Day: February 4, 2021

Hoda Hatoum Trainees

Current Trainees

Graduate Students

Brennan Vogl

Brennan Vogl
PhD Student in Biomedical Engineering
BS in Biomedical Engineering from Michigan Tech
Email: bjvogl@mtu.edu
Brennan is currently working on atrial, ventricular, and valvular flow assessment and congenital heart defects flow studies. Brennan’s work is experimental and computational. In his free time, Brennan enjoys cooking and downhill skiing.

Ahmad Bshennaty
PhD Student in Biomedical Engineering
BS in Mechanical Engineering from the American University of Beirut
Email: abshenna@mtu.edu
Ahmad is currently working on heart valve performance assessment, and on prediction of stroke after valve replacement procedures. In his free time, Ahmad enjoys playing chess and exploring new places.

Undergraduate Students

Emily Hyatt
BS Student in Biomedical Engineering
Email: ejhyatt@mtu.edu
Emily is currently working on the design and computational simulation of ectasia models. In her free time, she enjoys playing guitar, reading, volunteering, and recently started to learn how to downhill ski.

Grace Hoeppner
BS Student in Biomedical Engineering
Email: gmhoeppn@mtu.edu
Grace is currently working on a hybrid atrial fibrillation ablation project in which real patient data is modeled and analyzed computationally. In her free time she enjoys spending time with family/friends and being outdoors! She is also a member of the Michigan Tech Women’s Soccer Team.

Hailey LaBonte
BS Student in Biomedical Engineering
Email: hrlabont@mtu.edu
Hailey is working on modeling and analyzing patient data for the hybrid atrial fibrillation ablation project. In her free time, she enjoys spending time outside with friends, snowboarding, and exploring new places. Hailey is also a member of the Delta Zeta Sorority. 

Matthew Kassab
BS Student in Biomedical Engineering
Email: mskassab@mtu.edu
Matthew is working on analyzing patient images and data as part of a larger project focused on stroke in atrial fibrillation. In his free time, he enjoys reading, going to the gym, hanging out with friends, hiking, and otherwise just being outdoors, as well as snowboarding when the weather allows. 

Past Trainees

Matthew Kassab (BME)

Emily Vitale (BS BME)

Magen Radke (BS BME)

Himja Tiwari (MS BME)

Aditya Prasad Karmarkar (MS MAE)

Rajat Ratnakar Gadhave (MS MAE)

Shivam Tiwari (MS MAE)

Nick Niemi (BS BME)

Alex MacLean (BS BME)


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