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Principal Investigator (PI): Hsiao-Chuan Liu, Ph.D.
Email: hcliu@umass.edu
Dr. Hsiao-Chuan Liu served as a Research Scientist at Taipei Veterans General Hospital from 2007 to 2015 under the supervision of Professor Yi-Hong Chou, MD, and Professor Chui-Mei Tiu, MD. He earned his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Southern California (USC) in 2019 under the supervision of Dean's Professor K. Kirk Shung. Then, he moved to Mayo Clinic Rochester for Postdoctoral Fellow training under the guidance of Professor Matthew W. Urban. Subsequently, in 2021, he was appointed as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiology at Mayo Clinic Rochester. During 2022-2025, Dr. Liu was an Research Assistant Professor of Keck School of Medicine at the USC under the supervision of Professor Qifa Zhou, and partially joined the Mechanical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) working with Professor Xuanhe Zhao. Dr. Hsiao-Chuan Liu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst, with an adjunct appointment in the Department of Radiology at UMass Chan Medical School.
His research program focuses on ultrasound imaging, shear wave elastography, optical coherence elastography, and acoustic tweezers to probe mechanical properties of biological tissues and to study cell mechanics. His work has appeared in Science, Science Advances, Nature Electronics, Nature Microsystems & Nanoengineering, Applied Physics Letters, Biomedical Optics Express, Journal of Biophotonics, Ultrasonics, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, and others. He is currently the Principal Investigator on multiple active awards. He has been awarded and completed 17 national and international projects, serving as both PI and Co-I. Furthermore, he has several U.S. patents and published more than 100 literatures including research and conference articles. His research has been highlighted several media by AIP Scilight, IEEE TBME Spotlight, USC Viterbi News, MIT News, Interesting Engineering, and Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN), reaching broad audiences in engineering, medicine, and the general public.
Name: Yooseok Lim (Fall 2026)
Title: PhD Student
Research Interests: I am broadly interested in integrating ultrasound technologies with AI to develop clinically deployable systems that improve patient care. My primary focus is on advancing elastography imaging systems based on optical coherence elastography and shear wave elastography, as well as optimizing acoustic tweezing techniques through advanced control strategies.
Hobbies: Outside of research, I’m a big soccer fan and I also enjoy running. I participate in one or two marathons each year, and I love taking walks and exploring new places.
Email: seook6453@gmail.com
Name: Brandon Vreeland
Title: Master Student
Research: My research interests include a large focus on medical devices and innovation on the technology and functionality behind them, neuroengineering, and orthopedic biomaterials. Along with my current study on utilizing ultrasound and OCT to differentiate microparticles, I have also researched, designed, and created a brain machine interface to aid quadraplegic patients in daily life through EOG technology with a team of fellow engineers, and conducted research on nanoparticles for drug delivery as well as multimodal electrodes for neural stimulation and recording.
Hobbies: Outside of academics and research, I am actively involved in athletics and fitness. Competitive hockey has been a main pillar of my life, I began skating at two years old and have played and followed the sport ever since. I've served as team captain, played all over the country, and have made lifelong friends around the world through the sport. I also enjoy staying engaged with emerging medical technologies and mentoring younger engineering students.
Email: bvreeland@umass.edu
Name: Aidan Tribick
Title: Undergraduate Student
Research Interests: My research interests (in regards to ultrasound) are wearable ultrasound imaging systems and ultrasound-triggered drug delivery systems.
Hobbies: My hobbies are playing sports with my friends (mainly basketball), astrophotography, birdwatching, and traveling.
Email: atribick@umass.edu
Name: Nathan Chen
Title: Undergraduate Student
Research Interests: I am interested in cancer treatment. I've learned about many types of drug delivery options, and one of the most interesting systems is drug release through ultrasound application. Further research can result in effective, localized treatment while lessening systemic toxicity.
Hobbies: I like to climb, play ultimate frisbee, swim, and play basketball with my friends (including Aidan). At home, I enjoy cooking, listening to J. Cole, and watching Jimmy Butler, my favorite basketball player, until he got injured. Now I watch Pat Spencer.
Email: ndchen@umass.edu
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