Collin awarded NIH F31 Predoctoral Fellowship
Collin was awarded the National Health Institute/National Heart, Blood, and Lung Institute F31 predoctoral fellowship. Congratulations Collin!
Matt awarded NIH F31 Predoctoral Fellowship
Matt was awarded the National Health Institute/National Heart, Blood, and Lung Institute F31 predoctoral fellowship. Congratulations Matt!
Juliette and Luke join the Soft Tissue Biomechanics Lab
Juliette Noyer, a PhD student in Biomedical Engineering, and Luke Abrahams, an integrated Master’s student in Mechanical Engineering, have joined the Soft Tissue Biomechanics Lab. Welcome to the lab!
Grace wins the 2025 SBC Student Paper Competition in Biotransport
Grace took first place in the Student Paper Competition in Biotransport at the Proceedings of the Summer Bioengineering Conference, 2025. Her talk was titled: “Mechano-lysis in whole blood clots: on how mechanics affect clot lysis, and how lysis affects clot mechanics“. Congratulations, Grace!
Shreya passed her qualifying exam
On Thursday, May 22, Shreya passed the oral examination of her qualifying exam. Congratulations Shreya!
Grace passed her dissertation proposal
Grace successfully passed the oral presentation of her dissertation proposal. Congratulations, Grace!
Dr. Su Guvenir Torun joins the lab as a post-doctoral fellow
Dr. Su Guvenir Torun has joined the Soft Tissue Biomechanics Lab as a post-doctoral fellow. Welcome Su! We are excited to have you with us.
Christina and Colton are both awarded AHA Fellowships!
Christina and Colton have been awarded pre-doctoral and post-doctoral fellowships, respectively. Congratulations both! We are proud of you.
Shreya Sreedhar joins the lab
Shreya Sreedhar, a first year BME PhD student, has officially joined the Soft Tissue Biomechanics Lab. Welcome to the lab, Shreya!
Alberto passed his dissertation proposal
Alberto successfully passed the oral presentation of his dissertation proposal. Congratulations, Alberto!
Matt passed his dissertation proposal
Matt successfully completed the oral presentation for his dissertation proposal. Congratulations Matt!
Mrudang successfully defended his Dissertation!
Dr. Mrudang Mathur has successfully defended his dissertation titled "Towards Understanding Tricuspid Valve Mechanics & Function in Health, Disease, and Repair."
Congratulations Dr. Mathur!
Sotirios successfully defended his Dissertation!
Dr. Sotirios Kakaletsis has successfully defended his dissertation titled, “Histomechanical Characterization and Microstructure-Based Modeling of Right Ventricular Myocardium.”
Congratulations, Dr. Kakaletsis!
Christina passed her Dissertation Proposal
Christina has passed her written and oral dissertation proposal.
Congratulations, Christina!
Dr. Manuel Rausch promoted to associate professor
Dr. Manuel Rausch has been promoted to the position of associate professor. Congratulations Dr. Ruasch!
Ella successfully defended her dissertation!
Dr. Gabriella (Ella) Sugerman successfully defended her dissertation titled, ”Exploring Blood Clot Mechanics: Scientific and Educational Tools for Comprehensive Understanding” .
Congratulations Dr. Sugerman!
Grace passed her Qualifying Exam
Grace Bechtel, 1st year PhD student in Biomedical Engineering, passed her oral qualifying exam.
Congratulations Grace!
Alberto and Grace awarded scholarships by the Cockrell School
Alberto was awarded the Engineering Foundation Endowed Graduate Presidential Scholarship.
Grace was awarded the Temple Foundation Graduate Fellowship.
Congratulations Alberto and Grace!
Collin wins award at SB3C 2023
Collin Haese, 2nd year MS student in EM, won runner-up in the MS Student Poster Competition for his work titled “The Role of Annuloplasty Ring Shape and Size on Tricuspid Valve Repair”.
Congratulations Collin!
Collin and Mrudang selected as finalists at SB3C 2023 Student Compeitions
Collin Haese, 2nd year MS student in EM, will present his work titled “The Role of Annuloplasty Ring Shape and Size on Tricuspid Valve Repair” as a finalist in the MS Student Poster Competition.
Mrudang Mathur, 5th year PhD candidate in ME, will present his work titled “Suppressing Leaflet Thickening and Stiffening May Restore Tricuspid Valve Function” as a finalist in the PhD Student Paper Competition.
Good luck to them both!