Seungik Baek

Seungik Baek is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University (MSU), part of the College of Engineering. His research focuses on cardiovascular mechanics, vascular growth/remodeling, mechanobiology, and computational interventions for vascular diseases. He leads the Cardiovascular and Tissue Mechanics Lab, collaborating with institutions like Yale University and the University of Michigan.

Education: PhD in Mechanical Engineering (Texas A&M University, 2003) and B.S. in Biosystem Engineering (Seoul National University, 1996). Awards include the NSF CAREER Award (2012) and MSU’s Withrow Distinguished Scholar Award (2013).

Research emphasizes image-based multiscale modeling of the cardiopulmonary system, AAA progression prediction, and Bayesian calibration of growth models. His lab explores pulmonary hypertension biomechanics, stem cell mechanotransduction, and biomaterials interactions. Over 60 peer-reviewed publications and active grants from NIH/NSF highlight his contributions to clinical applications and computational frameworks like CRIMSON.

Advises graduate/postdoc researchers (e.g., Byron Zambrano, Hamidreza Gharahi) and undergraduate teams. Outreach includes K-12 education programs like Grandparents University and RET teacher collaborations.