Smitha Rao Hatti

Smitha Rao Hatti is an Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering at Michigan Technological University, with joint appointment as Affiliated Associate Professor in Biological Sciences. She holds PhD and MS degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington. Her research focuses on interdisciplinary areas including MEMS, microfluidics, tissue engineering, nanofibers and nanoparticles with applications in cancer research, scaffolds, sensors and implantable devices.

Dr. Hatti directs the Biomedical µDevices lab investigating micro/nano-structures affecting physiology and cell biology, specifically studying cancer metastasis, wound healing, and cellular uptake of heavy metals using microfluidics, synthetic nanofibers, nanoparticles, and molecular tools.