Francis Loth, PhD
University of Akron Biofluids Lab Director
Associate Professor
F. Theodore Harrington Endowed Chair
(2007-Present)

Contact
E-mail: loth [at] uakron [dot] com
Office: Room 57 ASEC
Phone: 330-972-6820
Fax: 330-972-6027
Lab: Room 56 ASEC
Lab Phone: 330-972-7379
Web: http://www.biofluids.net

Research Interests
arteriovenous graft failure
vascular graft failure
craniospinal disorders
hemodynamics
cerebrospinal fluid motion

Paul Fischer, PhD
Argonne National Lab MCS Division
(1999-Present)

Contact
E-mail: Paul Fischer
Office: Building 221, Room D-248
Phone: (630)252-6018
Web: www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/~fischer/

Research Interests
computational fluid dynamics
arteriovenous graft failure
vascular graft failure
craniospinal disorders
hemodynamics
cerebrospinal fluid motion

Wojciech Kalata, MS
Ph.D. Student in ME
(1999 - Present)

Contact
E-mail: Wojtek Kalata
Phone: (312) 413-7408
Laboratory: 1036 ERF
Web: http://wojtek.biofluids.net

Research Interests
cerebrospinal fluid motion
computational fluid dynamics
medical imaging analysis

Sang-Wook Lee, MS
Ph.D. Student in ME
(2001 - Present)

Contact
E-mail: Sang-Wook Lee
Phone: (312) 413-7408
Laboratory: 1036 ERF
Web: http://sangwook.biofluids.net

Research Interests
arteriovenous graft failure
computational fluid dynamics
in-vivo experimentation
direct numerical simulation

David Smith, BS
Ph.D. Student in ME
(2002 - Present)

Contact
E-mail: David Smith
Phone: (312) 413-7408
Laboratory: 1036 ERF
Web: http://david.biofluids.net

Research Interests
arteriovenous graft failure
laser Doppler anemometry
in-vivo experimentation

Bryn Martin, Ph.D.
(2003 - 2009)

Contact
http://www.fluxeng.com

Research Interests
cerebrospinal fluid motion
craniospinal disorders
in-vitro experimentation
physical model construction
tissue vibration sensor development
biomedical instrumentation

Yoke Kong Kuan, BS
M.S. Student in ME
(2002 - Present)

Contact
E-mail: Yoke Kong Kuan
Phone: (312) 413-7408
Laboratory: 1036 ERF
Web: http://yoke.biofluids.net

Research Interests
automated mesh development
radial basis functions
computational fluid dynamics

Hardik Shah
Internship Student in ME
Des Plaines, IL
(January 2006 - April 2006)

Contact
E-mail: Hardik Shah
Phone: N/A
Laboratory: 1036 ERF http://hardik.biofluids.net

Research Interests
biomechanics
fluid mechanics

Justin Stevens
Undergraduate Research Aid in ME
Greenback, TN
(September 2006 - December 2006)

Contact
E-mail: Justin Stevens
Phone: N/A
Laboratory: 1036 ERF http://justin.biofluids.net

Research Interests
biomechanics
fluid mechanics

Jennifer Frederick
Undergraduate Research Aid in BioE
Berwyn, IL
(January 2007 - May 2007)

Contact
E-mail: Jennifer Frederick
Phone: N/A
Laboratory: 1036 ERF http://jennifer.biofluids.net

Research Interests
cell and tissue engineering
biofluid mechanics

Past graduate students
Sang-Wook Lee, PhD (????-2005, graduated in Fall 2005)
Yoke Kong Kuan, MS (????-2004, graduated in Fall 2004)
Seung Lee, MS M.S. in ME (2001-2002, graduated in Fall 2002) 
Emil Ghengeaua, MS M.S. in ME (1998-2001, graduated in Fall 2001) 
Nikki Piersol, MS M.S. in ME (1998-2000, graduated in Spring 2000) 
Nurullah Arslan, Ph.D Ph.D. in ME (1996-1999, graduated Spring 1999) 
Ramana Yedavalli, MD M.S. student in ME (1997-1999, expected graduation Fall 2003) 
Kai Kang, BS M.S. student in ME (1996-97, expected graduation Fall 2000) 

Past undergraduate research aids
Tom Kotsakos Undergraduate Research in ME (2003)
Edith Gomez Undergraduate Research in ME (2004)
Rex Villasin Undergraduate Research in ME (2004)
Steven Cespedes Internship in ME (2004)
Sebastien Nicolaon Internship in ME (2004)
Rick Paulsen Undergraduate Research in ME (Spring 2003)
Seung Lee, MS M.S. in ME (2001-2002, graduated in Fall 2002)
Chris Ghengeaua Undergraduate Research in ME (Fall 2001) 
Gregorz Nowobilski Undergraduate Research in ME (Fall 2000) 
Maciej Fudala Undergraduate Research in ME (Fall 2000) 
Rafal Myslak Undergraduate Research in ME (Fall 1999-Spring 2000) 
Shefali Mathur IMSA Student (1999-2000) 
Gil Magana Undergraduate Research in ME (Spring 2000) 
George Lara Undergraduate Research in ME (Spring 2000) 
Joel Vega Undergraduate Research in ME (Summer 1999) 
Dennis Montgomery, BS Undergraduate Research in ME (Fall 1998) 
Brenda Teaster, BS Undergraduate Research in ME (Spring 1998) 
Brian Bullock, BS Undergraduate Research in ME (Spring 1997) 
Jay Auskainis, BS Undergraduate Research in ME (Spring 1997) 
Gita Bhagat, BS Undergraduate Research in ME (Summer 1996) 
Cedric Montarou, BS Summer Research Project in ME (Summer 1997) 

Past visitor/speakers
Takeo Matsumoto, Ph.D. (October 21, 1999)
Biomechanics Laboratory
Graduate School of Mechanical Engineering
Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

Chris Bertram, PhD Visiting Professor in ME (Summer 1998)