President

Dr. Heidi Leonard is the Head of R&D at Pathotrak, Inc. a food safety company based out of the University of Maryland, College Park. She aims to bridge microfabrication with biotechnology for applications such rapid infectious disease diagnostics and silicon-based drug therapies. She enjoys traveling throughout Maryland to visit industry partners, universities, and national labs.

Co-President

Dr. Ryan D. Sochol is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park.  Prof. Sochol’s Bioinspired Advanced Manufacturing (BAM) Laboratory creates micro/nanoscale additive manufacturing or “3D printing” strategies to solve mechanically and physically complex challenges, with an emphasis on biomedical applications.

Resource Manager & Treasurer

Dr. Oliver M. Barham is a Mechanical Engineer who works on microtechnology and energy-related applications for the federal government, from hands-on lab work to business development and project management.

STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Expertise: Pyroelectric energy conversion with a focus on high cycle frequency and wireless power applications

Saniya LeBlanc, Ph.D.

Expertise: Nanomaterials; Scalable nanomanufacturing; Device integration of nanoengineered components

Francisco Tejada, Ph.D.

Expertise: Micro/nanoscale devices

Expertise: Biological sciences; Biomaterials, biometrics & signature science

Expertise: Computational models of hearing; Modeling of the central nervous changes associated with the perception of tinnitus

Gabriel L. Smith

Expertise: Additive manufacturing / 3D Printing; Microelectronics; Micro/nano devices & materials

Mario Urdaneta, Ph.D.

Expertise: Medical devices for medical imaging; Nuclear medicine; Implantable devices; Additive manufacturing / 3D printing; Lab-on-a-chip

Expertise: Soft materials & design of stretchable systems; Additive manufacturing / 3D printing of microfluidics & self-folding origami