Current Trainees

Postdoctoral Fellows

Peng Chen, Ph.D.

pchen4@clemson.edu
Mentor: Hai Yao, Ph.D.
Tissue Biomechanics Laboratory

Glenn Hepfer, Ph.D.

rhepfer@clemson.edu
Mentor: Hai Yao, Ph.D.
Tissue Biomechanics Laboratory 

Cherice Hill, Ph.D.

cherich@clemson.edu
Mentor: Hai Yao, Ph.D.
Tissue Biomechanics Laboratory

  

Ph.D. Candidates

Farhad Ahmadi

fahmadi@clemson.edu
Mentor: Hai Yao, Ph.D.
Tissue Biomechanics Laboratory

Can Aslan

caslan@clemson.edu
Mentor: Jeremy Gilbert, Ph.D.
Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine Laboratory 

Ryan Barrs

rwbarrs@clemson.edu
Mentor: Ying Mei, Ph.D.
Bio/nano-materials and Tissue Engineering Laboratory

Daniel Bonthius

bonthius@musc.edu
Mentor: Hai Yao, Ph.D.
Tissue Biomechanics Laboratory

Nathan Buchweitz

nbuchwe@clemson.edu
Mentor: Yongren Wu. Ph.D.
Orthopaedic Bioengineering Lab

Jiaxin Chai

jchai@clemson.edu
Mentor: Hai Yao, Ph.D.
Tissue Biomechanics Laboratory

Amit Chakraborty

chakra@clemson.edu
Mentor: Hai Yao, Ph.D.
Dieter Haemmerich

Jian Chen

jian4@clemson.edu
Mentor: Hai Yao, Ph.D.
Tissue Biomechanics Laboratory

Nasim Cheraghi-Venovel

ncherag@clemson.edu
Mentor: Hai Yao, Ph.D.
Tissue Biomechanics Laboratory 

Hongming Fan

hongmif@clemson.edu
Mentor: Tong Ye, Ph.D.
Nano and Functional Imaging Laboratory 

Charley Goodwin

cgoodw4@clemson.edu
Mentor: Jeremy Gilbert, Ph.D.
Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine Laboratory

Daniel Gordon

digordo@clemson.edu
Mentor: Yongren Wu, Ph.D.
Orthopaedic Bioengineering Laboratory

Nate Hyams

nhyams@clemson.edu
Mentor: Ying Mei, Ph.D.
Bio/nano-materials and Tissue Engineering Lab

Mohsen Karshenas

mkarshe@clemson.edu
Mentor: Jeremy Gilbert, Ph.D.
Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine Laboratory

Josh Kelley

jkelle5@clemson.edu
Mentor: Yongren Wu, Ph.D.
Orthopaedic Bioengineering Laboratory 

Michael Kurtz

kurtz3@clemson.edu
Mentor: Jeremy Gilbert, Ph.D.
Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine Laboratory

Peter Kurtz

pkurtz@clemson.edu
Mentor: Jeremy Gilbert, Ph.D.
Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine Laboratory

Hwaran Lee

hwaranl@clemson.edu
Mentor: Jeremy Gilbert, Ph.D.
Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine Laboratory

Hui Li

hui3@clemson.edu
Mentor: Yongren Wu, Ph.D.
Orthopaedic Bioengineering Laboratory

Dinghe (Larry) Liu

dinghel@clemson.edu
Mentor: Jeremy Gilbert, Ph.D.
Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine Laboratory

Haiyang Ma

haiyanm@clemson.edu
Mentor: Shangping Wang, Ph.D.
Biotransport and Biopreservation Laboratory

Latoya McDonald

latoyam@clemson.edu
Mentor: Hai Yao, Ph.D.
Lab: Dr. Melinda Harman

Dustin Mueller

muelledu@musc.edu
Mentor: Hai Yao, Ph.D.
Tissue Biomechanics Laboratory

Meenakshi Mukherji

meenakm@clemson.edu
Mentor: Tong Ye, Ph.D.
Nano and Functional Imaging Laboratory

Isabelle Museck

imuseck@g.clemson.edu
Mentor: Hai Yao, Ph.D.
Tissue Biomechanics Laboratory

Fatemeh Nasehi

fnasehi@clemson.edu
Mentor: Ann Foley, Ph.D.
Cardiac Regenerative Medicine Laboratory 

Ge Pan

pan4@clemson.edu
Mentor: Shangping Wang, Ph.D.
Biotransport and Biopreservation Laboratory 

Sophia Silver

sesilve@clemson.edu
Mentor: Ying Mei, Ph.D.
Bio/nano-materials and Tissue Engineering Laboratory 

Abirami Soundararajan

abirams@clemson.edu
Mentor: Hai Yao, Ph.D.
Tissue Biomechanics Laboratory 

Shuchun Sun

shuchus@clemson.edu
Mentor: Hai Yao, Ph.D.
Tissue Biomechanics Laboratory

Yaqian Sun

yaqians@clemson.edu
Mentor: Hai Yao, Ph.D.
Tissue Biomechanics Laboratory

Lizzie Walker

mewlkr@clemson.edu
Mentor: Yongren Wu, Ph.D.
Orthopaedic Bioengineering Laboratory

Marshall Wilson

mbw5@clemson.edu
Mentor: Hai Yao, Ph.D.
Tissue Biomechanics Laboratory

Jichao Zhao

jichaoz@clemson.edu
Mentor: Hai Yao, Ph.D.
Tissue Biomechanics Laboratory

Master of Engineering Candidates 2023- 2024

Mentor: Yongren Wu, Ph.D.

Orthopaedic Bioengineering Lab

Natalie Neuman
Chelsey Nicole Lee
Gabrielle Hoffman
Tyrone Davis

Masters of Science 2023- 2024

Avery Madden

aemadde@clemson.edu
Mentor: Yongren Wu, Ph.D.
Orthopaedic Bioengineering Lab