Eric Allen Nauman

Professor Nauman is the Dane A. and Mary Louise Miller Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Cincinnati and the director of the University of Cincinnati’s Human Injury Research and Regenerative Technologies (H.I.R.R.T.) Laboratory. From 2004 – 2022, he served as an Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Mechanical Eng. Biomedical Engineering and BMS at Purdue University. From 2000 – 2004, he was the Assistant Prof. of Biomedical Engineering Tulane University. 

He earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from University of California, Berkeley in 2000; his Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Berkeley in 1998; his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Delaware. 

The H.I.R.R.T. Lab’s mission is to explore the mechanisms that govern a variety of pathologies including traumatic brain injury (TBI), spinal cord injury (SCI), musculoskeletal damage, atherosclerosis, and cancer metastasis. In addition, the lab strives to develop novel protective and reconstructive treatment methods. This work is a collaborative enterprise and the lab’s focus is upon improving the understanding of injury processes, and simultaneously developing treatment and delivery methods targeted directly to those damage mechanisms.  

Prof. Nauman’s major accomplishments include: (1) developing an FDA-approved engineered tissue product that has been used in humans to repair tendon damage in the shoulder; (2) Co-authoring landmark contributions to the field of traumatic brain injury, and (3) Fourteen U.S. patents to date.  
 
He also has received numerous honors, including the very rare distinction of being inducted into both Purdue Book of Great Teachers (2018), which is on permanent display in the Purdue Memorial Union, and Purdue Research Foundation’s Innovators Hall of Fame (2014). Other honors include: 

• 2023 University of Cincinnati College of Engineering: Professor of the Year – Chosen by the CEAS Tribunal
• Purdue Teaching Academy – Award for Exceptional Teaching and Instructional Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic (In-Person Learning Environment) - 2021
• University of Delaware Distinguished Career Award - 2016
• Charles B. Murphy Outstanding Undergraduate Teacher Award and induction into Purdue’s Teaching Academy - 2016
• Bernie Flowers Award for Outstanding Contributions to Amateur Football – Awarded to the Purdue Neurotrauma Group (Larry Leverenz, Eric Nauman, and Tom Talavage)
• Harry Solberg Award for the Best Teacher in Purdue’s School of Mechanical Engineering - 2015

Ph.D.: University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA, 2000 (Mechanical Engineering)

M.S.: University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA, 1998 (Mechanical Engineering)

B.S.M.E.: University of Delaware Newark, DE, 1995 (Mechanical Engineering)

Grant: #MOU Investigators:Nauman, Eric 04-15-2022 -04-15-2025 Air Force Research Laboratory TEAMING AGREEMENT REVIEW FOR AFRL OPTIMIZATION PROPOSAL KUALI 18742 Role:PI 0.00 Active Level:Federal

Grant: #MOU teaming agreement Investigators:Nauman, Eric 04-15-2022 -04-15-2025 Air Force Research Laboratory TEAMING AGREEMENT REVIEW FOR AFRL MEDICAL PROPOSAL KUALI 18744 Role:PI 0.00 Active Level:Federal

Grant: #W81XWH-21-C-0054 Investigators:Nauman, Eric 06-01-2022 -02-21-2023 Department of Defense Bio-mathematical Models of Aggregated Tissues & Organ Properties: Extension to Brain Tissue Role:PI 134000.00 Active Level:Federal

Grant: #prepare reverse agreement / FA864922P1144 Investigators:Nauman, Eric 07-20-2022 -07-19-2023 Air Force Research Laboratory Reducing Air Force rate of non-contact injury and rehabilitation time post injury through implementation of the NeuroPak Training System Role:PI 225000.00 Hold Level:Federal

Grant: #Request to prepare reverse agreement / FA864922P1151 Investigators:Nauman, Eric 07-20-2022 -07-19-2023 Air Force Research Laboratory OPTIMIZING Job Related Training and Performance, Decreasing the Risks of Musculoskeletal Injury, and Management of Chronic Pain through implementation of the NeuroPak Training System. Role:PI 225000.00 Hold Level:Federal

