Dr. Delphine Dean - Chair
Delphine Dean, Ron and Jane Lindsay Family Innovation Professor of Bioengineering and Chair of the Bioengineering Department, joined Clemson in 2007. She has mentored hundreds of students in Creative Inquiry research projects and advocated for more diversity in the faculty at Clemson and statewide. Dean's reach focuses on providing solutions to meet medical needs around the world through varied medical devices that aid healthcare providers and communities in rural settings. Her areas of interest include cardiovascular cell biomechanics, biological effects of radiation and medical device design. She received her Ph.D. in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2005.
- Member of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering's College of Fellows
- 2020 InnoVision Award winner of the Ibrahim Janajreh Young Innovators Award: The Clemson COVID Challenge Program
- 2020 winner of the Class of '39 Award for Excellence
- 2018 winner of the Esin Gulari Leadership and Service Award
- Co-authored 55 journal paper publications and two book chapters and is an inventor on three patents licensed and practiced
- Served on SC COVID-19 Serological and Diagnostics Testing Taskforce
Meet Our Faculty & Staff
The Department of Bioengineering has nearly 70 faculty, researchers, and staff members, and our student population consists of more than 500 undergraduate and graduate students. With research opportunities across the state, from Greenville to Charleston, we expect continued growth in faculty and students over the next few years.
Faculty
Angela Alexander-Bryant
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
(864) 656-5232
angelaa@clemson.edu
Brian W. Booth
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
(864) 656-4693
brbooth@clemson.edu
Renee Cottle
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
(864) 656-3071
rcottle@clemson.edu
Delphine Dean
PROFESSOR/CHAIR
Ron and Jane Lindsay Family Innovation Professor
(864) 656-2611
finou@clemson.edu
John D. DesJardins
PROFESSOR
Hambright Distinguished Professor in Engineering Leadership
(864) 656-4178
jdesjar@clemson.edu
Heather Dunn
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
(864) 656-8623
walkerd@clemson.edu
Ann C. Foley
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
(843) 876-2393
acfoley@clemson.edu
Bruce Z. Gao
PROFESSOR
S.C. SmartState Endowed Chair in Biofabrication
(864) 656-0185
zgao@clemson.edu
Jeremy Gilbert
PROFESSOR
Hansjorg Wyss Endowed Chair for Regenerative Medicine
(843) 876-2235
jlgilbe@clemson.edu
Jordon Gilmore
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
(864) 656-4262
jagilmo@clemson.edu
Reed Gurchiek
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
(864) 656-5552
rgurchi@clemson.edu
Sarah Harcum
PROFESSOR
(864) 656-6865
harcum@clemson.edu
Melinda K. Harman
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
(864) 656-4140
harman2@clemson.edu
David Karig
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
(864) 656-5003
dkarig@clemson.edu
Martine LaBerge
PROFESSOR
(864) 656-5557
laberge@clemson.edu
Jeoung Soo Lee
PROFESSOR
Gilpin MD'82 Distinguished Professor
(864) 656-3212
ljspia@clemson.edu
Ying Mei
PROFESSOR
(843) 876-2548
mei@clemson.edu
Jeremy Mercuri
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
John Witherspoon Gilpin, M.D. '82 Endowed Associate Professor of Bioengineering
(864) 656-0978
jmercur@clemson.edu
Jiro Nagatomi
PROFESSOR
(864) 656-5193
jnagato@clemson.edu
Agneta Simionescu
PROFESSOR
(864) 650-2575
agneta@clemson.edu
Dan Simionescu
PROFESSOR
Jerry E. and Harriet Calvert Dempsey, Professor
(864) 656-5559
dsimion@clemson.edu
Joseph Singapogu
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
(864) 656-5395
joseph@clemson.edu
Alexey Vertegel
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
(864) 656-0801
vertege@clemson.edu
Naren Vyavahare
PROFESSOR
Hunter Endowed Chair
(864) 656-5558
narenv@clemson.edu
Shangping Wang
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
(864) 656-2779
shangpw@clemson.edu
Ken Webb
PROFESSOR
Associate Chair of Undergraduate Affairs
(864) 656-7603
kwebb@clemson.edu
Yongren Wu
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
(843) 876-2305
yongren@clemson.edu
Hai Yao
PROFESSOR
Associate Vice President for Biomedical Innovation Ernest R. Norville Endowed Chair in Biomedical Engineering
(843) 876-2380
haiyao@clemson.edu
Tong Ye
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
(843) 876-2314
ye7@clemson.edu
Research Faculty
Kelvin Brockbank
RESEARCH PROFESSOR
kbrockb@clemson.edu
Terri Bruce
RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Clemson Light Imaging Facility Director
terri@clemson.edu
Diptee Chaulagain
RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
dchaula@clemson.edu
Susana Cerqueira
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
