Derek J. Hansford

Teaching

Courses developed and taught

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  BME 2000 (nee 202, 500), Introduction to Biomedical Engineering (winter 2004-2010, 2012, Fall 2012 – present)
  
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  BME 3703, Quantitative Physiology (Spring 2016 – present)
  
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  BME 5610 (nee 661, 762, 694), Biomedical Microdevices (spring 2000 – 2010, fall 2011, spring 2013 – present)
  
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  BME 5663 (nee 763, co-listed ME6515), Introduction to Micro- and Nanofluidics (autumn 2001 – 2006, 2008 – 2010, 2012, spring 2013 – 2015 with A. T. Conlisk)
  
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  BME 631, Fundamentals of Biomaterials (autumn 2004, 2006)
  
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  BME 793A Practical aspects of polymer microfabrication (spring 2002)
  
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  BME 732 Soft Tissue Biomaterials (winter 2001, 2002, 2003)
  

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  BME 400/600 Survey of Biomedical Engineering (autumn 2001, 2002, lectures taught every year 1999 – 2009)
  
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  BME 881 Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series (au, wint, spr, 2000-2001, 2011 – 2012)
  

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  BME 721 Biological Transport (developed only, spring 2001)
  
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  Lectures for Biophysics 702 Introduction to Biophysics on “Physical Chemistry and Diagnostic Applications of Nanofluidics” (winter 2001, 2002, 2003)
  
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  Lecture for Dentistry 8472 Polymers and Ceramics on “Engineering the Bio-Material Interface (Spring 2013)
  
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  Electrical Eng. & Comp. Sci. 143: Processing and Design of Integrated Circuits Lab (UC Berkeley, Fall 1997, Spring 1998)
  

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Current Advisees

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  PhD students:
  
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    Colin Hisey (BME, PhD expected 2015)
    
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  Undergraduate students:
  
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    Caroline Miller (BME, 2016-present, BS with Research Honors expected 2018)
    

Degrees granted

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  PhD
  
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    Zhi Zheng (BME, 2003, co-advised with A. Terrence Conlisk)
    
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    Joseph Kitzmiller (BME, 2004)
    
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    Robert Short (BME, 2004)
    
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    Jingjiao Guan (BME, 2005)
    
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    Yanyin Yang (BME, 2005)
    
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    Aravind Chakrapani (BME, 2006)
    
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    Nicholas Ferrell (BME, 2008)
    
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    Allison Spiwak (BME, 2008)
    

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  Elif Apaydin (BME, 2009)
  
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  Nirut Pussadee (Biophysics, 2010)
  
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  Hassan Borteh (Biophysics, 2010)
  
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  Daniel Gallego Perez (BME, 2011)
  
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  Veysi Malkoc (BME, 2013)
  
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  Natalia Higuita Castro (BME, co-advised with Samir Ghadiali, 2013)
  
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  Jeremiah Schley (BME, 2014)
  

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  MS
  
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    Joseph Kitzmiller (BME, 2002)
    
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    Jason Sakamoto (BME, 2002)
    
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    Robert Short (BME, 2002)
    
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    Aravind Chakrapani (BME, 2003)
    
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    Kelly Evers (BME, 2003)
    
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    Jingjiao Guan (Biophysics, 2003)
    
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    Yang Sun (BME, 2003)
    
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    Malcolm Boston (BME, 2004)
    
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    Randall Butler (MSE, 2005)
    
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    Kang Kug Lee (ME, 2005, co-advised with Bharat Bhushan)
    
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    James Woodard (BME, 2006)
    
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    Nirut Pussadee (Biophysics, 2007)
    
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    Michael Koucky (BME, 2008)
    

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  Edward Meier (BME, 2011)
  
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  Zachary Rudd (BME, 2013)
  
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  Jonathan Scholl (BME, 2015)
  
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  Colin Hisey (BME, 2015)
  
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  BS (research advisor)
  
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    Alyse Krausz (BME, with Research Honors 2016)
    
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    Eric Salomon (BME, 2016)
    
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    Matthew Sands (BME, 2011)
    
