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Lane Carasik, Ph.D. profile photo

Lane Carasik, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

Dr. Carasik researches computational and experimental thermal hydraulics for fusion & nuclear energy and isotope production.

Nuclear EngineeringExperimental Thermal-FluidsThermal-Fluids DesignVerification and ValidationComputational Fluid Dynamics
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Thomas D. Roper, Ph.D.

Graduate Program Director, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Director, Pharmaceutical Engineering | Engineering Foundation ProfessorVCU College of Engineering

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
Vamsi K. Yadavalli, Ph.D. profile photo

Vamsi K. Yadavalli, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

Professor Yadavalli researches functional nano and biomaterials

Functional Nano and BiomaterialsMicro- and Nano-Fabricated DevicesBiosensorsNanoscale Surface CharacterizationSingle Cell Analysis
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Leah Spangler, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

Dr. Spangler's research interests include protein engineering, developing sustainable biomaterials, and renewable energy.

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Andrew Kuhn, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

Lab instructor for Chemical and Life Science Engineering unit operations and instrumentation.

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Charles Cartin, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

Director of Makerspaces & Professor of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University

Additive ManufacturingAdvanced Engineering MathematicsComputer Aided Design (CAD)Computer Aided Engineering (CAE)Design Engineering
Ziquan Deng, Ph.D. profile photo

Ziquan Deng, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

ControlArticifical IntelligenceRoboticsComputer Vision
Karla Mossi, Ph.D. profile photo

Karla Mossi, Ph.D.

Associate Chair, Professor, Graduate Program Director, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

Zixuan Feng, Ph.D. profile photo

Zixuan Feng, Ph.D.

Assistant ProfessorVCU College of Engineering

Research focuses on AI, open-source communities, and the socio-technical dynamics of software development.

Generative AI in software developmentDeveloper productivity and collaborationSocio-Technical SystemsEmpirical Software EngineeringOpen-source software communities
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Claire Sparks, M.S.

InstructorVCU College of Engineering

Providing high quality instruction for undergraduate students