Professional Summary
Associate Professor Educator, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Research/Teaching Interests: polymeric biomaterials, droplet microfluidics, composite bioinks, accessibility of microfabrication and microfluidic technology, development of undergraduate physical and virtual labs
Classes Taught: BME 2060 - Biomedical Design and Research Methods, BME 4051 - Biomaterials in Medical Devices, BME 2021 - Statics and Introduction to Strength of Materials
Education
B.S.: University of Cincinnati (Chemical Engineering)
M.S.: University of California, Davis (Biomedical Engineering)
Ph.D.: University of California, Irvine (Biomedical Engineering)
Publications
Peer Reviewed Publications
Chakraborty, Sreyashi; Simon, Melinda G; Bellofiore, Alessandro (2024). Rethinking mechanical heart valves in the aortic position: new paradigms in design and testing. Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine, 11, 1458809More Information
Simon, Melinda G; Li, Ying; Arulmoli, Janahan; McDonnell, Lisa P; Akil, Adnan; Nourse, Jamison L; Lee, Abraham P; Flanagan, Lisa A (2014). Increasing label-free stem cell sorting capacity to reach transplantation-scale throughput. Biomicrofluidics, 8 (6) , 064106More Information
Patel, Maulik V; Nanayakkara, Imaly A; Simon, Melinda G; Lee, Abraham P (2014). Cavity-induced microstreaming for simultaneous on-chip pumping and size-based separation of cells and particles. Lab on a chip, 14 (19) , 3860-72More Information
Winkler, Moritz; Simon, Melinda G; Vu, Timothy; Gartner, Trevor L; Jester, James V; Lee, Abraham P; Brown, Donald J (2014). A microfabricated, optically accessible device to study the effects of mechanical cues on collagen fiber organization. Biomedical microdevices, 16 (2) , 255-67More Information
Lin, Robert; Fisher, Jeffery S; Simon, Melinda G; Lee, Abraham P (2012). Novel on-demand droplet generation for selective fluid sample extraction. Biomicrofluidics, 6 (2) , 24103-2410310More Information
Simon, Melinda G; Lin, Robert; Fisher, Jeffrey S; Lee, Abraham P (2012). A Laplace pressure based microfluidic trap for passive droplet trapping and controlled release. Biomicrofluidics, 6 (1) , 14110-1411013More Information
Zhao, Weixiang; Bhushan, Abhinav; Santamaria, Anthony D; Simon, Melinda G; Davis, Cristina E (2008). Machine Learning: A Crucial Tool for Sensor Design. Algorithms, 1 (2) , 130-152More Information