Mechanical forces play critical regulatory roles in many physiological and disease processes. Cornell’s program in biomechanics and mechanobiology includes collaborations between engineers, life scientists, veterinary, and medical professionals and continues to pioneer new fundamental and applied research.
A research portfolio of top ranked engineering, veterinary, and medical schools has enabled Cornell to pursue unparalleled breadth and depth in biomechanical and mechanobiological inquiry. Our research topics extend across 10 orders of magnitude in length, from nanoscale mechanics in individual cells and extracellular matrices to whole organ function in large animal models. Cornell is also pushing the frontiers of mechanobiology by linking cell and molecular biology to tissue structure at the meso-scale, creating new theories and experimental test systems that are integrated with genetic and molecular tools to discover functional principles in biological structures with the long-term goal of improving human health.
The faculty researchers in this area exemplify the collaborative nature of the work done at Cornell Engineering.
Faculty
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![Nelly Andarawis-Puri]()
Nelly Andarawis-Puri
Associate Director of Graduate Programs and DGS for Mechanical Engineering Clare Boothe Luce Associate Professor
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![Lawrence Bonassar]()
Lawrence Bonassar
Daljit S. and Elaine Sarkaria Professor in Biomedical Engineering Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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![Marjolein van der Meulen]()
Marjolein van der Meulen
Swanson Professor of Biomedical Engineering Associate Vice Provost for Research and Innovation
