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Principal Investigator

Vince Beachley, PhD

Professor,  Biomedical Engineering - Rowan University

Associate Dean of Research - Rowan-Virtua School of Translational Biomedical Eng. & Sciences

Affiliate Faculty, Materials Science and Engineering - Rowan University

Affiliate Faculty, Chemical Engineering - 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 


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Graduate Students

Nikolas Belanger

Dominique Hassinger

Nikolas Belanger

MS in Biomedical Engineering  Student

Research Areas: Tissue Engineering, Additive Manufacturing, Neural Regeneration

Hanna Brancaccio

Dominique Hassinger

Nikolas Belanger

DO of Osteopathic Medicine Student - Summer Medical Research Fellowship (SMRF) Program 

Research Areas: Orthopedics, Medical Textiles, Sutures

Dominique Hassinger

Dominique Hassinger

Dominique Hassinger

PhD in Biomedical Engineering Student

Research Areas: Orthopedic Engineering, Nanoyarn Engineering, Medical Textiles, Sutures

Mohamad Keblawi

Varsha Prahaladan

Dominique Hassinger

 PhD in Biomedical Engineering Student

Research Areas:  Laser Zone Drawing, Polymer Nanofiber Engineering, Nanoyarn Engineering

Michael McNally

Varsha Prahaladan

Varsha Prahaladan

 MS in Biomedical Engineering  Student

Research Areas:  Protein Nanofiber Engineering, Tissue Engineering

Varsha Prahaladan

Varsha Prahaladan

Varsha Prahaladan

PhD in Biomedical Engineering Student

Research Areas: Laser Zone Drawing, Polymer Nanofiber Engineering

Emmet Sedar

Eriq Mercado

Eriq Mercado

MS in Mechanical Engineering Student

Research Areas: Centrifugal Spinning, Polymer Nanofiber Engineering, High Throughput Nanofiber Manufacturing

Eriq Mercado

Eriq Mercado

Eriq Mercado

MS in Biomedical Engineering Student

Research Areas:  Scalable Polymer Nanofiber Manufacturing, , Tissue Engineering, Additive Manufacturing, Neural Regeneration  

Current Undergraduate Students

Naeem Aboukirsh

BS in Biomedical Engineering  Student

Research Areas:  Tissue Engineering, Additive Manufacturing, Neural Regeneration  

Elina Jacob

BS in Biomedical Engineering  Student

Research Areas:  Tissue Engineering, Additive Manufacturing, Neural Regeneration  

AnnaMarie McMahon

AnnaMarie McMahon

BS in Mechanical Engineering Student

Research Areas:  Polymer Nanofiber Engineering, Electrical Field Modeling, Scalable Nanomanufacturing

Grace Molinari

Darrian Shufford

AnnaMarie McMahon

BS in Biomedical Engineering  Student

Research Areas:  Nanoyarn Engineering, Sutures, Medical Textiles

Abigail Popoff

Darrian Shufford

Darrian Shufford

BS in Biomedical Engineering  Student

Research Areas:  Polymer Nanofiber Engineering, Laser Zone Drawing

Darrian Shufford

Darrian Shufford

Darrian Shufford

BS in Biomedical Engineering  Student

Research Areas:  Polymer Nanofiber Engineering, Nano-yarn Engineering, Laser Zone Drawing

Shawn Smith

BS in Mechanical Engineering  Student

Research Areas:  Scalable Aligned Nanofiber Manufacturing ,Polymer Nanofiber Engineering, Nano-yarn Engineering 

Josh Weber

 REU Student (RCSJ - AS in Engineering )

Research Areas:  Scalable Polymer Nanofiber Manufacturing,  Automated Feedback Control Systems for Manufacturing

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 


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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. 


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Jacob Carter

David Brennan

Alicia Coombs

MS in Biomedical Engineering , 2024

Research Areas:  Tissue Engineering, Additive Manufacturing, Neural Regeneration

Thesis:  Nanofiber-Hydrogel Composite Scaffold Fabrication Methods for Peripheral Nerve Regeneration



Alicia Coombs

Alicia Coombs

Alicia Coombs

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 


Adaugo Enuka

Alicia Coombs

Adaugo Enuka

MS in Chemical Engineering, 2024

Research Areas: Polymer Nanofiber Engineering, Piezoelectric Yarn Engineering, 

Thesis:  Manufacturing of aligned electrospun nanofiber yarns for their enhanced mechanical and piezoelectric properties 



Matt Flamini

Alicia Coombs

Adaugo Enuka

 PhD in Biomedical Engineering, 2023

Research Areas: Laser Zone Drawing, Polymer Nanofiber Engineering, Polymer Nanofiber Crystallization

Dissertation:  Advanced processing techniques for electrospun nanofibers: Investigating annealing and laser zone-drawing effects on material characteristics


Jonathan Gabriel

Jonathan Gabriel

Jonathan Gabriel

MS in Mechanical Engineering, 2017

Research Areas: 3D In Vitro Culture Models, Histological Methods, High Throughput Spheroid Culture

Thesis:  High throughput analysis of the penetration of iron oxide/polyethylene glycol nanoparticles into multicellular breast cancer tumor spheroids 


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Jason Ippolito

Jonathan Gabriel

Jonathan Gabriel

MS in Mechanical Engineering, 2023

Research Areas: Centrifugal Spinning, Polymer Nanofiber Engineering, High Throughput Nanofiber Manufacturing

Thesis:  Enhanced throughput of aligned polyacrylonitrile nanofiber manufacturing via high-speed centrifugal spinning


Dave Jao

Jonathan Gabriel

PhD in Biomedical Engineering, 2020

Research Areas: Trackspinning (automated dip drawing), Centrifugal Spinning, Silk Nanofiber Engineering

Dissertation:   Scalable fabrication of post-drawn bio-based and petroleum-based nanofibers with tunable fiber alignment, morphology, and mechanical properties via an automated track approach


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Medical School Research Alumni

Medical School Research Alumni

Iain Bailey (MD, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, 2017)

Undergradaute LAB Alumni

NSF - REU Students

  • Josh Weber (RCSJ, ENG, 2025)
  • Eriq Mercado (RCSJ, ENG, 2024)
  • Abigail Popoff (Rowan University, summer 2024)
  • Noah Jager (Rowan University, summer 2023)
  • AnnaMarie McMahon (Rowan University, summer 2023)
  • Darrian Shufford (RCSJ, ENG, 2022-2023)
  • Vladimir Diaz (RCSJ, ENG, 2022-2023)
  • 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)

RISER Students

  • Adam Freedman ( Lenepe HS, summer 2024)
  • Hayley Yuen (Eastern Regional HS, summer 2024)
  • Isabella Profico (Glassboro HS, summer 2023)
  • Kyle Ott (Cherry Hill West HS, summer 2022)
  • Hunter Louie (Lenepe HS, 2017)


Class of 2025

  • Abigail Popoff (BME)
  • AnnaMarie McMahon (ME)
  • Darrian Shufford (BME)
  • Katie Wooster (BME) 

Class of 2024

  • Noah Jager (ME) 

Class of 2023

  • Jacob Carter (BME)
  • Michael Deleg (BME)
  • Ashley Rolando (BME) 

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)

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