Wei Zhang, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Professor,
Biomedical Engineering Department
Contact:
723 W. Michigan St. SL 220M
Indianapolis, IN 46202
(317) 274-8170
zhang7@iupui.edu
Education:
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics, Michigan Technological University (2001)
M.S. Mechanics & Mechanical Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China (1998)
Postdoctoral training:
Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Rutgers University (7/2005-6/2006)
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of South Carolina (2/2004-6/2005)
Department of Mechanical & Aerospace, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California at Irvine (5/2003-1/2004)
Division of Engineering & Applied Science, California Institute of Technology (10/2001-5/2003)
Research area : biomechanics, theoretical and computational mechanics
Understanding of mechanical behavior of blood vessels is very important in selecting arterial grafts and in designing artificial arteries. Growth and remodeling are intimately related to the local stresses and strains in the vessel wall. Using the continuum mechanics approach, the behavior of healthy and diseased vessels can be predicted by theoretical and numerical models once the relevant material properties are obtained from experiments.
