Lisa A. Pruitt Dept of Mechanical Engineering tissue biomechanics, biomaterial science, fatigue and fracture micromechanisms, orthopedic polymers for total joint replacement, synthetic cartilage
Robert Ritchie Dept of Materials Science and Engineering Dept of Mechanical Engineering structural materials, mechanical behavior in biomaterials, creep, fatigue and fracture of advanced metals, intermetallics, ceramics
Kevin Edward Healy Dept of Bioengineering Dept of Materials Science and Engineering bioengineering, biomaterials engineering, bioinspired materials, regenerative medicine, stem cell engineering, microphysiological systems, organs on a chip, drug screening and discovery
Grace D O'Connell Dept of Mechanical Engineering biomechanics, tissue engineering, intervertebral disc, cartilage
Grace Gu Dept of Mechanical Engineering Composites, additive manufacturing, in-situ monitoring and process control, artificial intelligence and machine learning, bioinspired materials, generative AI for aerospace, soft robotics
Phillip Messersmith Dept of Bioengineering Dept of Materials Science and Engineering adhesion, polymers, regenerative medicine, sustainable polymers, biomimetics, medical devices