Biomedical Engineering at Lehigh University

18 faculty and 40 courses in Biomedical Engineering at Lehigh University.

Faculty

• Stephen P. DeWeerth, Professor and Dean of P.C. Rossin College h-index 31
  . He co-directed the development of the first GT shared-services staffing model and its implementation in the new research-focused Engineered Biosciences Building. -- Dr. Stephen P. DeWeerth serves as the Lew and Sherry Hay Dean of the P.C
  Notable: “Biologically Inspired Joint Stiffness Control” (2006) · 291 citations
• Tomas Gonzalez-Fernandez, Assistant Professor h-index 19
  And expertise: Stem cell engineering Non-viral gene delivery and editing Extracellular matrix biology Biomaterials engineering and characterization 3D printing and bioink development Courses and teaching: BIOE 210: Introduction to Engineeri
  Notable: “Nano-particle mediated M2 macrophage polarization enhances bone formation and MSC osteogenesis in an IL-10 dependent manner” (2020) · 407 citations
• H. Daniel Ou-Yang, Professor and Director Emulsion Polymers Institute h-index 17
  Notable: “Extension-Induced Nucleation under Near-Equilibrium Conditions: The Mechanism on the Transition from Point Nucleus to Shish” (2014) · 94 citations
• Amirtaha Taebi, Assistant Professor h-index 16
  Notable: “Recent Advances in Seismocardiography” (2019) · 269 citations
• Juan Aceros, Associate Professor h-index 12
  Notable: “An implantable wireless neural interface for recording cortical circuit dynamics in moving primates” (2013) · 329 citations
• Anand Ramamurthi, Professor and Department Chair
• Dhruv Seshadri, Assistant Professor
• Ines J. Seabra, Teaching Full Professor
  Focused on high pressure extraction from plant-based materials for the development of value-added products for agricultural and biomedical applications. Seabra is also interested in the encapsulation of those extracted compounds in nano
• Lesley W. Chow, Associate Professor
  Focus on the design of novel biomaterials for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications. Building on her previous experience with supramolecular design and biomaterial fabrication, the Chow Lab combines different materials a
• Lori Herz, Teaching Full Professor and Associate Chair
  Sterile drug product manufacture, technology transfer, and regulatory compliance, as well as the development of cell culture, tangential flow filtration, and lyophilization processes. Herz held several positions at Bristol-Myers Squ
• Niels Holten-Andersen, Associate Professor
• Sabrina Jedlicka, Associate Professor and Deputy Provost of Graduate Education
  Focus on the fundamental interactions between mammalian cells and cell cultural substrates. Specifically, she is interested in developing reproducible, stable biointerfaces that communicate with cells and ultimately modulate cell fate and f
• Susan Perry, Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs; Professor of Practice
  Cover directed cell migration for application with BioMEMs devices, and cell differentiation and bioactive scaffolds. Development of neuronal circuitry, sensory systems, learning and memory involve the interaction of complex networks of neu
• Taneka Jones, Research Assistant Professor
• Tommy Pashuck, Assistant Professor
  Focus on designing novel biomaterials that are able to target specific cells and guide them towards a specific regenerative outcome. This is done by utilizing enzyme responsive peptides and nanoscale organization to control the chemistry an
• Wonpil Im, Professor; Presidential Endowed Chair in Health Science and Engineering
  Are: Protein/peptide interactions with/in biological membranes Transmembrane-induced signaling and regulation NMR structure calculation & refinement Modeling and simulation of glycoconjugates (GlycanStructure.org) Bacterial outer membra
• Xuanhong Cheng, Professor
  She is exploring is to engineer functional single molecules responsive to environmental stimulations. Related News Understanding water-soluble polymers in wastewater Mon, Oct 27, 2025 BioE Student Spotlight: Owen Holst Wed, Apr 30, 2025 Bio
• Yevgeny Berdichevsky, Associate Professor and Director Bioengineering Graduate Program

Courses

• Bioengineering Sophomore Research Seminar BIOE 020
• Computer-aided Design for Bioengineers BIOE 025
• Elements of Bioengineering BIOE 110
• Introduction to Engineering Physiology BIOE 210
• Capstone Design Project I BIOE 211
• Capstone Design Project II BIOE 212
• GMP Good manufacturing practice and regulatory affairs for bioengineers BIOE 225
• Ethics in Bioengineering Practice BIOE 226
• Bioengineering Thermodynamics BIOE 246
• Biological Fluid Mechanics BIOE 247
• Biomechanics BIOE 257
• Structural Bioinformatics BIOE 307
• Genomics BIOE 308
• Advanced Engineering Physiology BIOE 310
• Introduction to Biomaterials BIOE 311
• Bioengineering Statistics BIOE 315
• Soft Materials: Rheology and Characterization BIOE 318
• Biomedical Image Computing and Modeling BIOE 320
• Biomolecular & Cellular Mechanics BIOE 321
• Introduction to Organic Biomaterials BIOE 324
• Inorganic Biomaterials BIOE 325
• Biomimetic and Bio-enabled Materials BIOE 326
• Integrated Bioelectronics/Biophotonics Laboratory BIOE 331
• Neuronal Modeling and Computation BIOE 339
• Biotechnology I BIOE 341
• Biotechnology II BIOE 342
• Molecular Bioengineering BIOE 344
• Quantitative Biology BIOE 345
• Cardiovascular Bioengineering BIOE 348
• Metabolic Engineering BIOE 349
• Neural Engineering BIOE 366
• Engineering in Medicine BIOE 367
• Introduction to Biophotonics and Optical Biomedical Imaging BIOE 368
• Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine BIOE 372
• Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine BIOE 373
• Thesis BIOE 490
• + 4 more courses

Roster/catalog compiled from the college’s public directory. Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-02.