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    Marcela Palacio (BME, Antioquía School of Engineering (EIA), Medellín, Colombia, 2009-2010)
    
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    Jeremiah Schley (Engineering Physics, 2008)
    
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    Gianna Strom (ME, 2007)
    
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    Justine Mahler (MSE, 2007, co-advised with Sheikh Akbar)
    
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    Karla Brammer (MSE, 2006)
    
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    Nicholas Ferrell (ME, 2003)
    
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    Daniel Patiño (BME at Antioquía School of Engineering (EIA) in Medellín, Colombia, Dec. 2003)
    
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    David Calderon (same)
    
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    Daniel Gallego (same)
    
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    Michael Fox (EE with Honors, 2001)
    

Visiting students

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  Kaitlyn Wolf (Milwaukee School of Engineering, summer 2014, NSEC REU)
  
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  Nabid Ahmed (Univ. Connecticut, summer 2014, OSU Med SUCCESS)
  
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  Matthew Sands (incoming OSU, summer 2011)
  
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  Christopher J. Gasper (OSU, spring 2011)
  
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  Juan Burgos (Univ. of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, summer 2010, NSEC REU)
  
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  Izmarie Poventud Fuentes (Univ. of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, summer 2010, NSEC REU)
  
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  Dominic Michalec (OSU, autumn 2008, NSEC REU)
  
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  Landon McCarroll (Bowling Green, summer 2007, NSEC REU)
  
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  Leo Volakis (UMich, summer 2005)
  
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  Alexander Sugerbaker (Wellington HS, Univ. Chicago, summer 2003)
  
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  Melissa Lee (CWRU, BME, summer 2002, NSEC REU)
  
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  David Couling (Univ. Notre Dame, ChemE, summer 2002, NSEC REU)
  
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  Matthew Schmidt (Dublin HS, summer 2001)
  

Visiting scientists/ professors on sabbatical advised

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  Robert Crane, PhD, Air Force Research Laboratory (Dayton, OH)
  
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  David Reynolds, PhD, Wright State University (Dayton, OH)
  
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  Alejandro Peláez-Vargas, MS, DDS, University of Porto (Porto, Portugal)
  

Other Professional Activities

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  NIH Indo-US Medical Devices Study Section member, June 2012
  
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  Panelist for NIH ZRG1 IMST-M Small Business: Basic and Integrative Bioengineering, November 2011 – present.
  
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  Reviewer for Nature
  
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  Reviewer for Small
  
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  Reviewer for Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A
  
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  Reviewer for Biomedical Microdevices
  
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  Reviewer for Lab on a Chip
  
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  Reviewer for Journal of the American Ceramics Society
  
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  Reviewer for Synthetic Metals
  
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  Reviewer for Journal of Biomedical Materials Research B: Applied Biomaterials
  
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  Reviewer for Chemistry: A European Journal
  
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  Reviewer for U.S. Civilian Research & Development Foundation Cooperative Grants Program, March, 2000
  
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  Invited guest of National Academy of Sciences “Fact-Finding Meeting on Opportunities in Biotechnology for Future Army Applications,” Cleveland, OH, March 13, 2000
  
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  Consultant for iMEDD, Inc. (Columbus, OH), June 1999 – Oct. 2002
  
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  Reviewer for U.S. Air Force Research Laboratories, July, 2000
  
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  Scientific advisor and designer, “Heroic Quests: The allegorical paintings of Bruno d’Archevia,” Hopkins Hall Gallery & Corridor, Sept. 20- Oct. 12, 2000
  
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  Reviewer for NSF Analytical and Surface Chemistry, March, 2001
  
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  Interviewed by CBS HealthWatch about Nanotechnology Applications for Cancer Research, March 16, 2001
  
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  Reviewer for DOE Biomedical Engineering Research Program, June 12-13, 2001
  
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  Panelist for NSF SBIR/STTR Sensors, Instrumentation & Membranes Panel, September 5-6, 2001
  
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  Panelist for NSF SBIR/STTR Rehabilitation Engineering and Biomedical Devices / Instrumentation, March 27-28, 2002
  
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  Panelist for NSF SBIR/STTR Biotechnology Phase II Panel, September 25, 2002
  
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  Invited Participant in NSF Organic Electronics and Photonics Workshop, January 16-17, 2003, Washington, D.C.
  
