Sana Antonelli

Background

Sana Antonelli is on the faculty of the Department of Biomedical Engineering and holds a Ph.D. from North Carolina State University. Before Porter, Sana worked in R&D for a diagnostic-imaging manufacturer.

Sana's research focuses on biomaterials, with related work in rehabilitation engineering; undergraduates are involved in the lab most terms.

Areas of expertise

• Biomaterials
• Rehabilitation engineering
• Undergraduate research and project mentoring

Teaching

Sana regularly teaches courses in Biomedical Engineering. Specific sections and syllabi are listed in the class schedule each term.

Courses lean on current problems from the field: students read recent work, reproduce a result or method, and then extend it. Sana builds in low-stakes practice before graded work and gives written feedback on drafts.

Advising and office hours

Sana advises students in the Biomedical Engineering programs and holds weekly office hours during the fall and spring terms, posted on the office door and in the course pages. Prospective students are welcome to email to arrange a visit or a call.

Advising conversations usually cover course sequencing, whether to add a minor or a concentration, and how classroom work connects to internships, research, or graduate study. Students who are undecided are welcome; part of the job is helping them narrow things down.

Recent and representative work

Sana's recent activity is a mix of peer-reviewed work, conference talks, and student-involved projects in biomaterials and rehabilitation engineering. Representative items:

• A peer-reviewed article on biomaterials in a disciplinary journal.
• A conference paper on rehabilitation engineering, co-authored with an undergraduate researcher.
• An internally funded project applying biomaterials to a regional partner's problem.

Titles and venues here are illustrative. UW–Porter Falls is fictional; Sana has no real publication record.

Get in touch

The fastest way to reach Sana is email (santonelli@uwporterfalls.edu); messages during the fall and spring terms are usually answered within two business days. Prospective students and families can ask the Biomedical Engineering department office to set up a call, a class visit, or a meeting during an admitted-student day.