Current Members

Dr. Xiaopeng Zhao
Director
Email: xzhao9(at)utk.edu

Xiaopeng Zhao is an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering Department at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. His research interests are focused on applications of nonlinear dynamics in engineering and biological problems, including MEMS, AFM, cardiac arrhythmias, electroporation, immune response, etc.

Dr. Yu Wu
Research Associate
Email: walton731(at)hotmail.com

Yu Wu received his PhD in mechanics from Zhejiang University. He is currently working on mechanics of nanoparticles, a collaborative project with the Nano Bio-systems and Nano Bio-mimetics Laboratory directed by Prof. Mingjun Zhang.

Mr. Henian Xia
Graduate Research Asssistant
Email: hxia(at)utk.edu

Henian is a PhD student working on computational cardiology.

Mr. Adam M. Sullivan
Graduate Research Assistant
Email: asulli17(at)utk.edu

Adam received his B.A. in Theoretical Physics from Edinboro University of PA. He entered the PhD program at UT in May, 2009. He is currently working on epidemiology models in systems biology.

Mr. Matthew D. Baumgartner
Undergraduate Research Assistant

Mr. Robert M. Wham
Undergraduate Research Assistant

Alumni

Susan Basile (MS, 2009)

Sumeet Kaul (MS, 2009)