BME Lab
The University of Oklahoma’s Biomedical Engineering Laboratory is located at the Stephenson Research and Technology Center and is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities. Our research activities are centered on understanding structures and functions of living systems and applied research to develop new and improved devices and products for medicine and biology.
Primary Research Areas
Finite Element Modeling of the Human Ear
Biomechanics of the Ear under Blast Conditions
Animal Studies: Treatment against Blast-induced Hearing Loss
Hearing Protection Device Design using 3D Printing Technology
Ear Tissue biomechanics
Implantable devices
BME LAB
Laboratory Profile
The Biomedical Engineering (BME) Lab is in the school of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering of the University of Oklahoma and is directed by Rong Z. Gan, Ph.D. Graduate students, undergraduate students, post-doctoral fellows, research scientists, and physicians/surgeons (e.g., ENT and Orthopedics) are working on research projects funded by the Department of Defense (DOD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation (NSF), and Oklahoma Center for Advanced Science and Technology (OCAST) through the years.
Contact the PI
Rong Zhu Gan, Ph.D.
George Lynn Cross Research Professor | Presidential Research Professor | Professor of Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering | Charles E. Foster Chair
School of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering 865 Asp Avenue, Felgar Hall, Room 200 University of Oklahoma Norman, OK 73019 Phone: (405) 325-1099 Lab Phone: (405) 325-6668
Fax: (405) 325-1088
Email: rgan@ou.edu