People

Chien-Chi Lin, PhD.
Principal Investigator
​Bioengineering,
​Clemson University, 2007

Fang-Yi Lin, PhD.
Postdoctoral associate
​Chemical Engineering,
Iowa State University, 2019

​Min Hee Kim, PhD.
​Postdoctoral associate
​Organic Materials Eng.,
​Chungnam National University​, Korea. 2019

​Zhongliang Jiang, PhD.
​Postdoctoral associate
​Molecular & Cellular Life Science, University of Wyoming, 2020

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​Matt Arkenberg, MS. 
PhD Student & NSF GRFP Fellow, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering,
​Purdue University

Chun-Yi (Wilbert) Chang, MS
PhD Student,
​Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering,
​Purdue University

Han Nguyen, MS
​PhD Student, 
​Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering,
​Purdue University

Nathan DImmitt, BS
PhD student & IUPUI University Fellowship,
Department of Biomedical Engineering, IUPUI

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Kun Jiang
Visiting Research Assistant

Alumni

Postdoctoral Associates

Hung-Yi (Gino) Liu, PhD (2019)
Tsai-Yu Lin, Ph.D. (Postdoc: 2013-2015; Research Assistant Professor: 2015-2016)
Chang Seok Ki, Ph.D. (2012-2014)

Research Assistant

Tanja Greene, MS (2015-2016)

Graduate Students

Hunter Johnson, MS (2018-2020)
  Thesis: Integrative click chemistries for tuning physicochemical properties of cancer cell-laden hydrogels
Hung-Yi (Gino) Liu, PhD (2016-2019)
  Thesis: Dynamic hydrogels for studying tumor-stroma interactions in pancreatic cancer
Han Nguyen, MS (2017-2019)
  Thesis: Thiol-norbornene hydrogels withtunable mechanical properties for engineered extracellular matrices
Kevin Peuler, MS (2017-2019)
  Thesis: Modular nanoparticle scaffolds for selective cell targeting
Dustin Moore, MS (2017-2019)
  Thesis: Dynamic control of hydrogel properties via enzymatic reactions
Matthew Arkenberg, MS (2016-2018)
  Thesis: Enzymatic crosslinking of dynamic hydrogels for in vitro cell culture
Camron Dawes, MS (2015-2017)
  Thesis: Enzyme-immobilized hydrogels to create hypoxia for in vitro cancer cell culture
John Bragg, MS (2015-2016)
  Thesis: Silk fibroin-reinforced hydrogels for growth factor delivery and in vitro cell culture
Han Shih, Ph.D. (2013-2016)
  Thesis: Development of orthogonally crosslinked thiol-ene hydrogels for encapsulation of pancreatic β-cells
Tanja Greene, MS (2013-2015)
  Thesis: Modular crosslinking of genatin based thiol-norbornene hydrogels for in vitro 3D culture of hepatic cells
Yiting Hao, MS (2012-2014) 
  Thesis: Visible light cured thiol-vinyl hydrogels with tunable gelation and degradation
Han Shih, MS (2011-2013)
  Thesis: Step-growth thiol-ene photopolymerization to form degradable, cytocompatible and multi-structural hydrogels 
Asad Raza, MS (2011-2013)
  Thesis: Tunable hydrogels for pancreatic tissue engineering   

Postbaccalaureate Student

Britney Hudson (2017-2018)

Undergraduate Students

Andrew Clouse (2021 Spring) 
Rishi Das (2019 Summer REU program)
Jon Stoller (2016-2017)
John Bragg (2014-2015)
Krista Hokola (2014-2015)
Timothy Emmel (2014-2015)
Zachary Muňoz (2013-2014)
Andrew Fraser (2012-2013)
Arika Kemp (2012-2013)
Kurtis Lowery (2011-2012)        
Han Shih (2010-2011)                
Asad Raza (2010-2011)

High School Students

Anthony Tam​ (Summer 2019 Indianapolis Project SEED/STEM)
Nathan Dimmitt (Spring 2017 Indianapolis Project SEED/STEM) 
Haley Gill  (Spring 2017 Indianapolis Project SEED/STEM)
​​Haley Davis (Spring 2017 Indianapolis Project SEED/STEM)
​Alison Lindsay (Summer 2015 IU Simon Cancer Center Summer Research Program)