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Dr. Delphine Dean - Chair

Chair of BIOE - Dean

Delphine Dean, Ron and Jane Lindsay Family Innovation Professor of Bioengineering and Chair of the Bioengineering Department, joined Clemson in 2007. She has mentored hundreds of students in Creative Inquiry research projects and advocated for more diversity in the faculty at Clemson and statewide. Dean's reach focuses on providing solutions to meet medical needs around the world through varied medical devices that aid healthcare providers and communities in rural settings. Her areas of interest include cardiovascular cell biomechanics, biological effects of radiation and medical device design. She received her Ph.D. in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2005.

  • Member of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering's College of Fellows
  • 2020 InnoVision Award winner of the Ibrahim Janajreh Young Innovators Award: The Clemson COVID Challenge Program
  • 2020 winner of the Class of '39 Award for Excellence
  • 2018 winner of the Esin Gulari Leadership and Service Award
  • Co-authored 55 journal paper publications and two book chapters and is an inventor on three patents licensed and practiced
  • Served on SC COVID-19 Serological and Diagnostics Testing Taskforce

Meet Our Faculty & Staff

The Department of Bioengineering has nearly 70 faculty, researchers, and staff members, and our student population consists of more than 500 undergraduate and graduate students. With research opportunities across the state, from Greenville to Charleston, we expect continued growth in faculty and students over the next few years.

Faculty

Alexander-Bryant profile

Angela Alexander-Bryant

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
(864) 656-5232
angelaa@clemson.edu

Booth profile

Brian W. Booth

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
(864) 656-4693
brbooth@clemson.edu

Cottle profile

Renee Cottle

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
(864) 656-3071
rcottle@clemson.edu

Dean profile

Delphine Dean

PROFESSOR/CHAIR
Ron and Jane Lindsay Family Innovation Professor
(864) 656-2611
finou@clemson.edu

DesJardins profile

John D. DesJardins

PROFESSOR
Hambright Distinguished Professor in Engineering Leadership
(864) 656-4178
jdesjar@clemson.edu

Dunn profile

Heather Dunn

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
(864) 656-8623
walkerd@clemson.edu

Foley profile

Ann C. Foley

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
(843) 876-2393
acfoley@clemson.edu

Gao profile

Bruce Z. Gao

PROFESSOR
S.C. SmartState Endowed Chair in Biofabrication
(864) 656-0185
zgao@clemson.edu

Gilbert profile

Jeremy Gilbert

PROFESSOR
Hansjorg Wyss Endowed Chair for Regenerative Medicine
(843) 876-2235
jlgilbe@clemson.edu

Gilmore profile

Jordon Gilmore

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
(864) 656-4262
jagilmo@clemson.edu

Gurchiek profile

Reed Gurchiek

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
(864) 656-5552
rgurchi@clemson.edu

Harcum profile

Sarah Harcum

PROFESSOR
(864) 656-6865
harcum@clemson.edu

Harman profile

Melinda K. Harman

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
(864) 656-4140
harman2@clemson.edu

Karig profile

David Karig

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
(864) 656-5003
dkarig@clemson.edu

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Martine LaBerge

PROFESSOR
(864) 656-5557
laberge@clemson.edu

Jeoung Soo Lee profile

Jeoung Soo Lee

PROFESSOR
(864) 656-3212
ljspia@clemson.edu

Ying Mei profile

Ying Mei

PROFESSOR
(843) 876-2548
mei@clemson.edu

Mercuri profile

Jeremy Mercuri

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
John Witherspoon Gilpin, M.D. ’82 Endowed Associate Professor of Bioengineering
(864) 656-0978
jmercur@clemson.edu

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Jiro Nagatomi

PROFESSOR
(864) 656-5193
jnagato@clemson.edu

Agneta Simionescu profile

Agneta Simionescu

PROFESSOR
(864) 650-2575
agneta@clemson.edu

Dan Simionescu profile

Dan Simionescu

PROFESSOR
Jerry E. and Harriet Calvert Dempsey Professor
(864) 656-5559
dsimion@clemson.edu

Joseph Singapogu profile

Joseph Singapogu

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
(864) 656-5395
joseph@clemson.edu

Alexey Vertegel profile

Alexey Vertegel

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
(864) 656-0801
vertege@clemson.edu

Naren Vyavahare profile

Naren Vyavahare

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Hunter Endowed Chair
(864) 656-5558
narenv@clemson.edu

Wang profile

Shangping Wang

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
(864) 656-2779
shangpw@clemson.edu

Webb profile

Ken Webb

PROFESSOR
Associate Chair of Undergraduate Affairs
(864) 656-7603
kwebb@clemson.edu

Wu profile

Yongren Wu

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
(843) 876-2305
yongren@clemson.edu

Yao profile

Hai Yao

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Associate Vice President for Biomedical Innovation Ernest R. Norville Endowed Chair in Biomedical Engineering
(843) 876-2380
haiyao@clemson.edu

Ye profile

Tong Ye

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
(843) 876-2314
ye7@clemson.edu

Research Faculty

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Terri Bruce

RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Clemson Light Imaging Facility Director
terri@clemson.edu

