Edited by:
Raj Raghavendra Rao, PhD, University of Arkansas, United States
Jeong-Yeol Yoon, PhD, The University of Arizona, United States
Submission Status: Open | Submission Deadline: 30 April 2025
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Professor Rao received his B.E. (Hons) and M.Sc (Hons) concurrently in Chemical Engineering and Biological Sciences, respectively, from Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences (BITS), Pilani, India. He then went on to earn his M.S in Biotechnology from the University of Texas, and his Ph.D in Biological Engineering from the University of Georgia. He currently serves as Professor in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Prior to that (2005-2016), he served on the faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University, in the Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering, School of Engineering. He is a valued member of the Society for Biological Engineering, Biomedical Engineering Society, Institute of Biological Engineering, and International Society for Stem Cell Research. He is an elected Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) and elected Fellow of Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES); and served as the President of the Institute of Biological Engineering (2022-2023). Professor Rao has authored over 60 peer reviewed articles in a wide range of journals. 
Jeong-Yeol Yoon received his BS, MS and PhD degrees in chemical engineering from Yonsei University, Seoul (South Korea) in 1992, 1994 and 1999, respectively, under the guidance of Professor Woo-Sik Kim, in collaboration with Professor Jung-Hyun Kim, where he worked primarily on polymer colloids. He received his second PhD degree in biomedical engineering from University of California, Los Angeles in 2004, working on lab-on-a-chip and biomaterials, under the guidance of Professor Robin L. Garrell. He joined Department of Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering faculty in August 2004 and holds joint appointment in School of Animal & Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Department of Biomedical Engineering and BIO5 Institute at The University of Arizona. He is currently directing Biosensors Lab. Dr. Yoon is a member of IBE, ASABE and SPIE, and was Councilor-at-Large for IBE for 2010 and 2011 calendar years. He was elected as President of IBE, served as president elect in 2014, president in 2015, and immediate past president in 2016. He currently serves as editor-in-chief for the Journal of Biological Engineering (IBE), associate editor for ASABE Journals; editorial board member for Resource Magazine (ASABE). 