Research interests
mechanical behavior of deformable particles including biological cells, the influence of hydrodynamic forces and applied external forces on cell behavior, effect of cell compliance on adhesion –detachment to substrates and other cells, kinetic properties of single intermolecular bonds at the nanoscale, and high throughput measurements of cell mechanical properties
Teaching interests
Thermofluids courses at the undergrduate and Graduate levels.
Education
- Ph D, Aeronautics and Astronautics — Stanford University (1994)
- MS, Aeronautics and Astronautics — Stanford University (1989)
- BS, Naval Architecture — University of California (1986)