People

Lab Director

Dr. Tsai

Chi-Tay Tsai, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Ocean & Mechanical Engineering
tsaict@danieldaverne.com
561.297.2824

Research Interests

  • Spine biomechanics
  • Finite element modeling
  • Computational mechanics and materials
  • Dislocation dynamics of semiconductor crystals
  • Laminated plates and shells
  • Structural stability

Post Doc

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Maohua Lin, Ph.D.
Post Doc & Adjunt Professor
Department of Ocean & Mechanical Engineering
mlin2014@danieldaverne.com

Research Interests

  • Biomechanics Study of Spine
  • Modeling and Simulation
  • Medical Image
  • Sensors
  • Soft-Robotics
  • 3D-Printing

Doctoral Degree Students

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Utpal Kanti Dhar
Doctoral Degree Student
Department of Ocean & Mechanical Engineering
udhar2020@danieldaverne.com

Research Interests

  • Finite Element Modeling
  • Biomechanics
  • Spinal Implants
  • Cage Subsidence
  • Spondylolisthesis
  • Testing
  • Material Properties

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Sushil Chapai
Doctoral Degree Student
Department of Ocean & Mechanical Engineering
schapai2023@danieldaverne.com  

Research Interests

  • Finite Element Modeling
  • Shoulder - Biomechanics
  • Applications of Machine Learning
  • 3D – Printing and Advanced Materials
  • Fracture Mechanics

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Isha Khan, MS MEng
Doctoral Degree Student
Department of Electrical Engineering, Neuroengineering Concentration 
ikhan2020@danieldaverne.com 

Research Interests

  • Spine Biomechanics
  • Spine Implants
  • Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
  • Degenerative Disc Disease
  • Medical Imaging
  • Structural Stability

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Hadi Sultan
Medical Degree Student
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
hsultan2023@health.danieldaverne.com 

Research Interests

  • Finite element analysis
  • spine biomechanics

 

 


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Saahas Rajendran
Medical Degree Student
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
srajendran2023@health.danieldaverne.com 

Research Interests

  • Biomechanics
  • Spinal Implants
  • Spine finite element modeling

 


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Sofia Blanco
Dual-Enrolled Student
Department of Ocean & Mechanical Engineering
blancos2021@fau.ed 

Research Interests

  • Spine Biomechanics
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery
  • Adolescent Scoliosis

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Emma Lilly Menzer
Undergraduate student
Department of Biological Sciences
emenzer2018@danieldaverne.com  

Research Interests

  • Laminectomy
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery
  • Cage subsidence