BME Leadership

Trevor Lujan
Program Director & Associate Professor
Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering
Lab: Northwest Tissue Mechanics Laboratory
trevorlujan@boisestate.edu | 208-426-2857 | RUCH 235

Tyler Brown
Associate Program Director & Assistant Professor
Kinesiology
Lab: Center for Orthopaedic and Biomechanics Research
tynbrown@boisestate.edu | 208-426-5613 | BGYM 108E

Ashley Holden
Program Administrator 
Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering
ashleyholden@boisestate.edu | 208-426-4095 | RUCH 201

Elisa Barney Smith 
Professor 
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Lab: Signal and Image Processing Lab
ebarneysmith@boisestate.edu | 208-426-2214 | MEC 202C

Richard Beard 
Assistant Research Professor
Biomolecular Research Center
Lab: Beard Microvascular Pathology Lab
richardbeard@boisestate.edu | 208-426-2231 | MATH 225

Jim Browning
Associate Professor 
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Lab: Vacuum Electron Devices Laboratory
jimbrowning@boisestate.edu | 208-426-2347 | RUCH 240A

Kurtis Cantley
Assistant Professor 
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Lab: Cantley Research Group
kurtiscantley@boisestate.edu | 208-426-5715 | MEC 202B

David Estrada
Assistant Professor 
Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering
Lab: Advanced Nanomaterials and Manufacturing Laboratory
daveestrada@boisestate.edu | 208-426-5693 | ERB 2153

Clare Fitzpatrick
Assistant Professor 
Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering
Lab: Computational Biosciences Laboratory
clarefitzpatrick@boisestate.edu | 208-426-4266 | RUCH 206

Benjamin Johnson
Assistant Professor 
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Lab: Johnson Research Group
bcjohnson@boisestate.edu | 208-426-3842 | MEC 202N

Cheryl Jorcyk
Professor; Director, Clinical and Translational Research
Biological Sciences
Dr. Cheryl Jorcyk’s Research Interests
cjorcyk@boisestate.edu | 208-426-4287 | SCNC 227

Nirmala Kandadai
Assistant Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Lab: FLAIR Lab
nirmalakandadai@boisestate.edu | 208-426-4807 | MEC 302F

Byung Kim
Professor 
Physics
Dr. Byung Kim’s Research Interests
byungkim@boisestate.edu | 208-426-3659 | MPCB 425   

Erin Mannen
Assistant Professor 
Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering
Lab: Boise Applied Biomechanics of Infants Laboratory
erinmannen@boisestate.edu | 208-426-5681 | MEC 403B

Luke Montrose
Assistant Professor 
Department of Community and Environmental Health
Lab: The Montrose Translational Health Lab
lukemontrose@boisestate.edu | 208-426-3979 | HSRV 113

Julia Oxford
Professor 
Biological Sciences
Dr. Julia Oxford’s Research Interests
joxford@boisestate.edu | 208-426-2395 | SCNC 211

Shawn Simonson
Professor 
Kinesiology
Lab: Human Performance Laboratory
shawnsimonson@boisestate.edu | 208-426-3973 | NORCO 116G

Harish Subbaraman
Assistant Professor 
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Lab: FLAIR Lab, Lab: ANML Lab
harishsubbaraman@boisestate.edu | 208-426-4803 | MEC 202G

Gunes Uzer
Assistant Professor 
Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering
Lab: Mechanical Adaptations Laboratory
gunesuzer@boisestate.edu | 208-426-4461 | RUCH 205

Shuqi Zhang
Assistant Professor
Kinesiology
Lab: Center for Orthopaedic and Biomechanics Research
shuqizhang@boisestate.edu | 208-426-5049 | BGYM 206

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