Biomedical Engineering Committees
The Biomedical Engineering committee members and representatives serve terms as determined in accordance with the department bylaws. The principal function of the department committees is to serve as central steering committees for governance. The members serve with the intention of sharing their experience and expertise to help the department grow and be more effective.
In that capacity, the committee members explore and gather information for deliberation and action by the faculty under the policy guidelines of the University, College, and Department. The committees also recommend solutions and operations that are presented to other officers of the administration.
College Committee Representations
| NAME | COMMITTEE |
| Professor Jessica Ramella-Roman |
Faculty Council (2020-2022) |
| Professor Raj Pulugurtha |
Faculty Council (2021-2023) |
| Professor Michael Brown |
Library Committee |
| Professor Michael Christie |
IT Committee |
| Professor Wei-Chiang Lin |
Curriculum Committee |
| Professor Shuliang Jiao | Tenure and Promotion Committee |
| Professor James Schummers | Awards Committee |
| Professor Zach Danziger | Budget Committee |
Undergraduate Program Committee
| NAME | RESPONSIBILITY | TERM |
| Professor Anuradha Godavarty |
Director | Fall 20 – Fall 22 |
| Professor Sharan Ramaswamy | Voting Member | Fall 20 – Fall 22 |
| Professor Zachary Danziger | Voting Member | Fall 20 – Fall 22 |
| Professor Michael Brown |
Voting Member | Fall 20 – Fall 22 |
| Professor Michael Christie | Voting Member | Fall 20 – Fall 22 |
| Professor Anthony McGoron | Non-Voting Member | Fall 20 – Fall 22 |
| Ms. Saradia-Laure Lerouge |
Voting Member | Fall 20 – Fall 22 |
| Ms. Maria Monje Ramos | Voting Member | Fall 20 – Fall 22 |
Graduate Program Committee
| NAME | RESPONSIBILITY | TERM |
| Professor Jorge Riera (Chair) |
Director | Fall 20 – Fall 22 |
| Professor Joshua Hutcheson |
Voting Member | Fall 20 – Fall 22 |
| Professor Wei-Chiang Lin | Voting Member | Fall 20 – Fall 22 |
| Professor Jessica Ramella Roman | Voting Member | Fall 20 – Fall 22 |
| Professor James Schummers | Voting Member | Fall 20 – Fall 22 |
Doctoral Qualifying Exam Committee
| NAME | AREA | TERM |
| Professor Sharan Ramaswamy (Chair) | Engineered tissue model systems | Fall 20 – Spring 22 |
| Professor Markondeyaraj Pulugurtha “Raj” |
Therapeutic and reparative neurotechnology | Spring 21 – Fall 22 |
| Professor Wei-Chiang Lin |
Diagnostic bioimaging and nanosensor systems | Spring 21 – Fall 22 |
| Professor Joshua Hutcheson | Graduate Program Committee (GPC) | Fall 20 – Spring 22 |
Clinical/Industry/Academic Advisory Committee
| NAME | TITLE | TERM |
| Dr. Rupak Dua | Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering | Hampton University | Fall 21 – Spring 22 |
| Dr. Alicia Fernandez | Professor, Department of Physical Therapy | Nova Southeastern University | Fall 21 – Spring 22 |
| Dr. Kamau Pierre | Scientist, Sanofi-Aventist | Fall 21 – Spring 22 |
| Dr. Blanka Sharma | Associate Professor Department of Biomedical Engineering | University of Florida | Fall 21 – Spring 22 |
| Miss. Veronica Ramos | Principal Scientist | Medtronic MCS | Fall 21 – Spring 22 |
| Dr. Manuel Salinas | Assistant Professor, College of Computing and Engineering | Nova Southeastern University | Fall 21 – Spring 22 |
| Mr. Alfredo Blumenthal | VP – Commercial Operations at WB Engineering | Fall 21 – Spring 22 |
| Dr. Shabnam Namin | Vice President of Research and Development | VIVEX Biologics Inc. | Fall 21 – Spring 22 |
| Miss. Bhavani Jayachandran | Biomedical Engineer | Beckman Coulter | Fall 21 – Spring 22 |
| Dr. Carlos J. Lavernia, MD | Orthopedic Surgeon, Miami, FL \ Office of Carlos J. Lavernia, MD | Fall 21 – Spring 22 |
| Dr. Jeremy Ollerenshaw | Medical Device Technical Specialist and Scheme Manager with the British Standards Institution | Fall 21 – Spring 22 |