Principal Investigator

Hai Yao, Ph.D.

Professor and Ernest R. Norville Endowed Chair in Biomedical Engineering
Director, NIH Center of Biomedical Research Excellence for Translational Research Improving Musculoskeletal Health (TRIMH)
Department of Bioengineering, Clemson University
Professor and Director of Dental Scientist Training Program (NIDCR T32)
Department of Oral Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina

Office: Bioengineering Building BE202, 68 President Street, Charleston, SC 29425
Phone: (843)876-2380
Email: haiyao@clemson.edu; yaoh@musc.edu

Hai Yao, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Bioengineering at Clemson University, and Associate Department Chair for the Clemson University-Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Joint Bioengineering Program. Dr. Yao also holds a dual appointment in the Departments of Oral Health Sciences and Orthopaedics at MUSC in Charleston, SC. He currently serves as Associate Vice President for Biomedical Innovation at Clemson.

Education
-B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University (China), 1991
-Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University (China), 1996
-Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, University of Miami (FL), 2004
-Postdoctoral Fellow, Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2005

Co-Principal Investigator

Richard

Richard H. Gross, M.D.

Research Professor, Clemson-MUSC Bioengineering Program, Clemson
Professor Emeritus, Department of Orthopaedics, MUSC

Office: BE312, 68 President Street, MSC 501, Charleston, SC 29425
Phone: (843)876-2395
Email: grossr@musc.edu

Research Associate

Brooke Damon, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor
bdamon@clemson.edu

Joann Sullivan, Ph.D.

Research Development Officer
joannw@clemson.edu

Administrative Assistant

Tommy Gallien

Administrative Assistant
tgallie@clemson.edu

Postdoctoral Fellows

R. Glenn Hepfer, Ph.D.

hepfer@musc.edu

Peng Chen, Ph.D.

pchen4@clemson.edu

Shuchun Sun, Ph.D.

shuchus@clemson.edu

Graduate Students

	Marshall Wilson Ph.D. Student mbw5@clemson.edu
	Dustin Mueller D.M.D/Ph.D. Student muelledu@musc.edu
	Jiaxin Chai Ph.D. Student jchai@clemson.edu
	Farhad Ahmadi Ph.D. Student fahmadi@clemson.edu
	Abirami Soundararajan Ph.D. Student abirams@clemson.edu
	Nasim Cheraghi-Venovel Ph.D. Student ncherag@clemson.edu
	Jichao Zhao Ph.D. Student jichaoz@clemson.edu
	Yaqian Sun Ph.D. Student yaqians@clemson.edu
	Jian Chen Ph.D. Student jian4@clemson.edu
	Hanmei Dong Ph.D. Student hanmeid@clemson.edu