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Faculty

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Dr. Anand Agarwal, Research Professor
M.D., German Medical Council
Orthopaedic and Spine Surgery, Biomechanics and Product Development; Osteoporosis; Cancer & Tissue Engineering
Email: anand.agarwal@utoledo.edu
Website: Engineering Center for Orthopedic Research Excellence (E-CORE)

Dr. Halim Ayan, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Drexel University
Non-equilibrium Electric Discharges, Plasma Medicine, Plasma Physics and Applications
Email: halim.ayan@utoledo.edu

Dr. Brent D. Cameron, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Texas A & M University
Biomedical Optics: Diagnostics, Sensing, and Imaging, Modeling of Optical-Based Instrumentation and Photon Migration in Turbid Media
Email: brent.cameron@utoledo.edu
Website: Biomedical Optics Laboratory

Dr. Ronald L. Fournier, Professor
Ph.D., The University of Toledo
Transport Processes in Biological Systems, Bioartificial Organs, Tissue Engineering, Enzyme Reaction Systems, Modeling Disease Dynamics, Genetic Engineering
Email: ronald.fournier@utoledo.edu

Dr. Vijay Goel, Professor
McMaster-Gardner Endowed Chair of Orthopedic Biomedical Engineering
Ph.D., University of New South Wales, Australia
Biomechanics, Mechanical Properties of Spine
Email: vijay.goel@utoledo.edu
Website: Engineering Center for Orthopedic Research Excellence (E-CORE)

Dr. Jian-yu Lu, Professor
Ph.D., Southeast University, Nanjing, China
Medical Imaging, Ultrasound-Optical-Electromagnetic Wave Propagation, 2D & 3D Ultrasound Imaging System, Limited Diffraction Beams and Their Applications, Optical Coherence Tomography
Email: jian-yu.lu@utoledo.edu
Website: Ultrasound Laboratory

Dr. Scott C. Molitor, Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Director
Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Auditory Physiology, Models of Traumatic Brain Injury, Cellular Electrophysiology, Computational Modeling of Neuronal Function
Email: scott.molitor@utoledo.edu
Website: In Vitro Neurophysiology Laboratory

Dr. Arunan Nadarajah, Professor and Chair
Ph.D., University of Florida
Biochemical sensors, Biomolecular Interactions
Email: arunan.nadarajah@utoledo.edu

Dr. Patricia A. Relue, Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director
Ph.D., University of Michigan
Optical Imaging and Fluorescence Microscopy, Mathematical Modeling, Tumor Cell Culture, Cellulosic Ethanol Production
Email: patricia.relue@utoledo.edu
Website: Cellular Engineering Laboratory

Dr. Eda Yildirim-Ayan, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Drexel University
Stem Cell Tissue Engineering, Biomimetic Design of Tissue Scaffolds, 3D Scaffold Manufacturing
Email: eda.yildirimayan@utoledo.edu

Staff

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Dr. Joseph Lawrence, CMSC Director
Ph.D., University of Toledo
Email: joseph.lawrence@utoledo.edu
Website: Center for Materials and Sensor Characterization (CMSC)

Rhonda Moore, Associate Co-op Director
M.B.A., University of Toledo
Email: rhonda.moore@utoledo.edu

Lindsey Patrisso, Assistant Director of Department Student Services
B.B.A., University of Toledo
Email: lindsey.patrisso@utoledo.edu

Tammy Phares, Laboratory Coordinator
B.S., Grove City College, PA
Email: tamara.phares@utoledo.edu

Denise Turk, Secretary
Email: denise.turk@utoledo.edu

Emeritus Faculty

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Dr. Frank J. Kollarits, Associate Professor Emeritus
Ph.D., Ohio State University
Bioelectrical Engineering

Dr. Vik J. Kapoor, Professor Emeritus
Director of Nanotechnology Research Center
Ph.D., Lehigh University
Biomedical Nanotechnology, Electronics Devices, Process and Systems, Sensors and MEMS Technology
Email: vikram.kapoor@utoledo.edu
Website: Nanotechnology Center

Dr. Demetrios D. Raftopoulos, Professor Emeritus
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Biomechanics