Dr. Lei Fan

Dr. Lei FanMarquette University

Engineering Hall, 313

MilwaukeeWI53201United States of America414-288-3271lei.fan@marquette.eduGoogle Scholar

Assistant Professor

Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering

Director

Fan Flow Integrated Research Laboratory (F²IRL)

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Professional Preparation

• Postdoctoral Research Associate, 2019–2022, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State University
• Ph.D., 2019, Computational Mechanics, Durham University, United Kingdom
• M.S., 2015, Engineering Mechanics, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
• B.S., 2013, Engineering Mechanics, North University of China

Courses Taught

BIEN 4480 Biomechanics Design Lab 1—Applies the principles of engineering mechanics, data acquisition, and basic electronics in the design and utilization of biomechanical instrumentation 

BIEN 4490 Biomechanics Design Lab 2—Provides students with experience in the design and implementation of appropriate experimental procedures to analyze biomechanical problems 

Research Interests

• Computational biomechanics: cardio-cerebrovascular mechanics, cardiac-electro mechanics
• Experimental biomechanics: ex-vivo perfusion experiments, tissue mechanics
• Optimization/development of clinical treatments/medical devices

Recent Publications

Grants

Fan, Lei (Principal Investigator), Luo, Jake (Collaborator); "Physics-informed and Machine Learning-accelerated Digital Twin Risk Prediction for Left Ventricular Assist Device." Sponsored by the Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute (NMDSI) Paving ROADS Seed Fund Program (Jan 2025–Jun 2026).

Fan, Lei (Principal Investigator); “Role of coronary perfusion in right heart failure.” A postdoctoral fellowship sponsored by the American Heart Association (2021–2023).