Nastassja A. Lewinski, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Dr. Lewinski's research topics include nanomaterial toxicity, nanomedicine, and nanoinformatics.
Nanomaterial toxicity Nanoinformatics Nanomedicine Advanced in vitro exposure systems Comparative in vitro – in vivo analyses
Carol Izumi
Clinical Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: izumic@uchastings.edu / 415-581-8829 / Office 407-100
Consumer Law Alternative Dispute Resolution Mediation Clinical Law
Jens O.M. Karlsson, PhD
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering | College of Engineering · Villanova University
Jens Karlsson, PhD, specializes in biothermal sciences, including cryobiology (cooling) and hyperthermic processes (heating).
Hyperthermic Processes Intracellular Ice Formation Cryopreservation Biophysical Mechanisms Cryosurgery
Liang-Chieh Ma, Ph.D.
Research Scientist · VCU College of Engineering
To integrate new technology and capabilities into the laboratory operations and expand infrastructure. Collaborates with PIs and users.
Ahmet Sonmez, Ph.D.
Associate Professor · VCU College of Engineering
Computer Science teaching faculty member.
Ibrahim Guven, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Professor Guven specializes in fracture and failure analysis using peridynamics.
Fracture and failure analysis using Peridynamics Impact and penetration mechanics Finite element method Boundary element method Multi-scale modeling of physical phenomena
Mark A. McHugh, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Chemical and Life Science Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Professor McHugh researches high-pressure fluid properties and phase equilibria
High-Pressure Fluid Properties and Phase Equilibria Polymer Solution Behavior at High Pressures Scattering Phenomena in Polymer Solutions at High Pressures Supercritical Fluid Solvent Technology
Ning Zhang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Professor Zhang is engineering strategies for the treatment of traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury and brain stroke
Stem Cell Biology Central nervous system trauma and diseases Biomaterials for oral biofilm prevention
Hong-Sheng Zhou, Ph.D.
Associate Professor · VCU College of Engineering
Hong-Sheng Zhou's main research area is Cryptography, spanning the full spectrum from theory to practice
Cryptography Cryptocurrency/Blockchain Techniques Information Security Distributed Computing
Yuichi Motai, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Associate Professor of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of Virginia Commonwealth University.
System Safety Intelligent Systems with Adaptive Tracking Online Classification Methodologies Medical Imaging Pattern Recognition
Laleh Golshahi, Ph.D.
Engineering Foundation Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Dr. Golshahi specializes in aerosol science and in vitro-in vivo correlations for respiratory support, diagnosis and inhalation therapy.
Aerosol Science and Medicine In Vitro and In Vivo Models Of Respiratory Deposition Health-Related Aerosols Exposure Control Targeted Respiratory Drug Delivery Aerosol filtration
Paul A. Wetzel, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and ABET Coordinator, Department of Biomedical Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Dr. Wetzel's research interests include eye tracking systems and eye movement analysis
Eye tracking systems and eye movement analysis Effects of neurological diseases on eye movement control Visual task analysis Physiological instrumentation and signal processing systems Human-machine interfaces based on based on eye and head movement
Fotis Sotiropoulos, Ph.D.
VCU Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs; Professor, Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Fotis Sotiropoulos serves as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University
Kostadin Damevski, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Graduate Program Director · VCU College of Engineering
Interested in software engineering and in the use of natural language processing techniques to improve software maintenance and evolution.
Software Engineering Software Maintenance Recommendation Systems Natural Language Processing
Cang Ye, Ph.D.
Professor · VCU College of Engineering
Dr. Ye's research interests include Simultaneous Localization and Mapping, 3D Computer Vision, Robotics, and Intelligent Systems.
Lukasz Kurgan, Ph.D.
Robert J. Mattauch Endowed Professor and Vice Chair of Computer Science · VCU College of Engineering
Data scientist specializing in high-throughput structural bioinformatics of proteins & small RNAs.
Structural Bioinformatics Intrinsically Disordered Proteins Protein-ligand(drug) interactions Computer-aided molecular modeling Big Data Analysis
Daren Chen, Ph.D.
Floyd D Gottwald Sr. Chair Professor, Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Professor D. Chen researches particle sceinece and technology with emphasis on aerosol particles.
Particle instrumentation and characterization Nanoparticles and nanotechnology Particle processing (i.g. classification charging dispersion...) Drug target delivery and release control Air pollution and indoor air quality control
Ashok Iyer, Ph.D., PE
Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Professor Iyer's research interests include GPS applications and neural networks
GPS Applications Neural Networks Linear and Nonlinear Control Theory Robotics for Nuclear Waste Handling
Reza Mohammadi, Ph.D.
Associate Professor with Tenure, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Professor Mohammadi researches Materials Science and Engineering, Surface Engineering, Wetting Phenomena, Metal Forming, Materials Chemistry
Ultra-incompressible superhard materials Superhydrophobic materials Thin film deposition and characterization Tearing energy of sheet metals Metal forming and shaping
Thea Pepperl, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering | B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University · VCU College of Engineering
Thea Pepperl's research and expertise focuses on the analysis and design of decision tools for the coordination of care of older adults.
Image analysis Image segmentation Health Informatics