Faculty Profiles
Seungik Baek
Assistant Professor
Research Interests
- biomechanics
- biomedical
- health
- materials
Research Biography
Seungik Baek's research focuses on cardiovascular mechanics and characterization of biomaterials, in particular theoretical modeling and computational simulations of cardiovascular diseases and their clinical interventions, constitutive modeling of biological tissues and biomaterials, and characterization of thermally and biochemically induced changes in material properties of soft tissues.
Selected Publications
- S. Baek, K.R. Rajagopal and J.D. Humphrey, A theoretical model of enlarging intracranial fusiform aneurysms, ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, Vol 128, pp. 142-149, 2006.
- S. Baek, A. Valentin and J.D. Humphrey, Biochemomechanics of cerebral vasospasm and its resolution: II. Constitutive relations and model simulations, Annals of Biomedical Engineering, Vol 35, pp. 1498-1509, 2007.
- S. Zeinali, J. Choi, S. Baek, Parameter estimation of mechanical behavior of the artery using a nonlinear least square method with a noise model, Proceedings of the ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference, June 25-29, Marco Island, FL, 2008.
- S. Baek, R.L. Gleason, K.R. Rajagopal and J.D. Humphrey, Theory of small and large: Possible utility for computations of fluid-solid interactions in arteries, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 196, pp. 3070-3078, 2007.
Selected Achievements and Awards
- MSU Intramural Research Grants Program (IRGP) Award