Current Students

• Kim, Hyunggun (Graduate Student)
  Vigmostad, Sarah (Graduate Student)
  Ely, Debra (Graduate Student)
  Gassman, Chris (Graduate Student)
  Deenayadalan, Mugilan (Graduate Student)

Past Doctoral Students

• Yearwood, Thomas, Ph.D. (1979) "Steady and Pulsatile Flow Analysis in a Model of the Human Aortic Arch" Tulane University, New Orleans, LA (Practising anesthesiologist)

• Khalighi, Bahram, Ph.D. (1983) "Laser Doppler Anemometry Studies of Steady and Pulsatile Flow Past Aortic Valve Prostheses in a Model Human Aorta" University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (Research Engineer, General Motors)

• Yu, Che-Shi, Ph.D. Co-chairman, (1984) "Finite Analytic Solution of Turbulent Flow Past an Axi-Symmetric Disc Valve" University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (Engineer, Consulting Company, Detroit)

• Schoephoerster, Richard, Ph.D. (1989) "Flow dynamics and turbulence measurements past mitral valve prostheses in a model left ventricle: Experimental and numerical results " University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA ( Associate Professor, Florida International University)

• Fatemi, Reza, Ph.D. (1990) "Experimental investigation of the turbulent flow development in the entrance region of a curved tube using laser anemometry " University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (President of own company, Akron, Ohio)

• Han, G., Ph.D. (1990) "Nonlinear passive elastic properties of the left ventriclar myocardium in animal models using finite element method" University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (Associate Professor, Pusan, Korea)

• Kim, S. H., Ph.D. (1991) "Finite analytic numerical solution of laminar and turbulent flow in a two dimensional artificial heart model" University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (Assistant Professor, Yonsei University, Korea)

• Philip, K., Ph.D. Co-Chairman (1991) " Automatic detection of myocardial contours in cine computed tomographic images" University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (President of Computer Firm in India)

• Kim, Y.H., Ph.D. (1991) "Flow dynamics in the vicinity of an end-to-end anastomosis and its relationsip with the anastomotic neointimal fibrous hyperplasia" University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (Research Engineer, National Laboratory, Korea)

• Lee, C.S., Ph.D. (1993) " Dynamics associated with the closure of mechanical heart valves: Cavitation and clearance flow" University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Korea)

• Shipkowitz, T., Ph.D. (1995) "Effects of secondary flow in the descending aorta on shear stress in downstream arteries" University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (Research Engineer, St. Jude Medical, Inc., St. Paul, MN)

• Aluri, S., Ph.D. (1999) "Hemolysis induced by mechanical heart valve closure" University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (Systems Design Engineer, GE Medical Systems, Milwaukee)

• Liu, Yutong, Ph.D. (2002) “Fluid dynamic and mass transport analysis on the development and growth of atheroma in large arteries” University of Iowa (Post doctoral Associate, Mass. General Hospital, Boston, MA)

• Ramaswamy, Sharan (2003) “Three and four dimensional hemodynamics in human coronary artery segments” University of Iowa (NIH Post-doctoral Fellow, Baltimore, MD)

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Past Master's Students

• Ferguson, Thomas, M.S. (1981) "Flow Dynamics Past Prosthetic Valves Using Laser Doppler Anemometry" University of Iowa

• Attarwala, Yusuf, M.S. (1983) "Prediction of Normal Passive Myocardial Elasticity from Cross-sectional Echocardiography" University of Iowa

• Cabell, G.N., M.S. (1983) "Characteristics of Flow Past Aorta Valve Bioprostheses in a Model of the Human Aorta" University of Iowa

• Petree, Lawrence, M.S. (1984) "Prediction of Abnormal Regional Myocardial Elasticity of the Left Ventricle Using Cross-Sectional Echocardiography and Finite Element Method" University of Iowa

• Kodiyalam, Srinivas, M.S. (1985) "Identification of Ischemic Regions of the Myocardium From Changes in the Passive Myocardial Elastic Properties of the Reconstructed Left Ventricular Geometry Using Finite Element Technique" University of Iowa

• Fatemi, Reza, M.S. (1985) "In Vitro Analysis of the Effects of Angulated Implantation of Tilting Disc Aortic Valves in Physiological Pulsatile Flow" University of Iowa

• Wagle, Vinay, M.S. (1986) "Assessment of Left Ventriclar Diastolic Material Properties Using the Reconstructed Three-Dimensional Geometry from CNE CT images and Applying the Finite Element Technique" University of Iowa

• Schoephoerster, Richard, M.S. (1986) "Comparitive Analysis of the Performance of Prosthetic Mitral valves in a Model Left Ventricular Pulsatile System" University of Iowa

• Kim, Young-Ho, M.S. (1989) "Re-use of hemodialyzers: Mechanical integrity based on the air pressure leak test and ultrafiltration test" University of Iowa

• Gao, Dongfen, M.S. (1990) "A finite element model of the artery-graft anastomosis" University of Iowa

• Majeed, M., M.S. (1990) "Finite element analysis of a model of a total artificial heart" University of Iowa

• Cheng, Rui, M.S. (2003) “A fluid-structure interaction simulation of mechanical heart valve flow dynamics” University of Iowa

• Vigmostad, Sarah, M.S. (2003) “ Hemodynamic and wall thickness in relation to localized geometric changes in the coronary arteries” University of Iowa
  

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Department of Biomedical Engineering

University of Iowa