Faculty

Terri A. Camesano

Terri A. Camesano

• Director, Principal Investigator IGERT
• Professor, Chemical Engineering

My favorite teaching activities are working on research projects with graduate and undergraduate students. I love to engage students in the discovery process of research. The work in my lab relates to studying how bacteria attach to different kinds of surfaces. For example, we have been studying whether compounds in cranberry juice can inhibit bacteria from colonizing the cells that line the bladder. We also work on strategies to kill pathogenic bacteria using antimicrobial peptides. Read more...

Glenn Gaudette

Glenn Gaudette

• Director, Co-Principal Investigator IGERT
• Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering

I have 18 years’ experience in the cardiac research field, including 10 years in cardiac surgery research. I currently teach biomedical engineering design, biomechanics, physiology, and tissue engineering. My research aims to develop a treatment for the millions of Americans suffering from myocardial infarction and other cardiovascular diseases. Read more...

Kristen L. Billiar

Kristen L. Billiar

• Director, Co-Principal Investigator IGERT
• Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering

In our lab we use precisely engineered, two-dimensional and three-dimensional constructs as model systems to study the effects of external internal (cell-generated) forces on cell behavior, matrix biochemistry, and the biomechanics of soft tissues and biomaterials. We have developed many innovative systems to modulate the cells’ mechanical environment by applying external multiaxial strain fields, creating compliant tissue boundary conditions, and controlling the surrounding matrix stiffness. Read more...

Ki Chon

Ki Chon

• Co-Principal Investigator, IGERT
• Professor & Department Head, Biomedical Engineering

My teaching interests include medical instrumentation, biomedical signal processing, and identification and modeling of physiological systems. Research in my laboratory involves medical instrumentation, biosignal processing, modeling, simulation, and development of novel algorithms to understand dynamic processes and extract distinct features of physiological systems.  Read more...

Frank Hoy

Frank Hoy

• Co-Principal Investigator, IGERT
• Paul R. Beswick Prof. of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, School of Business

WPI provides an exciting educational environment for multiple reasons. For me, personally, these include 1) the emphasis placed on entrepreneurship and innovation, 2) the interdisciplinary perspectives of students and faculty, and 3) the recognition that we live in a global society and must understand and value other cultures.  Read more...

Tanja Dominko

Tanja Dominko

• Associate Professor, Biology & Biotechnology

Some of the work of our lab includes investigating the molecular basis of stem cell gene activation in human fibroblasts during induced pluripotency. We also evaluate the role of FGF2 isoforms independently and in combination to identify key molecular mechanisms and pathways, as well as investigate FGF2 targets and partners during this phenotypic change.  Read more...

R. James Duckworth

R. James Duckworth

• Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering

This [PPL] project started as a result of the tragic incident in Worcester in 1999 when six firefighters lost their lives in a warehouse fire. Its overall goal is to protect the lives of emergency responders and to enhance their ability to accomplish their missions.  Read more...

Gregory Fischer

Gregory Fischer

• Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Professor Fischer is a faculty member in Mechanical Engineering and Robotics Engineering with an appointment in Biomedical Engineering at WPI. He is also director of the Automation and Interventional Medicine (AIM) Robotics Laboratory.  Read more...

Selҫuk Güҫeri

Selҫuk Güҫeri

• Bernard Gordon Dean of Engineering

Selçuk I. Güçeri, PhD, joined WPI in January 2011 as the inaugural Bernard M. Gordon Dean of Engineering. Dr. Güçeri authored or coauthored more than 100 publications about manufacturing, materials mechanics, and software development. Born in Turkey to two engineers, Dr. Güçeri earned his BS and MS in mechanical engineering at Middle East Technical University, Ankara. He completed a PhD as a NATO Fellow at the North Carolina State University Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Read more...

Anjana Jain

Anjana Jain

• Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering

I enjoy teaching students and introducing them to a new world of information and the possibilities that can be used to improve the human condition. It is important to combine the classroom with the laboratory benchtop, so that students understand the benefits of learning introductory courses, such as organic chemistry and physics.  Read more...

Christopher Lambert

Christopher Lambert

• Research Associate Professor, WPI Bioengineering Institute
• Chief Scientific Officer, Active Surface Technologies

Yitzhak Mendelson

Yitzhak Mendelson

• Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering

At the undergraduate level, I teach laboratory-based courses that relate fundamental science and engineering concepts to biomedicine. At the graduate level, I teach medical instrumentation and derive great satisfaction from encouraging and working closely with my graduate students as they develop intellectually and strive to achieve their dreams.  Read more...

Raymond Page

Raymond Page

• Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
• Chief Scientific Officer, CellThera, Inc.

In our lab we study the effects of ambient oxygen tension and cell culture substrate on the effect of specific growth factors in determining the growth rate, state of differentiation, and regeneration potential of primary human cells. We are also interested in the development of three-dimensional in vitro models of skeletal muscle formation and function.  Read more...

George Pins

George Pins

• Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering

In the classroom, I particularly enjoying working with teams of students on capstone design projects to develop biomaterials scaffolds and benchtop assays to characterize cell-biomaterial interactions that can be used to solve clinical problems related to wound healing and tissue regeneration. At the graduate level, I enjoy mentoring master’s and doctoral students.  Read more...

Mark Rice

Mark Rice

• Professor & Dean, School of Business

WPI students are smart; they work hard; and they get things done. That’s why they are so much fun to teach and to learn with. I particularly like helping students develop skill in questioning–a key part of creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship. My research on incubation of new ventures in startups and established enterprises; and on radical innovation helps connect my teaching to practice.  Read more...

Marsha Rolle

Marsha Rolle

• Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering

I enjoy collaborating with students to explore the role of cells and ECM on tissue organization and material properties in health and disease. I also enjoy working with undergraduate student teams to apply engineering principles to design and prototype bioreactors that impart mechanical stimuli on engineered vascular tissues to simulate the hemodynamic environment of the human circulatory system.  Read more...

Qi Wen

Qi Wen

• Assistant Professor, Physics

Professor Wen enjoys interacting with students. Through research advising and classroom lectures, he tries to excite their interests in learning the physics not only required to understand our universe, but essential for their careers as engineers.  Read more...