Principal Investigator
Vince Beachley, PhD
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering - Rowan University
Affiliate Faculty, Materials Science and Engineering Program - Rowan University
Education and Training
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Translational Tissue Engineering Center (TTEC) - Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
- PhD, Bioengineering - Clemson University
- BS, Engineering Science and Mechanics - Virginia Tech
Graduate Students
Nikolas Belanger
Nikolas Belanger
Nikolas Belanger
MS in Biomedical Engineering Student
Research Areas: Tissue Engineering, Additive Manufacturing, Neural Regeneration
Adaugo Enuka
Nikolas Belanger
Nikolas Belanger
MS in Biomedical Engineering Student
Research Areas: Polymer Nanofiber Engineering, Piezoelectric Yarn Engineering, Extracellular Matrix Materials
Matthew Flamini
Nikolas Belanger
Matthew Flamini
PhD in Biomedical Engineering Student
Research Areas: Laser Zone Drawing, Polymer Nanofiber Engineering, Polymer Nanofiber Crystallization
Jason Ippolito
Mohamad Keblawi
Matthew Flamini
MS in Mechanical Engineering Student
Research Areas: Centrifugal Spinning, Polymer Nanofiber Engineering, High Throughput Nanofiber Manufacturing
Mohamad Keblawi
Mohamad Keblawi
Mohamad Keblawi
PhD in Biomedical Engineering Student
Research Areas: Laser Zone Drawing, Polymer Nanofiber Engineering, Nanoyarn Engineering
Current Undergraduate Students
Jacob Carter
Vladimir Diaz
Vladimir Diaz
BS in Biomedical Engineering Student
Research Areas: Tissue Engineering, Additive Manufacturing, Neural Regeneration
Vladimir Diaz
Vladimir Diaz
Vladimir Diaz
REU Student (RCSJ - AS in Engineering )
Research Areas: Nano-yarn Engineering, Laser Zone Drawing
Michael Deleg
Vladimir Diaz
Michael McNally
BS in Biomedical Engineering Student
Research Areas: Polymer surface functionalization, Tissue engineering
Michael McNally
Darrian Shufford
Michael McNally
BS in Biomedical Engineering Student
Research Areas: Protein Nanofiber Engineering, Tissue engineering
Ashley Rolando
Darrian Shufford
Darrian Shufford
BS in Biomedical Engineering Student
Research Areas: Polymer nanofiber engineering, Extracellular Matrix Hydrogels
Darrian Shufford
Darrian Shufford
Darrian Shufford
REU Student (RCSJ - AS in Engineering)
Research Areas: Polymer Nanofiber Engineering, Nano-yarn Engineering, Laser Zone Drawing
Katie Wooster
Katie Wooster
Katie Wooster
BS in Biomedical Engineering Student
Research Areas: Tissue Engineering, Additive Manufacturing, Neural Regeneration
Graduate Student Alumni
David Brennan
David Brennan
David Brennan
PhD in Biomedical Engineering, 2021
Research Areas: Polymer nanofiber engineering, Tendon/Ligament Regeneration, 3D in vitro models
Dissertation: Enhancement of electrospun nanofiber properties via automated track post-draw processing
Adriano Conte
David Brennan
David Brennan
PhD in Biomedical Engineering , 2022
Research Areas: Polymer nanofiber engineering, Post-drawing Process/Structure/Function Relationship, Piezoelectric devices
Dissertation: Effects of post-drawing process variables on electorspun nanofiber structure and properties.
Alicia Coombs
David Brennan
Jonathan Gabriel
MS in Biomedical Engineering, 2021
Research Areas: Extracellular Matrix Hydrogels, Tendon/Ligament Regeneration, Tissue Engineering
Thesis: Effects of genipin crosslinking on the properties of tendon derived extracellular matrix hydrogels
Jonathan Gabriel
Jonathan Gabriel
Jonathan Gabriel
MS in Mechanical Engineering, 2017
Research Areas: 3D In Vitro Culture Models, Histological Methods, High Throughput Spheroid Culture
Dave Jao
Jonathan Gabriel
Dave Jao
PhD in Biomedical Engineering, 2020
Research Areas: Trackspinning (automated dip drawing), Centrifugal Spinning, Silk Nanofiber Engineering
Undergradaute LAB Alumni
NSF - REU Students
- Darrian Shufford (RCSJ, ENG, 2022)
- Vladimir Diaz (RCSJ, ENG, 2022)
- Ashley Rolando (Rowan University BME, summer 2021)
- Benjamin Afflitto (Rowan University ME, summer 2021)
- Mulan Tang (University of Oklahoma, BME, summer 2021)
- Abigail Heinz (Rowan University ME, summer 2020)
- Nikolas Belanger (Rowan University BME, summer 2020)
- Kerri McBride (Rowan University BME, summer 2019)
- Ryan Denny (Rowan University BME, summer 2019)
- Hana Kim (University of Texas at Austin, BME, summer 2019)
- Maura Francis (Rowan University BME, summer 2018)
- Caleb Jackson (Rowan University ME, summer 2018)
- Katie Sun (Rutgers University, MSE, summer 2018)
- Sarah Seeger (University of Pennsylvania, MSE, summer 2017)
- Ronald Allado (Florida Institute of Technology, BME, summer 2017)
Class of 2022
- Abigail Heinz (ME)
- Keith Vantuono (BME)
Class of 2021
- Nikolas Belanger (BME)
- Himani Bhakta (Biochemistry)
- Aakash Patel (BME)
- Kerri McBride (BME)
- Brendan Rucci (BME)
Class of 2020
- Alicia Coombs (BME)
- Ryan Denny (ME)
- Cailyn Rhoads (ECE)
Class of 2019
- Luke Accardo (BME)
- Damon Boorstein (ECE)
- Thea Brown (BME)
- Cameron Burns (BME)
- Melissa D’Alia (BME)
- Travis Gionattasio (BME)
- Caleb Jackson (ME)
- Veronica LaMastro (BME)
- Matthew Murtha (BME)
- Melvin Roberts (ME)
- Andrew Tomasulo (BME)
Class of 2018
- Julia Borgesi (BME)
- Alyssa Brandley (BME)
- Anthony Constantini (ME)
- Salvatore Catanzaro (ME)
- Samantha Glanville (BME)
- Harrison Hones (ME)
- Samuel Josephs (ME)
- Thomas Madan (BME)
- Nicolas Mann (BME)
- Alexandra Manofu (ME)
- Isabelle Moderski (BME)
- David Mosko (ME)
- Steven Smierzynski (ME)
- Markos Terzidis (CHE)
- Nhat Ton (ME)
- Kurt Wagner (ME)
Class of 2017
- Jason Dittman (ME)
- William Finck (CHE)
- Alexandra Gobeler (ME)
- Michael Longo (ME)
- Matthew Hornish (CHE)
- Kyle Meehan (ME)
- Theodore Mercurio (ME)
- Nicholas Quon (CHE)
Class of 2016
- Alexander Crudo (ME)
- Michael Deemer (CHE)
- Joseph Licwinko (ME)
- Evan McCollum (ME)
- Ashley Shepp (CHE)
Class of 2015
- David Brennan (ME)
- Michael Horvath (CHE)
- Michael Siracusa (ME)
- Kersten Spissell (CHE)
- Nora Sweeney (CHE)
- Gina Tierno (CHE)
- Andrew Wilkinson (ME)