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Seokheun Choi's research focuses on Bioelectronics & Microsystems, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Manufacturing Technology, BioMEMS/MEMS/NEMS, Microfluidics, Biosensors, and Biofuel Cells. He is currently serving as Director of CREATS. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. His current research focuses on next generation “Biosensing and Bioenergy technologies,” including self-powered biosensors, wearable and stretchable sensors, biobatteries, papertronics, and fibertronics. He has been recognized as a pioneer in micro-sized biobatteries and paper-based biosensing systems. Over the years, he has secured funding over $2.5 million from NSF, ONR, and SUNY Research Foundation. He has authored over 100 journal and conference articles, two book chapters, and one book, and hold two U.S. patents.

Shahrzad Towfighian's group develops self-powered sensors for biomedical and automotive industry. They create high-performance micro devices that enhance sensing resolution and energy conversion. Furthermore, her research group develops mathematical models of bioelectromechanical systems to simulate their behavior and to study the influence of parameters affecting their performance. She validates these mathematical models by making prototypes and characterizing their responses. Towfighian is a recipient of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Science Foundation (NSF) awards. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

Ahyeon Koh's group is focused on overcoming obstacles of conventional biosensors. She seeks to exploit science and engineering approaches that bring solutions to improve chemical and physical biocompatibilities of biosensors by (1) releasing a therapeutic reagent in a controlled manner from biomedical devices, (2) employing flexible and stretchable platforms with superior biomechanical properties, and (3) developing biomaterials with an emphasis on bio-inspired and bio-mimic technologies. These research areas have great potentials in the developments of ultimate biocompatible bio-sensing systems that intimately integrate with a living system, improve analytical performance of medical devices, and thus provide new technologies to understand human physiology for clinical, point-of-care, and diagnostic/prognostic biomedical applications. She is an Assisant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering.

Laura Cook's group uses molecular approaches in conjuction with cell culture and animal models of colonization and pathogenesis to determine how Gram-positive bacterial pathogens colonize the host and lead to disease, with a focus on mucosal surfaces. They work with numerous Gram-positive pathogens, mostly streptococci, to examine interactions between bacterial species, both commensal and pathogenic. The lab's research projects currently focus on two particular host sites, the vaginal tract and the nasopharynx, and the effects of growth in the host on bacterial genetic programs and interactions with the host microbiota. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of  Biological Sciences.

Daehan Won's research interest is in large scale data analysis via mathematical progrmming and algorithms. His modeling efforst deal with quantitative descriptions of biosensors kinetic behavior of bioreceptors and targets. He is an Assisant Professor in the Department of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering.

Yuan Wan has a solid background in interdisciplinary fileds including clinical medicine, genomics, and biomedical engineering. His research focuses on the development of applications in clinical setting, such as separation and detection of disease related biomolecules, targeted drug delivery, design and fabrication of microfluidic devices and point-of-care devices. He is an Assisant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering.

Ronald Miles' current research interests include the development of biologically-inspired microacoustic sensors. His work led to the discovery of a highly innovative mechanism for directional hearing in the fly. He is currently developing directional microphones for hearing aids that are inspired by the fly's ears. He is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

Yu Chen's research addresses security in computer networks and large scale distributed/Grid computer systems; Internet security protocols; Internet infrastructure security; trust, security, and privacy in wireless; embedded and pervasive computing; and reconfigurable /embedded computer architectures.He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Chuan-Jian Zhong focuses on the design, synthesis, characterization, and application of novel strategies and functional nanomaterials for solving challenging problems in sustainable energy production, conversion and storage (e.g., fuel cells and batteries), and in chemical, biological, and biomedical detection and intervention (e.g., chemical sensors and biosensors). He is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry.

Wenfeng Zhao's research interests lie in bioinstrumentation, neural signal processing, ultra-low power integrated circuits and embedded computing. Leveraging his expertise in system-level hardware design for stuyding neurophysiology, he has designed several emerging neural instrumentation technologies and are currently being tested in animal experiments and human clinical trials.  He is an Assistant  Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Katie Edwards has extensive experience in the development of liposomes as analytical tools, utilizing her background in organic synthesis, lipid formulation and novel biorecognition strategies to develop high-throughput, laboratory-based methods and point-of-use diagnostics for analytes of environmental, national security and clinical interest. She is an Assistant  Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. .

Huiyuan Guo is passionate about using advanced analytical tools and innovative materials to understand and protect our living and natural environments, with an ultimate goal to improve environmental quality and public health. Specifically, her research interests center around analytical chemistry, and envrionmental chemistry and biochemistry, with a focus on innovative environmental and biological sensors.

Jungwook Paek is interested in developing microphsiological systems based on organ-on-a-chip and organoid technologies to study disease processes in the human respiratory and vascular systems. Previously, he was a research associate in the Dpartment of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania, where he worked on in vitro modeling of human tissues and organs.

Kaiyan Yu focuses on autonomous robotic systems and control, mechatronics, motion planning and contorl, automation science and engineering with applicatinos to nano/micro particles control and manipulation, Lab-on-a-chip, and biomedical systems.

Anwar Elhadad focuses on biobatteries, biosensors and low-power IoT applications.