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Diptee Chaulagain

RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
dchaula@clemson.edu

Cerqueira profile

Susana Cerqueira

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
scerque@clemson.edu

Damon profile

Brooke Damon

RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
bdamon@clemson.edu

Gross profile

Richard H. Gross

RESEARCH PROFESSOR
grossr@musc.edu

Peng profile

Congyue Annie Peng

RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
congyup@clemson.edu

Lecturer

Professor of Practice

Boyd profile

Lawrence Boyd

PROFESSOR OF PRACTICE

diMonda profile

Richard diMonda

PROFESSOR OF PRACTICE

Gara profile

Mike Gara

PROFESSOR OF PRACTICE

Johnson profile

Steve Johnson

PROFESSOR OF PRACTICE

Robirds profile

Scott Robirds

PROFESSOR OF PRACTICE

Shalaby profile

Dave Shalaby

PROFESSOR OF PRACTICE

Joint Faculty

Anker profile

Jeff Anker

PROFESSOR
College of Science Dean's Distinguished Professor
(864) 656-1726
janker@clemson.edu

Batt profile

Gregory Batt

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Director of the Sonoco Package Testing Laboratory
(864) 723-0740
gbatt@clemson.edu

Benson profile

Lisa Benson

PROFESSOR
Department of Engineering and Science Education
(864) 656-0417
lbenson@clemson.edu

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Marc Birtwistle

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
(864) 656-4557
mbirtwi@clemson.edu

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David M. Feliciano

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Biological Sciences
(864) 656-1415
dfelici@clemson.edu

Foulger profile

Stephen H. Foulger

PROFESSOR
Greg-Graniteville Endowed Chair, Materials Science and Engineering
(864) 656-1045
foulger@clemson.edu

Kung profile

Ethan Kung

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Mechanical Engineering
(864) 656-4435
ekung@clemson.edu

Larsen profile

Jessica Larsen

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Carol and John Cromer ’63 Family Endowed Associate Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
(864) 656-2621
larsenj@clemson.edu

Lv profile

Ge Lv

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Mechanical Engineering
(864) 656-4435
glv@clemson.edu

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O. Thompson Mefford

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Materials Science and Engineering
(864) 656-2486
mefford@clemson.edu

Neyens

David Neyens

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Industrial Engineering
(864) 656-0920
dneyens@clemson.edu

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Divya Srinivasan

PROFESSOR
McQueen Quattlebaum Professor, Industrial Engineering
(864) 656-5645
sriniv5@clemson.edu

Xiao profile

Hai Xiao

PROFESSOR
Samuel Lewis Bell Distinguished Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Chair
haix@clemson.edu

Staff

Chambers profile

Steven Chambers

HISTOLOGY LAB MANAGER
(864) 656-5553
chambe8@clemson.edu

Craft profile

Anna Craft

ACCNT/FISCAL ANALYST II
(864) 656-8901
akcraft@clemson.edu

Gallien profile

Tommy Gallien

PROGRAM MANAGER
(843) 876-2409
tgallie@clemson.edu

Gregory profile

Cassie Gregory

CELL AND TISSUE CULTURE LAB MANAGER
(864) 656-1710
cassieg@clemson.edu

Hogan profile

Jennifer R. Hogan

COORDINATOR OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
(864) 656-0746
jrhogan@clemson.edu

Humphries profile

Leigh Humphries

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE CHAIR/OFFICE MANAGER 
(864) 656-1857
lcartee@clemson.edu

Jennings profile

Katie Jennings

ACCNT/FISCAL ANALYST II
(864) 656-1788
knjenni@clemson.edu

Kirby profile

Michelle Kirby

FINANCIAL BUSINESS MANAGER
(864) 656-5561
mlang@clemson.edu

Lewis profile

Bill Lewis

PROGRAM COORDINATOR
(843) 876-2395
wlewis5@clemson.edu

Parham profile

Khristy Parham

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT SERVICES MANAGER
(864) 656-0308
khristp@clemson.edu

Ranwala profile

Dayan Ranwala

DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT
(864) 656-1737
dayanr@clemson.edu

Reukova profile

Olga Reukova

PUBLICATION DIRECTOR, ACADEMIC PUBLICIST
(864) 656-3051
olgar@clemson.edu

Rothell profile

Tammy H. Rothell

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT SERVICES COORDINATOR
(864) 656-9843
tammy@clemson.edu

St Clair profile

Lauren St Clair

GRADUATE STUDENT SERVICES COORDINATOR
(864) 656-7276
lstclai@clemson.edu

Emeritus Faculty

In Memoriam

Jonathan Black, Ph.D., FBSE Jonathan Black (1939-2020)
Jonathan Black served at Clemson University as a professor of biomaterials from 1988-93. Black joined the faculty as the inaugural Hunter Endowed Chair in Bioengineering, the first chair worldwide devoted to biomaterials science and engineering. From 1993-2020, he served as professor emeritus in bioengineering. In 2011, the department recognized Black’s legacy in the world of biomaterials and innovation by establishing the Jonathan Black Undergraduate Leadership Award. It is given annually to an outstanding undergraduate student for leadership and service in addition to scholastic excellence, exemplifying Black’s craftsmanship as an educator, leader, author and philosopher.