Biological / Biomedical Engineering

Biological Engineering research in the School of Engineering is broadly categorized in, but not limited to, the following areas:

• Biomechanics and ergonomics,
• Diagnostics and sensorics,
• Instrumentation and control systems,
• Food safety,
• Bio-instrumentation,
• Food engineering and product development,
• Bio-medical imaging and optics,
• Bio-based materials.

Research is conducted in many areas of application including human health and well-being, bio-processes from waste remediation to food processing, veterinary medicine and precision agriculture.  Most projects are inter- disciplinary and bio-engineering faculty collaborate with researchers from the other engineering programs in the School as well as researchers in biological sciences, computer science, and veterinary and human medicine.

Manickavasagan Annamalai
mannamal@uoguelph.ca

• Food Processing and Product Development for Health and Wellness
• Quality Assessment of Food Products using Computer Vision

Christopher Collier, Ph.D.
ccollier@uoguelph.ca 

• Biomedical optics
• Terahertz spectroscopy and imaging
• Digital microfluidics and lab-on-a-chip systems
• Ultrafast optics and photonics

Bob Dony Ph.D., P.Eng
rdony@uoguelph.ca

• Neural network & other adaptive techniques for image & signal processing
• Medical imaging including image compression multimodal image registration
• Image mosaicing & 3D reconstruction

Karen Gordon, Ph.D., P.Eng
kgordon@uoguelph.ca

• Orthopaedic biomechanics
• Soft tissue mechanics
• Aetiology of osteoarthritis progression

Manjusri Misra, Ph.D.
mmisra@uoguelph.ca

• Polymer Nanotechnology
• Nanostructured Materials & Devices
• Nano Particles & Applications
• Biobased Polyesters & their Composites

Amar Mohanty. Ph.D.
Professor & Premier's Research Chair in Biomaterials & Transportation
mohanty@uoguelph.ca

• Natural Fiber Composites & All Green Composites
• Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes & Clays
• Biobased Polyesters/Epoxies & their biomaterials
• Biodegradable Polymers & Sustainable Packaging

Michele Oliver Ph.D., P.Eng
moliver@uoguelph.ca

• Joystick & heavy machine operator biomechanics
• Whole-body vibration mitigation methods
• Driving simulation

John Runciman, Ph.D., P.Eng
jruncima@uoguelph.ca

• The biomechanics & design of orthopaedic implants & instruments
• Biomechanics of articular joints & soft tissues
• Design of assistive devices
• Water skiing biomechanics & equipment design

Ashutosh Singh, Ph.D.
asingh47@uoguelph.ca

• Molecular dynamics of food components
• High electric field processing of thermo-sensitive food products
• Development of new food products & processes
   

Eranga Ukwatta, Ph.D., P.Eng.
eukwatta@uoguelph.ca

• Machine Learning for Medical Imaging
• Deep Learning
• Medical Image Analysis
• Image Segmentation and Registration
• Myocardial Tissue Characterization
• Analysis of Digital Histopathology Images
• Computational Modeling of the Heart