Dr. Kassab Elected ASTFE Fellow
Dr. Alain Kassab was elected to the grade of ASTFE Fellow by the American Society of Thermal and Fluids Engineers for 2026. For more information, see here: ASTFE Fellows
2026 Biionix Symposium at the UCF College of Medicine
Madisyn Messmore and David Castillo Arceo presented at the 2026 Biionix Symposium this year. Madisyn’s presentation was titled “Multiscale Modeling of Transposition of the Great Arteries” and David’s was titled “Redesign of an LVAD Benchtop Centerpiece for Future Cannula Implantation Studies“.
2026 Florida Fluids Symposium at the University of Florida
Madisyn Messmore, Javier Pratdesaba, and David Castillo Arceo all presented at the 2026 Florida Fluids Symposium this year. Madisyn’s presentation was titled “Two-Dimensional Analysis of the Heart Ventricles for Transposition of the Great Arteries“, Javier’s was titled “CFD Characterization of Discharge and Inertance Coefficients in Neonatal Septal Defects Under Pulsatile Flow“, and David’s was titled “Redesign of an LVAD Benchtop Centerpiece for Future Cannula Implantation Studies“.
2026 BMES @ UCF Symposium
Dr. Alain Kassab & Dr. William DeCampli were guest speakers at the first annual 2026 BMES @ UCF Symposium. Dr. Kassab presented on the hemodynamic research being conducted in our lab, while Dr. DeCampli presented on the cutting-edge research he is involved in both in our lab and in collaboration with other research groups.
2026 Student Scholar Symposium
Javier Pratdesaba and his team from Dr. Emily Bradshaw’s Biostructures graduate course presented their project at the 2026 Student Scholar Symposium at UCF. Their poster was titled “3D Segmentation and Quantitative Hemodynamics as an Interdisciplinary Learning Tool for Biomedical Engineering and Medical Students”.
2025 ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference
This summer, Madisyn presented her work on TGA at ASME SBC 2026 in New Mexico. Her podium presentation was titled “Optimization of Pre-Operative Transposition of the Great Arteries Care Strategies Utilizing Mathematical Modeling”.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Cardiology 2025
Our group’s work on TGA was presented at the CHOP Cardiology 2025 meeting. The poster was titled “Mathematical Modeling Predicts the Relative Importance of Potentially Modifiable Parameters to Optimize Oxygenation in Transposition of the Great Arteries”.
