PEOPLE
Rika Wright Carlsen, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Won Joo, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Rika Wright Carlsen is an Associate Professor of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering at Robert Morris University. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University and her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (Minor in Bioengineering) from the University of Pittsburgh. Her expertise is in injury biomechanics, soft tissue mechanics, finite element modeling, and bio-hybrid systems.
Won Joo is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Robert Morris University. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University. He was a senior R&D engineer/manager in the medical device industry for 8 years before joining RMU. His research interests include the mechanics of materials, biological tissue/joint biomechanics, orthopedic medical devices, and finite element analysis.
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS
Manik Bansal, Ph.D.
Computational Biomechanics
(PANTHER Project)
Anastasia Tzoumaka, Ph.D.
Computational Biomechanics
(PANTHER Project)
Anu Tripathi, Ph.D.
Computational Biomechanics
(Pediatric TBI Project)
Yaohui Wang, Ph.D.
Computational Biomechanics
(PANTHER Project)
STUDENT RESEARCHERS
Marcus Catlett
Project: Optic Nerve Testing & Bioprinting
Gaia Eligio Gil
Project: Brain Segmentation
Trinity Miles-Flurry
Project: Brain Segmentation & Bioprinting
Olivia Cover
Project: Brain Segmentation
Jack Jones
Project: Brain Segmentation
Vincent Moore
Project: Optic Nerve Testing
Kenzie Olewine
Project: Bioprinting
Thandi Pfuma
Project: Brain Segmentation,
Soccer Study (Honors Thesis)
Julianna Paulin
Project: Bioprinting
