2006-Present
Orthopaedic Biomechanics and Bioinstrumentation. Research Focus: Understanding the effects of bone fluid flow on osteoblastic cell growth using microfluidics.

Thesis Topic: "Non-invasive Ultrasound Prediction for Bone Strain."

Thesis Topic: "Non-invasive external pressure stimulus for mitigation of bone loss due to osteoporosis or disuse."

Thesis Topic: Ultrasound detection of bone strain during loading.

Thesis Topic: Ultrasound stimulations of bone cells and reactions pathways in vitro and in vivo.

Thesis Topic: Ultrasound determination of bone properties.

1997-2004
Doctorate Graduation in May, 2001. Dissertation title: "Scanning Acoustic Mapping as a Means of Estimation of Bone Properties."
Orthopaedic Biomechanics and Bioinstrumentation Post-Doctoral Fellow. Research Focus: Development of Ultrasound Imaging System for Bone Quality Assessment. Current: Assistant Professor of BME, Stony Brook University.

graduation in August, 2000. Dissertation Title: Trabecular Bone Adaptation and its Mechanical Strength in Response to Low Magnitude, High Frequency Loading."

graduation in May, 2005. Dissertation Title: "Intracortical Fluid Flow and Perfusion Patterns in Cortical Bone in Response to Intramedullary Pressure."

graduation in May, 2006. Dissertation Title: "Non-invasive assessment of bone quality using scanning confocal ultrasound."

2005-Present
Orthopaedic Biomechanics and Bioinstrumentation. Research Focus: Understanding the effects of bone fluid flow on osteoblastic cell growth using microfluidics.

Thesis Topic: "Prediction of Bone Quality using Micro Finite Element Analysis and High Resolution Structural Imaging."

Thesis Topic: "Anabolic Bone Adaptation Induced by Dynamic Musculoskeletal Contraction."

Thesis Topic: Finite element simulations for spinal manipulations and lower back pain.

Thesis Topic: Finite element simulations for spinal manipulations and lower back pain.

Thesis Topic: Finite element simulations for spinal manipulations and lower back pain.

Thesis Topic: "Finite element simulation for multi-channel fluid flow."

Thesis Topic: "Countermeasure for disuse osteopenia and muscle atrophy using pharmaceutical and physical treatment."

Thesis Topic: "Bone Density and Quality Assessment using Quantitative Ultrasound Imaging in the Human Hip Region."

Thesis Topic: "Interrelationship among interstitial fluid flow, anisotropic structure, loading frequency and geometry."

Thesis Topic: "Bone remodeling and fluid flow."

Orthopaedic Resident, Department of Orthopaedics. Topic: Shoulder tendon biomechanics under loading.

Orthopaedic Resident, Department of Orthopaedics. Topic: Biomechanical evaluation of digital pulley reconstruction.

Orthopaedic Resident, Department of Orthopaedics. Topic: ACL repair evaluation.

Orthopaedic Resident, Department of Orthopaedics. Topic: Stability of wrist implants.

Orthopaedic Resident, Department of Orthopaedics.

Orthopaedic Resident, Department of Orthopaedics.

Undergraduate of Biomedical Engineering. Topic: Cross-sectional moment of inertia change for bone remodeling.

Undergraduate of Biomedical Engineering. Topic: Bone adaptive potentials generated by dynamic muscle contraction using maximal moment of inertia.

Undergraduate of Biomedical Engineering. Topic: Cell culture and differentiation under accelerated media.

Undergraduate of Biomedical Engineering, MARC Fellowship. Topic: Interrelationship between strain and non-invasive ultrasound measurement.

Undergraduate of Biomedical Engineering. Topic: Histomorphologic assessment of bone samples under fluid flow loading.

Undergraduate of Biomedical Engineering, Topic: Strain distribution in a mouse femur model.

Undergraduate of Biomedical Engineering. Topic: ultrasonic assessment for bone materials.

Undergraduate of Biomedical Engineering. Topic: Prediction of Bone Strength using FEA and Micro-CT with identified nanomechanical properties.

Undergraduate of Biomedical Engineering. Topic: The evaluation of fluid flow in bone tissue.

Undergraduate of Biomedical Engineering. Topic: Nanomechanical property evaluation for bone.

Undergraduate Honor class combined Medicine MD Program.

Department of Electrical Engineering, Stony Brook, Senior design.

Senior research, School of Medicine, Stony Brook.

Undergraduate Material Sciences, Senior thesis.

Undergraduate, Department of Mechanical Engineering.

Undergraduate, Department of Biology.

Undergraduate, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania.

Undergraduate, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania.

Undergraduate-M.D. program, Brown University.

Monte Vista High School, Cupertino, CA.

Montgomery High School, Somerset, NJ.

Herricks High School, New Hyde Park, NY

Northport High School, New York, 2006 Intel Semifinalists, Title "A Study of the Effectiveness of Quantitative Ultrasound for Assessing Bone Health."

Summer intern from New York Academy of Science intern program, project title: "A Study of Fluid Perfusion Patterns in Cortical Bone."

Ward Melville HS, Intel semifinalists (2002) "Promotion of Bony Ingrowth by Frequency and Pressure Specific Fluid Flow Stimulation."

Ward Melville HS, InSTAR program. College: Princeton University.

Ward Melville HS, InSTAR program, winner of LISEF'99 and Intel International Science and Engineering Affair'99, Intel Semi-finalists, 2001, Title: "Characterization of Ultrasound in Osteoporotic-like Bone Tissue and its Clinical Application as a non-invasive Diagnostic System." College: Yale University.

Ward Melville HS, InSTAR program, Semi-finalists, 2001, Title: "Cross-sectional Assessment of Fluid Perfusion in Simulated Osteoporotic Bone." College: Cooper Union

Ward Melville HS, InSTAR program, winner of LISEF'99 and Intel International Science and Engineering Affair'99. College: Yale University.

Ward Melville HS, InSTAR program, College: MIT.