Nasser W. Saleh, Jan. 2016 - May. 2018
Senior R&D Engineer at Edwards Lifesciences, LLC
Recipient for the Outstanding Graduate Award in ME (2018)
Dreyfus Foundation Award (2016)
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (2016)
STAD Laboratory
The Lee Research Group
PROFESSORS
JuEun Lee, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Director of the STAD Laboratory
Mechanical EngineeringCal Poly Humboldt
Education
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
M.S. Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Korea University
Professoional Experience
Associate Editor, ASME Journal of Engineering and Science in Medical Diagnostics and Therapy (2025–Present)
Associate Professor and Chair, Mechanical Engineering, University of the Pacific
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of the Pacific
Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute for Surgical Technology and Biomechanics, University of Bern, Switzerland
Senior Researcher, Agency for Defense Development, Korea
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Multiscale Manufacturing and Dynamics Lab, Biothermal Technology Lab, Carnegie Mellon University
Awards
Incentive Award, 2025
Scholarly/Artistic Activities Grant (SAAG), 2022
Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award, 2021
Faculty Service Award, 2021
Holmok Cancer Research Grant, 2020
Eberhardt Research Fellowship, 2019
Technology in Education Committee (TEC) Award, 2018
SOECS Program Fee Grant, 2018
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF), 2018
Hoefer Prize, 2017
Dreyfus Foundation Award, 2016
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF), 2016
Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing, Elsevier, 2015
Joshua Steimel, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Mechanical EngineeringCal Poly Humboldt
Education
Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, MIT
B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, MIT
Professional Experience
Co-Founder, Tribosense Technologies (2020–Present)
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of the Pacific
Senior Engineer, Allegheny Technologies Incorporated
STUDENTS
ALUMNI
Craig L. Chavez, Mar. 2016 - May. 2019
Research Engineer at Edwards Lifesciences, LLC
Recipient for the Outstanding Graduate Award in ME (2019)
Hoefer Prize (2017)
Serena Chu, Jan. 2017 - May. 2019
Graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley
Recipient for the Outstanding Graduate Award in BE (2019)
Alex Chueh, Jan. 2018 - May. 2020
In progress for attending a medical school
Justin Boetius, Jan. 2017 - May. 2021
Mechanical Engineer II (Research Development) at Abbott
Recipient for the Outstanding Graduate Award in ME (2021)
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (2018)
Timothy Sireci, Jan. 2016 - May. 2021
Alene Lai, Jan. 2018 - May. 2021
Medical School at Touro University California
Dominic Jon Apuan, Sep. 2019 - May. 2022
In progress for attending a medical school
Marika Bos, Jan. 2020 - May. 2022
Graduate student at TAMU
Recipient for the Outstanding Graduate Award in BE (2022)