Our program is driven by a core group of faculty dedicated to teaching, research, and mentorship in BME. PhD students may perform their research with this core group or a wide array of affiliated faculty from across the College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences (CEMS) and College of Medicine (COM). This cross-disciplinary group of BME faculty has a broad range of interests and approaches centered on several areas of expertise.

Digital Health

Digital Health aims to make medicine more personalized and precise by developing, evaluating, and deploying new technologies including algorithms (e.g., digital signal processing, machine learning), wearable sensors, and mobile health apps.

Faculty	Name & Title	Area of Expertise	Email
	David Bernstein Biomedical Engineering	Computational Biology, Systems Biology, Genome-Scale Metabolic Modeling, Microbiome, Machine Learning	David.Bernstein@uvm.edu
	David Jangraw Biomedical Engineering	Human Neuroimaging, Machine Learning, Brain-Computer Interfaces, EEG, fMRI, Eye Tracking	djangraw@uvm.edu
	Ryan McGinnis Biomedical Engineering	Digital Health, Biomechanics, Human motion tracking, analysis, and modeling	Ryan.McGinnis@uvm.edu
	Nick Cheney Computer Science	Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Meta-Learning, AutoML, Evolutionary Robotics, Soft Robotics	ncheney@uvm.edu
	Safwan Wshah Computer Science	Machine Learning, Image & Video Processing, Deep Learning, Pattern Recognition, Computer Vision, Document Imaging & Digital Signal Processing	Safwan.Wshah@uvm.edu

Courses

• BME229 – Biosignal Decoding
• BME240 – Wearable Sensors
• BME241 – Biomedical Signal Processing
• BME3XX – Digital Biomarkers

Biomechanics

Biomechanics applies mechanical principles to the study of the structure and function of the human body

Faculty	Name & Title	Area of Expertise	Email
	Ryan McGinnis Biomedical Engineering	Digital Health, Biomechanics, Human motion tracking, analysis, and modeling	Ryan.McGinnis@uvm.edu
	Michael Rosen Center for Biomedical Innovation	Control of human movement, assistive technology, design of systems and products, design education	mrosen@uvm.edu
	Bruce Beynnon Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation	Musculoskeletal Research	Bruce.Beynnon@uvm.edu
	Nic Fiorentino Mechanical Engineering	Biomechanics, orthopaedics, human motion, motion capture, multibody dynamic modeling, finite element modeling, biological tissue mechanics	niccolo.fiorentino@uvm.edu

Courses

• BME206 – Biomechanics of Human Motion
• BME240 – Wearable Sensors
• BME241 – Biomedical Signal Processing
• BME296 – Musculoskeletal System Dynamics
• BME296 – Medical Imaging Systems

Biomaterials

Biomaterials applies material science to biomedical problems to improve therapeutics and diagnostics using tissue engineering, drug delivery, medical devices, and biosensors.

Faculty	Name & Title	Area of Expertise	Email
	Amber Doiron Biomedical Engineering	Biomaterials, Nanotechnology, Drug Delivery, Molecular Imaging, Magnetic Resonance Imaging	amber.doiron@uvm.edu
	Rachael Floreani Mechanical Engineering	Biomaterials, Polymer Chemistry, Tissue Engineering, Drug Delivery, Regenerative Medicine	Rachael.Oldinski@uvm.edu
	Daneil Weiss Pulmonary Medicine	Med-Pulmonary	Daniel.Weiss@uvm.edu

Courses

• BME250 – Nanobiomaterials
• BME296 – Medical Devices
• BME296 – Biomechanics: Tissue Engineering
• BME296 – Biothermodynamics

Neuroengineering

Neuroengineering adapts new technologies to the study of the brain, including brain-computer interfaces, neuroimaging, and mental health research.

Faculty	Name & Title	Area of Expertise	Email
	David Jangraw Biomedical Engineering	Human Neuroimaging, Machine Learning, Brain-Computer Interfaces, EEG, fMRI, Eye Tracking	djangraw@uvm.edu
	Ryan McGinnis Biomedical Engineering	Digital Health, Biomechanics, Human motion tracking, analysis, and modeling	Ryan.McGinnis@uvm.edu
	Chris Berger Molecular Physiology and Biophysics	Molecular Physiology and Biophysics	Christopher.Berger@uvm.edu
	Marilyn Cipolla Neurological Sciences	Acute ischemic stroke and reperfusion injury, Cerebrovascular adaptation to pregnancy and preeclampsia/eclampsia, Long-term cardiovascular consequences of preeclampsia	Marilyn.Cipolla@uvm.edu

Courses

• BME396: Brain-Computer Interfaces

Computational Modeling

Computational modeling uses advanced mathematics and computing to create testable hypotheses about the mechanisms driving biological processes.

Faculty	Name & Title	Area of Expertise	Email
	Jason Bates Biomedical Engineering	Pulmonary Disease & Critical Care Medicine	Jason.Bates@uvm.edu
	David Bernstein Biomedical Engineering	Computational Biology, Systems Biology, Genome-Scale Metabolic Modeling, Microbiome, Machine Learning	David.Bernstein@uvm.edu
	David Jangraw Biomedical Engineering	Human Neuroimaging, Machine Learning, Brain-Computer Interfaces, EEG, fMRI, Eye Tracking	djangraw@uvm.edu
	Ryan McGinnis Biomedical Engineering	Digital Health, Biomechanics, Human motion tracking, analysis, and modeling	Ryan.McGinnis@uvm.edu
	Yves Dubief Mechanical Engineering	Fluid mechanics, turbulence, incompressible and compressible flows, non-Newtonian flows, numerical simulation	Yves.Dubief@uvm.edu
	Jeffrey Marshall Mechanical Engineering	Vortex-structure interaction, vortex turbulence, two-phase turbulent flows, particle adhesion, biofluid flows, wind energy, algae biofuels, Lagrangian and multiscale computational methods, thin-film flows	Jeff.Marshall@uvm.edu
	Jun Yu, Ph.D., Mathematics and Statistics	Applied Mathematics, Modeling, Biomathematics	jun.yu@uvm.edu

Courses

• BME 241: Biomedical Signal Processing
• BME296 – Musculoskeletal System Dynamics
• BME3XX – Digital Biomarkers