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UND Biomedical Engineering Faculty

Core Biomedical Engineering Faculty

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Dan Ewert

Program Director | Chief Innovation Officer
Specialties: Cardiovascular Engineering
  • dan.ewert@UND.edu 
    • Columbia Hall Room 2370C
      501 N Columbia Road Stop 8380
      Grand Forks, ND 58202-8380
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Kouhyar Tavakolian 

Executive Director, BioInnovation Zone (BiZ) | UND Site Director, C2SHiP, NSF IUCRC
  • kouhyar.tavakolian@UND.edu
  • 701.777.4446
  • Columbia Hall Room 2370H
    501 N Columbia Road Stop 8380
    Grand Forks, ND 58202-8380
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Pantea Tavakolian

Graduate coordinator | Chief Funding Officer​
Specialties: Medical Imaging
  • pantea.tavakolian@UND.edu 
  • Columbia Hall Room 2370R
    501 N Columbia Road Stop 8380
    Grand Forks, ND 58202-8380
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Ryan Striker

Undergraduate coordinator | Chief Operations Operator​
Specialties: Bio-emag, Bio-printing
  • ryan.striker@UND.edu
  • Columbia Hall Room 2370L
    501 N Columbia Road Stop 8380
    Grand Forks, ND 58202-8380
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Enrique Alvarez Vazquez

Chief Relationship Officer​
Specialties: Neuroengineering, Biomed software
  • enrique.vazquez@UND.edu 
  • Columbia Hall Room 2370N
    501 N Columbia Road Stop 8380
    Grand Forks, ND 58202-8380
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Bo Liang

Assistant Professor, BME - SEECS
Specialties: Optics
  • bo.liang@UND.edu  
  • Upson II Room 366
    243 Centennial Dr Stop 7165
    Grand Forks, ND 58202-7165

Neuroengineering

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Jau-Shin Lou
Affiliate Chair of Neurology, Neurology
  • jaushin.lou@UND.edu
  • 701.777.2514
  • School of Medicine & Health Sciences Room E278
    1301 N Columbia Rd Stop 9037
    Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037
Combs
Colin Combs
Biomedical Sciences, Chair/Professor
  • colinkelly.combs@UND.edu
  • 701.777.4025
  • School of Medicine & Health Sciences Room W316
    1301 N Columbia Rd Stop 9037
    Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037

Biomedical Data Analytics

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Hassan Reza

Professor, SEECS
  • hassan.reza@UND.edu
  • 701.777.4127
  • Upson II Room 366e
    243 Centennial Dr Stop 9015
    Grand Forks, ND 58202-6055
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Hossein Salehfar

Professor, SEECS
  • h.salehfar@UND.edu
  • 701.777.4432
  • Upson Hall II Room 366j
    243 Centennial Dr Stop 7165
    Grand Forks, ND 58202-7165
Prakash

Prakash Ranganathan

Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, SEECS Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, SEECS
  • prakash.ranganathan@UND.edu
  • 701.777.4431
  • Upson Hall II Room 366g
    243 Centennial Dr Stop 7165
    Grand Forks, ND 58202-7165

Hossein Kashani Zadeh

Hossein Kashani Zadeh

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
  • hossein.kashanizadeh@ndus.edu
  • 701.777.5370
  • Upson II Room 270
    242 Centennial Drive stop 8359
    Grand Forks ND 58202-8359

Biomaterials

Brian Tande
Brian Tande
Dean, College of Engineering & Mines Professor, Chemical Engineering
  • brian.tande@UND.edu
  • 701.777.2337
  • Upson II Room 165
    243 Centennial Dr Stop 8155
    Grand Forks, ND 58202-8155
Surojit Gupta
Surojit Gupta
Mechanical Engineering, Associate Professor
  • surojit.gupta@UND.edu
  • 701.777.1632
  • Upson Hall II Room 274
    243 Centennial Drive Stop 8359
    Grand Forks, ND 58202-8359
Alshami
Ali Alshami
Chemical Engineering, Associate Professor
  • ali.alshami@UND.edu
  • 701.777.6838
  • Harrington Hall Room 315
    241 Centennial Dr Stop 7101
    Grand Forks, ND 58202-7101
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Yun Ji
Chemical Engineering, Associate Professor
  • yun.ji@UND.edu
  • 701.777.4456
  • Harrington Hall Room 313
    241 Centennial Dr Stop 7101
    Grand Forks, ND 58202-7101

Human Factors

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Thomas Petros
Psychology
  • thomas.petros@UND.edu
  • 701.777.3260
  • Columbia Road Stop 2930
    501 N Columbia Rd Stop 8380
    Grand Forks, ND 58202-8380
Ferraro
Richard Ferraro
Psychology, Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor
  • f.ferraro@UND.edu
  • 701.777.2414
  • Columbia Hall Room 2921
    501 N Columbia Rd Stop 8380
    Grand Forks, ND 58203-2817
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Dmitri Poltavski
Psychology, Associate Professor
  • dmitri.poltavski@UND.edu
  • 701.777.3289
  • Columbia Road Room 2519
    501 N Columbia Rd Stop 8380
    Grand Forks, ND 58202-8380

Biomechanical Engineering

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Jesse Rhoades
Associate Professor, Education, Health & Behavior
  • jesse.rhoades@UND.edu
  • 701.777.3113 
  • Hyslop Sports Center Room 202D
    2751 2nd Ave N Stop 8235
    Grand Forks, ND 58202-8235 

Clinical & Healthcare Science Affiliates

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SMHS Faculty Affairs, Associate Professor / Assc Dean  
    • kenneth.ruit@UND.edu
  • 701.777.2570
    • School of Medicine & Health Sciences Room E463
      1301 N Columbia Rd Stop 9037
      Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037
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Eric L Johnson
Professor, Family & Community Medicine Director of Interprofessional Education, Education Resources
  • eric.l.johnson@UND.edu
  • 701.777.3811
  • School of Medicine & Health Sciences Room E445
    1301 N Columbia Rd Stop 9037
    Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037
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Glenda Lindseth
Professor, Nursing
  • glenda.lindseth@UND.edu
  • 701.777.4506
  • NPCBR Building Room 380C
    400 Oxford St Stop 9025
    Grand Forks, ND 58202-9025

Adjunct Members

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Andrew Blaber
Professor, Simon Fraser University
    Greg Bearman
    Greg Bearman 
     
      Department of Biomedical Engineering
      Columbia Hall Room 2370
      501 N Columbia Road Stop 8380
      Grand Forks, ND 58202-8380
      P 218.841.1299
      dan.ewert@UND.edu

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