http://ase.tufts.edu/faculty-guide/fac/dkaplan1.biomed.htm

http://ase.tufts.edu/faculty-guide/fac/cbrodl01.cs.htm

http://ase.tufts.edu/faculty-guide/fac/mflytzan.chemeng.htm

http://ase.tufts.edu/faculty-guide/fac/sislam01.civeng.htm

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http://ase.tufts.edu/faculty-guide/fac/crogers.mecheng.htm

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DAV I D K A P L A N
Dean’s Professor of Bioengineering and Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Kaplan’s research group has created a
novel nanomaterial that combines the
strength of spider silk with the rigidity
of silica. The product could help pave
the way for the fabrication of replacement
bones. His investigations into how
spiders and silkworms spin their silk, how
barnacles stick to rocks, and how bone,
cartilage and stem cells organize themselves
may lead to replacement
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C A R L A B R O D L E Y
Professor of Computer Science,
is leading a team funded by
DARPA (Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency) to
improve upon methods that
take genome sequence data
and determine whether these
came from an organism that
has been modified by humans.
This technology is of critical
value in developing responses
when an unexpected pathogen
shows up in a detection system.
M A R I A F LY T Z A N I -
S T E P H A N O P O U L O S
Professor, Department of
Chemical and Biological
Engineering, who with
two research students has
developed a new technology
to remove hydrogen sulfide
from hot fuel gases before
the gas is used for power
production in high-temperature
fuel cells or gas turbines.
therapies for damaged or diseased
skeletal tissues, as well as treatments
for people suffering from arthritis, cancer
and osteoporosis.
“ Because Tufts Engineering embraces
the value of interdisciplinary research
and education, we are able to actively
engage students at both undergraduate
and graduate levels in these endeavors.
These opportunities provide new and
important learning experiences for
our students.”
S H A F I Q U L I S L A M
Professor, Department of Civil
and Environmental Engineering,
is leading the effort to understand
why one third of approximately
four million wells in Bangladesh
are contaminated with levels of
naturally occurring arsenic above
the World Health Organization’s
Standard, characterized as the
largest mass poisoning in history.
This particular project is just
one of the multidimensional
problems that our Water: Systems,
Science, and Society (WSSS)
program seeks to solve.
K A R E N PA N E T TA
Associate Professor of Electrical
and Computer Engineering, is
helping to break the stigmas
and stereotypes associated
with women in engineering by
showcasing their diverse talents
through the innovative Nerd Girls
program. Projects range from
voice pattern recognition to solar
car competitions to providing
renewable energy for the national
historic twin lighthouses on
Thatcher Island off the coast
of Rockport, Massachusetts.
C H R I S R O G E R S
Professor, Department of
Mechanical Engineering
and Director of the CEEO,
internationally acclaimed
for his farsighted and
pioneering approach to K-12
engineering education, takes
a multidisciplinary approach
to robotics engineering.
CEEO members are bringing
their findings to children,
teachers, and the public at
large. CEEO arranges and
supports conferences that
show educators how to use
its signature ROBOLAB and
LEGO Mindstorm tools to
teach math and/or science in
classrooms around the world.