Dalin Tang

Mathematical Sciences

Professor

Affiliated Department or Office:

Bioinformatics & Computational Biology

Biomedical Engineering

Education:

BA Southeast University 1981

MA University of Wisconsin, Madison 1985

PhD University of Wisconsin, Madison 1988

I have been teaching and conducting research at WPI since 1988. Teaching is a lot of fun since it involves interactions with students, and we can pass our knowledge and experiences to students for their better future. I have been conducting research for cardiovascular modeling in the past 30 years and has made various contributions, especially in using image-based modeling for vulnerable plaque progression and rupture investigations. I collaborate with faculty from many universities, including Harvard, MIT, University of Washington (Seattle), Washington University (St. Louis), Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Shinshu University, Beijing Normal University, and others. I am serving as Editor-in-Chief for Molecular & Cellular Biomechanics (MCB), an Academic Editor for PLOS ONE and an editorial board member for BioMedical Engineering OnLine.

dtang@wpi.edu

Office Location

Stratton Hall 202E

Contact

Phone:

+1 (508) 8315000 x5332

Research Interests

Research Interests:

Computational Biomathematics

Computational Biology and Bioengineering

Image-based Ventricle Models

Image-based Artery Models

CFD, FSI, finite element, numerical methods

Scholarly Work

Tang D, Teng Z, Canton G, Yang C, Ferguson M, Sites of Rupture in Human Atherosclerotic Carotid Plaques are Associated with High Structural Stresses: An In Vivo MRI-Based 3D Fluid-Structure Interaction Study, Stroke. 2009 Oct;40(10):3258-63. Featured article on MDlinx.com, Citation 130

Tang D, Yang C, Zheng J, Woodard PK, Sicard GA, Saffitz JE, Yuan C. 3D MRI-Based Multicomponent FSI Models for Atherosclerotic Plaques, Annals of Biomedical Engineering (2004) 32: 947-960. (Best Paper Selection, International Medical Informatics Association Year Book 2006), Citation 192.

Tang D, Kamm RD, Yang C, Zheng J, Canton G, Bach R, Huang X, Hatsukami TS, Zhu J, Ma G, Maehara A, Mintz GS, Yuan C. Image-based modeling for better understanding and assessment of atherosclerotic plaque progression and vulnerability: data, modeling, validation, uncertainty and predictions.

Tang D, del Nido PJ, Yang C, Zuo H, Huang X, Rathod RH, Tang A, Wu Z, Billiar KL, Geva T, Patient-Specific MRI-Based Right Ventricle Models Using Different Zero-Load Diastole and Systole Geometries for Better Cardiac Stress and Strain Calculations and Pulmonary Valve Replacement

Tang D, Yang C, Mondal S, Liu F, Canton G, Hatsukami TS, Yuan C. A Negative Correlation between Human Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaque Progression and Plaque Wall Stress: In Vivo MRI-Based 2D/3D FSI Models, J. Biomechanics, 2008;41(4):727-36.

Professional Highlights & Honors

Professional Highlights & Honors:

2003

WPI

2010

WPI

2011

American Heart Association

2016

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Patents

Image-Based Computational Mechanical Analysis and Indexing for Cardiovascular Diseases

Other Inventor(s):

Zheyang Wu