VCU College of Engineering Experts

R. Daniel Resler, Ph.D.

Associate Professor Emeritus, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Associate Professor of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Programming LanguagesCompiler DesignAutomatic Generation of Software

Thomas D. Roper, Ph.D.

Graduate Program Director, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Director, Pharmaceutical Engineering | Engineering Foundation Professor

Dr. Roper specializes in efforts to bring engineering and science closer to patients who utilize medicines via novel technologies.

Metabolic Engineering and Biocatalysis3D Printing of Dose FormsLong Acting Therapy DevelopmentNanomaterials and Particle SciencesContinuous Chemical Reaction Engineering

Zvi Schwartz, D.M.D., Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering

Doctor of dental medicine and periodontal expert; skilled program developer

Bone Cartilage and mineralization and their relation to Vitamin D sex hormones and local factors.Implant and bone substitute mechanism of action and clinical useSteroid hormonePeriodontal diseases etiology and treatmentThe Effect of Vitamin D on Cartilage Cells in Vitro

Shivam Shukla, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Biomedical Engineering

Dr. Shukla’s research focuses on non-invasive optical (NIRS, fluorescence) and thermal imaging for peripheral vascular complications.

Ahmet Sonmez, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Computer Science teaching faculty member.

Rachita Sowle, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Research interests include theoretical computer science, algorithms, graph theory, and computational geometry.

Algorithm Design and AnalysisProblem SolvingAlgorithm Design & Analysis: complexity analysis approximation algorithm design and analysisGraph TheoryComputational Geometry