Areas of Specialization
Carlos Astete, assistant professor (PhD, LSU 2010) – polymeric nanoparticles as vehicles for delivery of active components for food, biopharmaceutical, and agricultural applications.
Dorin Boldor, professor (PhD, North Carolina State ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø 2003) – bioprocessing, biofuels, and microwave heating and chemistry.
Qi Cai, assistant professor (PhD, ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø College Dublin, Ireland 2018) – bionano interactions, cancer research, tissue engineering, and molecular biology.
Kevin Hoffseth, assistant professor (PhD, ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø of California-Santa Barbara 2018) – intersection of biomedical engineering and mechanics of materials, investigating deformation and fracture in cortical bone tissue under indentation and cutting.
Philip Jung, associate professor (PhD, ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø of Cincinnati 2010) – engineering biomaterials for tissue regeneration and stem cell bioengineering.
Yongchan Kwon, assistant professor (PhD, Chungnam National ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø in South Korea 2012) – cell-free synthetic biology applications encompassing expanding the genetic code, cell-free metabolic engineering, producing biomaterials, and developing a new toolkit for synthetic biology research.
Marybeth Lima, professor and chair (PhD, Ohio State ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø 1996) – community-based design, playground design, and engineering education.
W. Todd Monroe, professor (PhD, Vanderbilt ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø 2001) – biomedical microfluidics, bioMEMS, biophotonics, and cellular and molecular engineering.
Bruno V. Rego, assistant professor (PhD, The ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø of Texas at Austin 2019) – cardiovascular engineering, biomechanics and mechanobiology, and computational modeling
Cristina Sabliov, professor (PhD, North Carolina State ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø 2003) – nanotechnology, bioprocessing, and mathematical modeling.
Subramaniam Sathivel, professor (PhD, LSU 2001) – food engineering and processing, microencapsulation technology, thermal and non-thermal processing, packaging and edible films, and bioactive compounds separation.
Chandra Theegala, professor (PhD, LSU 1997) – water and wastewater treatment, agricultural byproducts and value-added products, bioenergy and alternative energy, and energy conservation.
Adjunct Faculty Research Interests
Giovanna Aita, professor in the Audubon Sugar Institute (PhD, LSU 2004) – integrated technologies to convert biomass into higher value products, using antimicrobials to inhibit disease-causing microorganisms, and identifying and characterizing antimicrobial resistant bacteria.
Richard Bengtson, professor emeritus (PhD, Oklahoma State ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø 1980) –soil erosion, hydrology, crop response to excess water stress and water management, and surface and groundwater quality.
W. David Constant, professor emeritus (PhD, LSU 1984) - fate and transport of chemicals in the environment with a focus on hazardous materials, waste sites, and water quality.
Stacia Davis, assistant professor in the Red River Research Station (PhD, ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø of Florida 2014) – extension and outreach program that disseminates research-based results and addresses clientèle concerns related to the development, operation, and efficient use of irrigation systems, as well as efficient irrigation scheduling.
Elizabeth Martin, assistant professor (PhD, Tulane ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø 2013) – biomedical research, tumor microenvironment, drug resistance, three-dimensional tissue matrices, cancer biomaterials, and cancer therapeutics.
Randy Price, assistant professor in the Dean Lee Research Station (PhD, ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø of Illinois 1999) – remote sensing, automated systems, spray technology, and agricultural engineering.
If you require additional assistance, please contact:
Cristina M. Sabliov, Graduate Coordinator
Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department
Phone: (225) 578-1055
Email: csabliov@agcenter.lsu.edu