Faculty Member:
Professor, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
E503, Scott Laboratory
201 W 19th Ave
Columbus, OH 43210
+1 (614) 292-4213 | agarwal.60@osu.edu
Graduate Students:
Kimberly Denman
2020 – Present
Ph. D. Student, Biomedical Engineering graduate program
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of New Mexico, 2020
Kimberly is studying the role of discoidin domain receptors in modulating bone structure and function.
Aratrika Pan
2021 – Present
Ph. D. Student, Mechanical Engineering graduate program
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Cincinnati, 2021
Ara is using AFM based method to understand the surface charge of collagen fibrils in vascular diseases.
Kenzington Kottenbrock
2022 – Present
Ph. D. Student, Biomedical Engineering graduate program
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, The Ohio State University, 2022
Kenzi is studying the magnetic mapping of bio-inspired clusters of iron oxide nanoparticles.
William K. Yost
2023-present
Ph.D. student, Biophysics graduate program
B.S. Biology (minor in Mathematics), West Virginia State University, 2023
Undergraduate Students:
Emma Grimm
2022 – Present
Biomedical Engineering, Class of 2025
Alexa Plotkin
2022 – Present
Mechanical Engineering Major, Business Minor, Class of 2025
Siera Reiss
2023-Present
Physics, Class of 2025
Elliot Limpach
2023-Present
Biomedical Engineering, Class of 2026
Adam Stephans
2023-Present
Biomedical Engineering, Class of 2027
Lab Alumni
Ph.D. Students
Kevin J. Walsh, Biophysics, Ph.D,, 2022 (Scientist (Microscopy and Imaging Lead), Procter and Gamble Co, Cincinnati, OH)
Blain M. Jones, Biomedical Engineering, Ph. D., 2021 (Life Sciences Product Specialist, Ted Pella, Redding, CA)
Arghavan Farzadi, Biomedical Engineering, Ph D., 2019 (Bio-Analytical Lead, Cello Therapeutics, San Diego, CA)
David A. Yeung, Biomedical Engineering, Ph. D., 2018 (Senior Scientist, Smith and Nephew, Boston, MA)
Jeffrey R. Tonniges, Biophysics, Ph. D., 2016 (Senior Research Associate, CMIF, OSU)
Tanya M. Nocera, Biomedical Engineering, Ph. D., 2013 (Associate Professor of Practice at BME, OSU)
Angela R. Blisset, Biophysics, Ph. D., 2011 (Associate Director (electron microscopy), Renal Pathology, OSU College of Medicine)
Cosmin Mihai, Biophysics, PhD, 2009 (Director, Cell Biology, Moderna Therapeutics, Boston, MA)
M.S. (with thesis)
Brooke Ollander, Biomedical Engineering, MS, 2017
Jiapeng Xu, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, MS, 2009
Lisa A. Flynn, Biomedical Engineering, MS, 2009
Lalitha Sivakumar, Biomedical Engineering, MS, 2009
Mayur Savla, Biomedical Engineering, MS, 2006
B.S. Students (with thesis)
Sahanna Shanker, Biology, B.S, 2024
In-vitro network formation of Collagen IV: an atomic force microscopy analysis
Stevan Glisic, Biomedical Engineering, B.S., 2023
Role of DDR1 in Bone Aging
Theodore Renner, Biomedical Engineering, B.S., 2021
Role of Extracellular Matrix in Cardiovascular Tissue Calcification
Stavan Shah, Biomedical Engineering, B.S., 2021
Mapping of Iron in Brain Tissue from Alzheimer’s Disease using Magnetic Force Microscopy
Anna Debski, Material Science Engineering, B.S., 2020
Characterization of Collagen Abnormalities in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Rachel Novinc, Biomedical Engineering, B.S., 2018
Indirect Magnetic Force Microscopy – A Multimodal Technique
Brent Weiss, Biomedical Engineering, B.S., 2017
The Impact of DDR1 on Mechanics and Mineralization of Mice Femora
Blain Jones, Biomedical Engineering, B.S., 2017
Collagen Fibrils in DDR1 Deficient Mice Modulate Platelet Adhesion
Benjamin Albert, Biomedical Engineering, B.S., 2016
AFM Investigations of Collagen Fibril Structure in the Murine Adventitia
Connor Pyles, Biomedical Engineering, B.S., 2014
Expression of DDR1 and DDR2 in Peripheral Blood
Yuzhi (Kevin) Zeng, Biomedical Engineering, B.S., 2013
Magnetic Characterization of Ferritin
Suzanne Tabba, Biomedical Engineering, B.S., 2011
Effect of DDR Receptors on Cell-Matrix Interaction
B.S. Students (non-thesis research)
Alexa Hayes, Biology, 2024
Naseem Story, Biomedical Engineering, 2024
Owen Shifflett, Mechanical Engineering, 2024
Catherine Tran, Biomedical Engineering, 2021
Pavan Thota, Biomedical Engineering, 2021
Nicholas Soulas, Mechanical Engineering, 2021
Nikhit Gadde, Pharmaceutical Sciences, B.S., 2021
Mengkun Yang, Biomedical Engineering, B.S., 2019
Nirvan Shanker, Biology, B.S., 2019
Josh Sifford, Mechanical Engineering, B.S., 2017
Brittany Penn, Biomedical Engineering, B.S., 2015