Experts Matter. Find Yours.

Connect for media, speaking, professional opportunities & more.

Filters

Barbara D. Boyan, Ph.D.

Barbara D. Boyan, Ph.D.

Executive Director, Institute for Engineering and Medicine | B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Rice UniversityVCU College of Engineering

Dr. Boyan specializes in cell and tissue engineering

Cell and Tissue EngineeringResponse of Cells to BiomaterialsMechanisms of Action of Hormones and Growth Factors in Cartilage and BoneNormal and Pathological CalcificationStem Cell Delivery Technologies
Charles Cartin, Ph.D.

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
Daren Chen, Ph.D.

Daren Chen, Ph.D.

Floyd D Gottwald Sr. Chair Professor, Mechanical and Nuclear EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

Professor D. Chen researches particle sceinece and technology with emphasis on aerosol particles.

Particle instrumentation and characterization Nanoparticles and nanotechnologyParticle processing (i.g. classification charging dispersion...)Drug target delivery and release controlAir pollution and indoor air quality control
Patricia Bricker

Patricia Bricker

Professor, Jay M. Robinson Distinguished Professor in Educational TechnologiesWestern Carolina University

Patricia Bricker's primary areas of expertise are science education and teacher professional development.

Elementary EducationTeacher Professional DevelopmentSTEM EducationScience and LiteracyCommunity Engagement Projects
Lisa Briggs

Lisa Briggs

Professor, Director of Emergency and Disaster ManagementWestern Carolina University

Lisa Briggs specializes in forensic based criminology with a focus on missing persons, as well as the use of scent detection K9s.

Crime and DevianceForensic Based CriminologyCriminologyMissing PersonsScent Detection K9s
Wingyan Chung

Wingyan Chung

Professor, Kneedler Distinguished Professor of CISWestern Carolina University

Wingyan Chung is an information systems scholar with expertise in business analytics, information systems and human-computer interaction.

Machine LearningSocial Media AnalyticsBusiness AnalyticsInformation SystemsBusiness Intelligence
James Costa

James Costa

Professor and Executive Director of Highlands Biological StationWestern Carolina University

Jim Costa's interests include insect behavior and ecology, environmental history and philosophy, and the history of science.

Charles DarwinConservationEcologyInsect BehaviorEvolutionary Biology
Channa R. De Silva

Channa R. De Silva

Associate ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Channa De Silva teaches chemistry and carries out research in the areas of nanotechnology, biotechnology, and computational chemistry.

General ChemistryComputational ChemistryNanotechnologyBiotechnologyInorganic Chemistry
Shawn (Sheng-Chieh) Chen, Ph.D.

Shawn (Sheng-Chieh) Chen, Ph.D.

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

Shawn's research interests include airborne and liquid-borne nanoparticle filtration, NanoEHS, and indoor and urban air pollution control.

Nanofiltration and ultrafiltrationAir pollution controlAerosol sampling and instrumentationIndoor Air QualityCFD simulation
Henry J. Donahue, Ph.D.

Henry J. Donahue, Ph.D.

Alice T. and William H. Goodwin, Jr. Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering; BS, San Diego State University; Ph.D. UC Santa BarbaraVCU College of Engineering

Bone, mechanobiology, regenerative medicine, effects of space travel on bone and muscle, gap junctions, osteoblast, osteocyte, osteoclast

Regenerative Medicine and Tissue EngineeringMusculoskeletal MechanobiologySpace Biology and Bioengineering