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  Panelist for NSF NER Manufacturing Processes at the Nanoscale, February 13-14, 2003
  
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  Reviewer for two Virtual Panels from NSF Biotechnology SBIR Phase II proposals, 2003.
  
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  Short course lecturer for ASME MEMS IV, Los Angeles, CA, April 27, 2004.
  
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  Panelist for NIBIB on micro/nanotechnology, 2005.
  
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  Panelist for IMST SBIR/STTR micro/nanotechnology, 2009-2013.
  

Professional Affiliations

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  Member of MRS, BMES, ASEE, and AAAS
  
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  Trustee, founding member of The International Society For BioMEMS and Biomedical Nanotechnology, Inc. (1999-2001)
  
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  Editorial Board of Biomedical Microdevices (1999- 2001)
  
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  Faculty advisor to OSU Biomedical Eng. Society (BMES) (Oct. 2000 - 2005)
  
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  Faculty advisor to OSU Med School Biotech Interest Group (Jan. 2001- 2003)
  
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  BME Graduate Studies Committee (1999- 2007)
  
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  BME Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (1999 – present)
  
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  OSU College of Engineering Core Curriculum Committee (2005 – 2010)
  
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  OSU College of Engineering Committee of Academic Affairs (2011 – present)
  
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  OSU College of Engineering Performance Plan Acceleration Task Force (2008 – 2010)
  
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  OSU College of Engineering Information Technology Task Force (1999-2000)
  
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  UCB Materials Research Society Chapter President (1996-1998)
  
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  Department representative to UCB Graduate Assembly (1997-1998)
  
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  Member of Tau Beta Pi, national engineering honor fraternity (1993)
  
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  President and vice-president of CWRU Undergraduate Materials Society (1992-1994)
  

Honors and Awards

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  Herman R. Weed Excellence in Teaching Award, Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Ohio State University, 2016
  
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  Lumley Research Award, The Ohio State University College of Engineering, 2013
  
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  Keynote speaker at CASEIB 2012
  
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  “Outstanding Scientific Contribution” for MRS Proceedings paper by R. Butler, et al., MRS Spring 2007 Symposium T
  
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  Addy Award from Columbus Ad Federation for television commercial for OSU entitled “Really Smart—Derek Hansford”, 2003
  
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  Named to the “TR100” list by Technology Review magazine as one of the top 100 innovators under the age of 35, June 2002
  
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  Outstanding Poster, BioMEMS and Biomedical Nanotechnology 2002
  
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  Undergraduate Research Advisor of Nicholas Ferrell
  

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  2^nd Place in Engineering Science, Denman UG Research Forum, OSU, May 2002
  
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  Outstanding Junior Researcher and 3^rd Place in Engineering Science, Denman UG Research Forum, OSU, May 2001
  

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  NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (1994-1997)
  
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  UC Berkeley Graduate Division Fellowship (1999, awarded through MSME)
  
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  CWRU President's Scholarship and Case Alumni Scholarship (1990-1994)
  

Collaborators over the past 48 months

Sergio Arana (CEIT, Univ. Navarra, Spain), Keith Gooch (OSU BME), Samir Ghadiali (OSU BME), Alan Litsky (OSU BME), John Lannutti (OSU MSE), Atom Sarkar and Nikolaos Tapinos (Geisinger Health System), Fernando Jorge Monteiro (Univ. of Porto, Portugal), Andreas Heilmann (Fraunhofer Institute, Halle, Germany), Uwe Spohn (Fraunhofer Institute, Halle, Germany), Kenneth Sandhage (Purdue), A. Terrence Conlisk (OSU), Rajesh Naik (AFRL), David Q. Beversdorf (Univ. Missouri, Neurology), William Shiels (Children’s Hospital, Columbus), John Volakis (OSU EE), Roberto Rojas-Teran (OSU EE), L. James Lee (OSU ChBE), Sherwin Singer (OSU), Shoichiro Nakamura (OSU)