Current projects
1) DYNAMICS OF RIVER ICE - Funded by USGS & ESIP and NSF CAREER #2239799
PhD student: Berkay Koyuncu (Webpage), Collaborator: Dr. Karen Ryberg (USGS)
2) FLUID MECHANICS OF CANCER METASTASIS
-Funded by NSF ND-ACES #1946202
Collaborator (Dr. Dinesh Katti and Dr. Kalpana Katti, NDSU)
We investigated the potential correlation between the fluid shear stress and the proliferation of bone prostate cancer cells on the surface of nanoclay-based scaffolds in a perfusion bioreactor. Our computational results suggest that the dynamic flow leads to drastic change in cell morphology and tumorous distribution. Our work points to a strong correlation between tumor growth and local interstitial flows in bones.
Journal articles: The Influence of Fluid Shear Stress on Bone and Cancer Cells Proliferation and Distribution
PhD student: Lahcen Akerkouch (webpage)
(3) CELLULAR MECHANICS (funded by NSF ND-ACES #1946202)
Collaborator: Dr. Amanda Haage (University of North Dakota)
PhD students: Lahcen Akerkouch, Tam Nguyen
Journal articles : Dynamics of Red Blood Cells
(4) CARDIOVASCULAR FLOWS (funded by ND EPSCoR Office)
PhD student: Gurmeet Singh
(5) GAS PIPELINES (funded by the U.S Department of Transportation)
Collaborators: Dr. Zhibin Lin (NDSU) and Dr. Yan Zhang (NDSU)
PhD student: Dathi Rajashekhar