Grant: #WSIC25-240315-028 Investigators:Ahn, Chong; Davis, Kermit; Hartings, Jed; Kim, Jay; Li, Tao; Nauman, Eric; Shi, Jing 07-01-2024 -06-30-2025 Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation Development of Smart Safety Helmets for Reducing Work-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Role:Collaborator 1359709.00 Hold Level:Ohio, State of

Grant: #16921 Investigators:Anand, Sam; Forbes, Jonathan; McGuire, Jennifer; Nauman, Eric 07-01-2024 -06-30-2028 Center for Innovative NeuroTech Advancement C1-2 Prosthesis Role:Collaborator 0.00 Hold Level:Non Profit

Peer Reviewed Publications

Diekfuss, Jed A; Yuan, Weihong; Dudley, Jonathan A; DiCesare, Christopher A; Panzer, Matthew B; Talavage, Thomas M; Nauman, Eric; Bonnette, Scott; Slutsky-Ganesh, Alexis B; Clark, Joseph; Anand, Manish; Altaye, Mekibib; Leach, James L; Lamplot, Joseph D; Galloway, Marc; Pombo, Mathew W; Hammond, Kyle E; Myer, Gregory D (2021. ) Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Newer Helmet Designs with Emergent Shell and Padding Technologies Versus Older Helmet Models for Preserving White Matter Following a Season of High School Football.Annals of biomedical engineering, , 49 (10 ) ,2863-2874 More Information

McIver, Kevin G; Lee, Patrick; Bucherl, Sean; Talavage, Thomas M; Myer, Gregory D; Nauman, Eric A (2023. ) Design Considerations for the Attenuation of Translational and Rotational Accelerations in American Football Helmets.Journal of biomechanical engineering, , 145 (6 ) , More Information

Vike, Nicole; Bari, Sumra; Susnjar, Antonia; Lee, Taylor; Lycke, Roy; Auger, Joshua; Music, Jacob; Nauman, Eric; Talavage, Thomas; Rispoli, Joseph (2022. ) American Football Position-Specific Neurometabolic Changes in High School Athletes: A Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Study.Journal of neurotrauma, , 39 (17-18 ) ,1168-1182 More Information

Barrila, Jennifer; Yang, Jiseon; Franco Meléndez, Karla P; Yang, Shanshan; Buss, Kristina; Davis, Trenton J; Aronow, Bruce J; Bean, Heather D; Davis, Richard R; Forsyth, Rebecca J; Ott, C Mark; Gangaraju, Sandhya; Kang, Bianca Y; Hanratty, Brian; Nydam, Seth D; Nauman, Eric A; Kong, Wei; Steel, Jason; Nickerson, Cheryl A (2022. ) Spaceflight Analogue Culture Enhances the Host-Pathogen Interaction Between Salmonella and a 3-D Biomimetic Intestinal Co-Culture Model.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, , 12 ,705647 More Information

Vike, Nicole L; Bari, Sumra; Stetsiv, Khrystyna; Talavage, Thomas M; Nauman, Eric A; Papa, Linda; Slobounov, Semyon; Breiter, Hans C; Cornelis, Marilyn C (2022. ) Metabolomic response to collegiate football participation: Pre- and Post-season analysis.Scientific reports, , 12 (1 ) ,3091 More Information

Kashyap, Pratik; Shenk, Trey E; Svaldi, Diana O; Lycke, Roy J; Lee, Taylor A; Tamer, Gregory G; Nauman, Eric A; Talavage, Thomas M (2022. ) Normalized Brain Tissue-Level Evaluation of Volumetric Changes of Youth Athletes Participating in Collision Sports.Neurotrauma reports, , 3 (1 ) ,57-69 More Information

