Rong Zhu Gan

Email: rgan@ou.edu
BME Lab Website

Education
Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering (1992)
University of Memphis
M.S., Applied Mathematics (1988)
University of Alberta Edmonton, Canada
M.S., Biomechanics (1981)
Huazhong University of Science & Technology Wuhan, China
B.S., Mechanical Engineering (1968)
Huazhong University of Science & Technology Wuhan, China

Research Focus

• Biomechanics of soft and hard tissues
• Implantable devices
• Middle ear mechanics and transfer functions
• Hemodynamics and biofluid mechanics
• Cardiopulmonary physiology
• Mathematical modeling of physiological systems
• Finite element analysis and its applications
• Dr. Gan's Biomedical Engineering Research Lab is Unit #1125 in the Stephenson Research and Technology Center.

Honors and Awards

• ASME National Award for Faculty Advisor in Region X, 2005
• Invited speaker on System Biomechanics for Restoration of Hearing at 20 universities and institutes since 2001, including: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Illinois Institute of Technology, University of Michigan, Sandia National Laboratories, University of Memphis, Saint Louise University, Tsinghua University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Chonqing University

About

Dr. Gan is also a faculty member of the OU Bioengineering Center and serves as an adjunct associate professor in Physiology in the College of Medicine at the OU Health Sciences Center.