Dr. Michael Hanna is an industry assistant professor of Biomedical Engineering at New York University with ten years of professional experience. Dr. Hanna has worked for medical device manufacturers, sheet metal manufactures and industrial automation companies. In addition to the professional experience, he has taught advanced manufacturing classes at Mercer County Community College for 5 years. Before starting his Phd program, he worked for a year as research assistant in the Center for Injury Biomechanics, Materials and Medicine (NJIT). Dr. Hanna’s research focused on studying traumatic brain injury biomechanics in blunt trauma as well as biomedical device design.
Education
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)
Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, 2022
Arts et Métiers ParisTech (Paris, France)
MS, Product Development, 2010
American University in Cairo (Egypt)
BS, Mechanical Engineering, 2007
Positions and Scientific Appointments
2023 – Present Industry Assistant Professor Biomedical Engineering Department New York University.
2018 - 2023 Professor of Advanced manufacturing Mercer County Community College.
2018 – 2023 Phd Student New Jersey Institute of Technology.
2017 – 2018 Research Associate, New Jersey institute of Technology (NJIT).
2013 – 2017 Application Engineer, Beumer Corporation, Somerset New Jersey.
2012 – 2013 Design Engineer, Moreng Metal Product, Totowa New Jersey.
2009 – 2012 Design Engineer, High Tech For Projects and Trading, Egypt.
Honors
2020 Community service award from Mercer County Community College. In recognition for making 4000 face shields to the community during COVID pandemic.
2022 Graduate student travel award from Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering special interest group (CMBE) conference in Indiana Wells CA.
Publications
1. Michael Hanna, Abdus Ali, Michael Klienberger and Bryan J. Pfister. “A method for evaluating brain deformation under sagittal blunt impacts using a half-skull human-scale surrogate.” Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cobme.2022.100430.
2. Michael Hanna, and Bryan J. Pfister. “Advancements in in vitro models of traumatic brain injury.” Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering. doi: 10.1115/1.4056547.
3. Hanna M, Ali A, Bhatambarekar P, Modi K, Lee C, Morrison B 3rd, Klienberger M, Pfister BJ. Anatomical Features and Material Properties of Human Surrogate Head Models Affect Spatial and Temporal Brain Motion under Blunt Impact. Bioengineering (Basel). 2024 Jun 25;11(7):650. doi: 10.3390/bioengineering11070650. PMID: 39061732; PMCID: PMC11273380.
4. Hanna M, Pfister BJ. An Approach for Studying the Direct Effects of Shock Waves on Neuronal Cell Structure and Function. Cells. 2025 Apr 9;14(8):563. doi: 10.3390/cells14080563. PMID: 40277889; PMCID: PMC12026254
Patents
U.S. Provisional Application No. 64/098,613, filed June 25, 2026. Title: “NEEDLELESS CONNECTOR REMOVER TOOL”
Presentations
Michael Hanna and Bryan J. Pfister “Elucidating the link between cytoskeleton and store Operated Calcium Channels (SOCE) in Traumatic Brain Injury” 3rd International Symposium on The Future of Regenerative Medicine September 24-25, 2021
Michael Hanna and Bryan J. Pfister “EB3 Acts as A Link Between Microtubules and Calcium Dysregulation in Traumatic Brain Injury” Biomedical Engineering Society, Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering Conference, January 2-6 2023. Indian Wells California
