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Thomas D. Roper, Ph.D.

Thomas D. Roper, Ph.D.

Graduate Program Director, Chemical & Life Science 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
Arvind Agarwal, Ph.D., FASME, FAAAS, FNAI, FACerS, FASM

Arvind Agarwal, Ph.D., FASME, FAAAS, FNAI, FACerS, FASM

Professor and Chair, Department of Mechanical & Nuclear EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

Professor Agarwal is the chair of the Department of Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering at VCU.

Worth Longest, Ph.D.

Worth Longest, Ph.D.

Alice T. and William H. Goodwin, Jr. Distinguished Chair, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

Professor Longest works to address significant current challenges in the field of medical aerosols

Infant Aerosol DeliveryTargeting Inhaled Medications within the LungsInhaled MedicationsRespiratory Drug DeliveryParticle Engineering
Jennifer Puetzer, Ph.D.

Jennifer Puetzer, Ph.D.

Inez A. Caudill Junior Professorship in Biomedical Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering | B.S. Biomedical Engineering, NC State | Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, Cornell UniversityVCU College of Engineering

Dr. Puetzer focuses on musculoskeletal tissue engineering for meniscus, tendon, and ligament replacement and repair.

Extracellular matrix biologyTissue Engineering and Regenerative MedicineCollagen Fiber DevelopmentBiomechanicsMusculoskeletal Mechanobiology
Daren Chen, Ph.D.

Daren Chen, Ph.D.

Floyd D. Gottwald, Sr. Chair, 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
Irfan Ahmed, Ph.D.

Irfan Ahmed, Ph.D.

Engineering Foundation ProfessorVCU College of Engineering

Dr. Ahmed's research interests are broadly in cybersecurity, currently focusing on digital forensics, malware, and cyber-physical systems.

Cyber-physical Systems SecurityCybersecurity EducationSystem SecurityDigital ForensicsMalware
Ruixin Niu, Ph.D.

Ruixin Niu, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

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

Secure Signal ProcessingStatistical Signal Processing and CommunicationsData Fusion and Distributed Signal Processing in Sensor NetworksDectection Estimation and TrackingDynamic Resource Management in Networked Systems
Mohamed Gad-el-Hak, Ph.D.

Mohamed Gad-el-Hak, Ph.D.

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

Fluid mechanics expert, with a penchant for nanotechnology and microelectromechanical systems

Fluids in motionTurbulence and flow controlViscous pumps and microturbinesMicro- and nanotechnologyLarge-scale disasters
Bradley Nichols, Ph.D

Bradley Nichols, Ph.D

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

Expertise include engineering education, engineering design and analysis, rotordynamics, turbomachinery, vibrations, and dynamic systems.

Computer-Aided Design (CAD)Engineering EducationEngineering Design and AnalysisMeasurements and InstrumentationTurbomachinery
Charles McGill, Ph.D.

Charles McGill, Ph.D.

Assistant ProfessorVCU College of Engineering

Dr. McGill is an assistant professor researching computational chemistry and machine learning.

Computational ChemistryChemical Property PredictionMachine LearningKinetics