph.D., Simon Fraser University, 2002, Assistant Professor. Cellular neurobiology.
Laura A. Schrader-Kriek, Ph.D., Tulane University, 1997, Assistant Professor and Stepping Stone Foundation Early Career Professorship in Cell and Molecular Biology. Molecular mechanisms of synaptic plasticity and learning and memory.
Nandini Vasudevan, Ph.D., Indian Institute of Science, 1999, Assistant Professor. Hormonal control of genes and behavior; hormone-mediated signaling in neurons and glia.
Cherif Boudaba, Ph.D., University of Bordeaux, 2001, Professor of Practice. Bursting activity and its synchronization in the hypothalamic magnocellular neurons.
James Cronin, Ph.D., Tulane University, 1990, Professor of Practice. Neurophysiology of epilepsy and developing viral-vector based techniques for gene transfer to the nervous system.
Robert Steven Dotson, Ph.D., Tulane University, 1998, Professor of Practice. Neuroendocrinology; Signal transduction in response to cytokines and growth factors.
Garic Grisbaum, M.D., Louisiana State University Medical School, 1995, Professor of Practice. Psychiatry, Anatomy, Pathology and a healthy mind/body.
Nancy Eddy Hopkins, Ph.D., Tulane University, 1992, Professor of Practice. Inhibitors of Cytochrome P450; Interaction of CYP proteins and the nuclear hormone receptor superfamily; Inhibitors of the NF signaling pathway.
Katherine Parrish, M.D., Louisiana State University Medical School, 1984, Ph.D., University of Louisiana at Monroe, 1978, Professor of Practice.
Meena Vijayaraghavan, Ph.D., University of Madras (India), 1994, Professor of Practice. Environmental carcinogenesis, cancer studies and pediatric nephrology.
Peter Cserjesi, Ph.D., McGill University, 1991, Research Associate Professor. Molecular Biology and Genetics of vertebrate organ development.
Carmel Bridgeman, Research Assistant Professor.
Shi Di, Ph.D., UCLA, 1991, Research Assistant Professor. Neuroendocrinology.
Manjong Han, Ph.D., Sogang University, Seoul, Korea, 1998, Research Assistant Professor. Limb/Digit Regeneration and Development of Vertebrates; Wound healing and scar formation; Pattern formation of limb; Teratogenesis.
Yuka Morikawa, Research Assistant Professor.
Ion Popescu, Ph.D., University of Washington, 1999, Research Assistant Professor.
Ling Yu, Ph.D., Nanjing Agricultural University, China, 2001.
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Daniel De Kee, Ph.D. University of Montreal, 1977, Professor. Rheology of natural and polymeric materials, Transport phenomena, Applied mathematics.
Vijay T. John, D. Eng. Sci., Columbia University, 1982, Professor, Department Chair and Leo S. Weil Professorship in Engineering. Proteins in unconventional environments, Reversed micelles technology, Microemulsion theory, Clathrate hydrate thermodynamics, Ziolate catalysis.
Victor J. Law, Ph.D., Tulane University, 1963, Professor. Automated process design and optimization, Algorithms for nonlinear programming, Coastal erosion modeling and simulation.
Brian S. Mitchell, Ph.D., Wisconsin, 1991, Professor and Associate Provost. Materials processing, Fiber manufacturing, Advanced polymers.
Kim C. O'Connor, Ph.D., Caltech, 1987, Professor. Animal cell technology, Organ/tissue regeneration, Recombinant protein expression.
Kyriakos D. Papadopoulos, Ph.D., Eng. Sci., Columbia University, 1982, Professor. Hazardous waste management, Separation processes, Particulate transport through porous media.
Lawrence Pratt, Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1977, Professor and Herman and George R. Brown Chair in Chemical Engineering. Statistical mechanics and thermodynamics, therory of liquids and solutions, molecular biology, electrochemical capacitors and electrical energy storage systems, statistical methods in computational science especially molecular simulation.
Henry S. Ashbaugh, Ph.D., University of Delaware, 1998, Assistant Professor and Robert and Gayle Longmire Early Career Professorship in Chemical Engineering. Multi-scale simulation and theory of self-assembly and hierarchical organization, Solution thermodynamics, Molecular simulation, and Soft-materials.
W T. Godbey, Ph.D., Rice University, 2000, Assistant Professor and Paul H. and Donna D. Flower Early Career Professorship in Engineering. Gene therapy.
Noshir Pesika, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 2005, Assistant Professor. Surface science and nanotechnology.
John C. Prindle, Jr., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1989, Professor of Practice. Renewable energy alternatives, process design, process dynamics and process control.