Laboratory Directory

Principal Investigator

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Michael Richards, Ph.D.

Dr. Michael S. Richards received his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Rochester and his Ph.D. degree in Biomedical Engineering from Boston University. Dr. Richards is an assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology and an adjunct research professor at the University of Rochester Medical Center. His lab at RIT, the Biomechanical Imaging Laboratory, is focused on research in the fields of medical ultrasound imaging, image processing, inverse problems in medicine, and the biomechanics of soft tissues. Specifically, Dr. Richards is interested in studying the mechanical environment changes associated with a variety of medically relevant pathologies including musculoskeletal injuries and disorders, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer.

Collaborators

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Mark Buckley, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
University of Rochester

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Ruth Chimenti, D.P.T., Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
University of Iowa

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Byron Erath, Ph.D.

Department Head, Mechanical Engineering
Kate Gleason College of Engineering, RIT
 

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Alayna Loiselle, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Orthopaedics
University of Rochester

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Doran Mix, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Vascular Surgery
School of Medicine and Dentistry
University of Rochester

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Irina Prelipcean, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Neonatology
University of Rochester

Graduate Students

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Helen Adejo

PhD in Biomedical and Chemical Engineering
2024 - Present

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Utsav Ratna Tuladhar

PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering
2022 - Present

Current Undergraduate Students

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Jonathan Boctor

Major: Biomedical Engineering
2025 - Present

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Mandy Webber

Major: Biomedical Engineering
2025 - Present

 

Undergraduate Student Alumni

Robin McMahan

Major: Biomedical Engineering
Class of 2024

Brendan Cappon

Major: Biomedical Engineering
Class of 2024

Samantha Russel

Major: Biomedical Engineering
Class of 2023

Nick Despins

Major: Biomedical Engineering
Class of 2023

Michael Schrader

Major: Biomedical Engineering
Class of 2022

John Czukkermann

Major: Biomedical Engineering
Class of 2022

Luke Green

Major: Biomedical Engineering
Class of 2022

Sarah Miller

Major: Biomedical Engineering
Class of 2022

Faraz Mamaghani

Major: Computer Science
Class of 2022

Leia Peffer

Major: Biomedical Engineering
Class of 2021

Anthony Aggouras

Major: Biomedical Engineering
Class of 2020

Zachary Geffert

Major: Biomedical Engineering
Class of 2020