scerque@clemson.edu
Brooke Damon
RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
bdamon@clemson.edu
Richard H. Gross
RESEARCH PROFESSOR
grossr@musc.edu
Congyue Annie Peng
RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
REDDI Lab, Technical Director
congyup@clemson.edu
Austin Smothers
RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
REDDI Lab, Director of Strategic Operations
(843) 457-6960
arsmoth@clemson.edu
Lecturer
Margarita Bruce
LECTURER
mportil@clemson.edu
Tyler Harvey
LECTURER
tgharve@clemson.edu
Lucas Schmidt
LECTURER
lschmid@clemson.edu
Hobey Tam
LECTURER
htam@clemson.edu
Laura Tam
LECTURER
lemccal@clemson.edu
Vishal Thomas
LECTURER
vishalt@clemson.edu
Professor of Practice
Lawrence Boyd
PROFESSOR OF PRACTICE
Richard diMonda
PROFESSOR OF PRACTICE
Mike Gara
PROFESSOR OF PRACTICE
Steve Johnson
PROFESSOR OF PRACTICE
Scott Robirds
PROFESSOR OF PRACTICE
Dave Shalaby
PROFESSOR OF PRACTICE
Joint Faculty
Jeff Anker
PROFESSOR
College of Science Dean's Distinguished Professor
(864) 656-1726
janker@clemson.edu
Gregory Batt
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Director of the Sonoco Package Testing Laboratory
(864) 723-0740
gbatt@clemson.edu
Lisa Benson
PROFESSOR
Department of Engineering and Science Education
(864) 656-0417
lbenson@clemson.edu
Marc Birtwistle
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
(864) 656-4557
mbirtwi@clemson.edu
David M. Feliciano
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Biological Sciences
(864) 656-1415
dfelici@clemson.edu
Stephen H. Foulger
PROFESSOR
Greg-Graniteville Endowed Chair, Materials Science and Engineering
(864) 656-1045
foulger@clemson.edu
Ethan Kung
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Mechanical Engineering
(864) 656-4435
ekung@clemson.edu
Jessica Larsen
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Carol and John Cromer '63 Family Endowed Associate Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
(864) 656-2621
larsenj@clemson.edu
Ge Lv
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Mechanical Engineering
(864) 656-4435
glv@clemson.edu
O. Thompson Mefford
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Materials Science and Engineering
(864) 656-2486
mefford@clemson.edu
David Neyens
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Industrial Engineering
(864) 656-0920
dneyens@clemson.edu
Divya Srinivasan
PROFESSOR
McQueen Quattlebaum Professor, Industrial Engineering
(864) 656-5645
sriniv5@clemson.edu
Hai Xiao
PROFESSOR
Samuel Lewis Bell Distinguished Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Chair
haix@clemson.edu
Staff
Steven Chambers
HISTOLOGY LAB MANAGER
(864) 656-5553
chambe8@clemson.edu
Tommy Gallien
PROGRAM MANAGER (MUSC)
(843) 876-2409
tgallie@clemson.edu
Cassie Gregory
CELL AND TISSUE CULTURE LAB MANAGER
(864) 656-1710
cassieg@clemson.edu
Anna Hart
ACCNT/FISCAL ANALYST II
(864) 656-8901
akcraft@clemson.edu
Jennifer R. Hogan
COORDINATOR OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
(864) 656-0746
jrhogan@clemson.edu
Leigh Humphries
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE CHAIR/OFFICE MANAGER
(864) 656-1857
lcartee@clemson.edu
Skylar Powell
ACCNT/FISCAL ANALYST II
(864) 656-1788
sbp4@clemson.edu
Michelle Kirby
FINANCIAL BUSINESS MANAGER
(864) 656-5561
mlang@clemson.edu
Amanda Mullen
HUMAN RESOURCES/PAYROLL LIAISON
(864) 656-5556
afmulle@clemson.edu
Khristy Parham
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT SERVICES MANAGER
(864) 656-0308
khristp@clemson.edu
Dayan Ranwala
DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT
(864) 656-1737
dayanr@clemson.edu
Olga Reukova
PUBLICATION DIRECTOR, ACADEMIC PUBLICIST
(864) 656-3051
olgar@clemson.edu
Tammy H. Rothell
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT SERVICES COORDINATOR
(864) 656-9843
tammy@clemson.edu
Lauren St Clair
GRADUATE STUDENT SERVICES COORDINATOR
(864) 656-7276
lstclai@clemson.edu
Emeritus Faculty
Karen J.L. Burg
PROFESSOR EMERITUS
kburg@clemson.edu
R. Larry Dooley
PROFESSOR EMERITUS
dooley@clemson.edu
Robert Latour
PROFESSOR EMERITUS
latourr@clemson.edu
Richard Swaja
PROFESSOR EMERITUS
reswaja@gmail.com
In Memoriam
Jonathan Black (1939-2020)
Jonathan Black served at Clemson University as a professor of biomaterials from 1988-93. Black joined the faculty as the inaugural Hunter Endowed Chair in Bioengineering, the first chair worldwide devoted to biomaterials science and engineering. From 1993-2020, he served as professor emeritus in bioengineering. In 2011, the department recognized Black's legacy in the world of biomaterials and innovation by establishing the Jonathan Black Undergraduate Leadership Award. It is given annually to an outstanding undergraduate student for leadership and service in addition to scholastic excellence, exemplifying Black's craftsmanship as an educator, leader, author and philosopher.