Vike, Nicole L; Bari, Sumra; Stetsiv, Khrystyna; Walter, Alexa; Newman, Sharlene; Kawata, Keisuke; Bazarian, Jeffrey J; Martinovich, Zoran; Nauman, Eric A; Talavage, Thomas M; Papa, Linda; Slobounov, Semyon M; Breiter, Hans C (2022. ) A preliminary model of football-related neural stress that integrates metabolomics with transcriptomics and virtual reality.iScience, , 25 (1 ) ,103483 More Information

Knodel, Nathan B; Calvert, L Brie; Bywater, Emily A; Lamia, Joseph P; Patel, Shiv N; Nauman, Eric A (2022. ) An Electromyography-Based Constitutive Law for Force Generation in Skeletal Muscle-Part II: Model Validation on the Ankle Joint Complex.Journal of biomechanical engineering, , 144 (10 ) , More Information

Knodel, Nathan B; Lawson, L Brie; Nauman, Eric A (2022. ) An Electromyography-Based Constitutive Law for Force Generation in Skeletal Muscle-Part I: Model Development.Journal of biomechanical engineering, , 144 (10 ) , More Information

Walter, Alexa; Herrold, Amy A; Gallagher, Virginia T; Lee, Rosa; Scaramuzzo, Madeleine; Bream, Tim; Seidenberg, Peter H; Vandenbergh, David; O'Connor, Kailyn; Talavage, Thomas M; Nauman, Eric A; Slobounov, Semyon M; Breiter, Hans C (2019. ) KIAA0319 Genotype Predicts the Number of Past Concussions in a Division I Football Team: A Pilot Study.Journal of neurotrauma, , 36 (7 ) ,1115-1124 More Information

Trifale, Ninad T; Nauman, Eric A; Yazawa, Kazuaki (2016. ) Systematic Generation, Analysis, and Characterization of 3D Micro-architected Metamaterials.ACS applied materials & interfaces, , 8 (51 ) ,35534-35544 More Information

Bowman, Thomas G; Breedlove, Katherine M; Breedlove, Evan L; Dodge, Thomas M; Nauman, Eric A (2015. ) Impact attenuation properties of new and used lacrosse helmets.Journal of biomechanics, , 48 (14 ) ,3782-7 More Information

Dickerson, Darryl A; Misk, Tarik N; Van Sickle, David C; Breur, Gert J; Nauman, Eric A (2013. ) In vitro and in vivo evaluation of orthopedic interface repair using a tissue scaffold with a continuous hard tissue-soft tissue transition.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research, , 8 ,18 More Information

Schuff, M M; Gore, J P; Nauman, E A (2013. ) A mixture theory model of fluid and solute transport in the microvasculature of normal and malignant tissues. I. Theory.Journal of mathematical biology, , 66 (6 ) ,1179-207 More Information

Butz, Kent D; Chan, Deva D; Nauman, Eric A; Neu, Corey P (2011. ) Stress distributions and material properties determined in articular cartilage from MRI-based finite strains.Journal of biomechanics, , 44 (15 ) ,2667-72 More Information

Ouyang, Hui; Sun, Wenjing; Fu, Yan; Li, Jianming; Cheng, Ji-Xin; Nauman, Eric; Shi, Riyi (2010. ) Compression induces acute demyelination and potassium channel exposure in spinal cord.Journal of neurotrauma, , 27 (6 ) ,1109-20 More Information

Dickerson, D A; Sander, E A; Nauman, E A (2008. ) Modeling the mechanical consequences of vibratory loading in the vertebral body: microscale effects.Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology, , 7 (3 ) ,191-202 More Information

Sander, E A; Downs, J C; Hart, R T; Burgoyne, C F; Nauman, E A (2006. ) A cellular solid model of the lamina cribrosa: mechanical dependence on morphology.Journal of biomechanical engineering, , 128 (6 ) ,879-89 More Information

Shimko, Daniel A; Burks, Chris A; Dee, Kay C; Nauman, Eric A (2004. ) Comparison of in vitro mineralization by murine embryonic and adult stem cells cultured in an osteogenic medium.Tissue engineering, , 10 (9-10 ) ,1386-98 More Information

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naumanea@ucmail.uc.edu