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Biography
Shaokoon is the program director of the Mechanical Engineering undergraduate program at Macquarie University. His major interest is in translational research, with a particular focus on the design and development of biomedical devices and equipment for disease monitoring and diagnosis. Shaokoon has received several competitive national and international research funding and they include two NHMRC, four ARC and two international grant from the Food Drug Administration (FDA, USA). Six of his inventions have been awarded patents and they are also the core technologies for a range of biomedical equipment currently being developed in his laboratory. Shaokoon has written more than 100 peer-reviewed publications and is currently leading a team of 7 PhD students and 1 postdoctoral staff to synthesize discoveries obtained from MR imaging, microfluidics, particles fluidization experiments and computational modelling. He has been invited as the organizer and invited speaker for many major international conferences in his field of research.
Research interests
We are looking for bright and enthusiastic Masters or PhD students with a strong passion to find solutions to improve the quality of lives through engineering.
BIOMECHANICS and PART (Particles And Respiratory Technology) research group
Current projects:
1. Biomechanics of inhaled drug delivery.
2. Novel organ-on-chip devices.
3. Fluid-structure flow interactions in biological systems.
4. Biomedical devices.
5. MRI.
6. 3D printing for biological applications.
Equipment:
1. Stereoscopic PIV system for velocity measurement including a micro-PIV system.
2. High Speed (10KHz) and high resolution (2um) Particle Visualization and Sizing System.
3. High-Speed Data Acquisition (1-2MHz) and Instrument Control Capabilities.
4. Tabletop tensile machine (MTS, exceed testing system, E42.503).
5. Micro-tensile testing machine - SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope) compatible.
6. Advanced additive manufacturing capabilities to develop optically accessible and highly-complex geometries for any biological organs.
7. In house capabilities and facilities to develop organ-on-chip devices.
8. MR Elastography system.
9. Optical coherence tomography system (multiple channels) with extended capabilities in flow and elastography measurements.
Expertise:
1. Design and development of microfluidic devices, organ-on-a-chip platform.
2. MR Imaging - Phase Contrast MRI, MR Elastography, MR Tagging.
3. Development of optically accessible and physiologically realistic biological organs.
4. Human and animal MR studies. Ethics applications that involved human patients and diseased animal models.
5. Computational modelling - turbulent and multi-phase flows.
6. Characterization of soft tissue rheological properties.
TEACHING RESEARCH
My current teaching research interests are in the area of understanding students career information literacy and the development of teaching pedagogies and tools to help improve students' employability and entrepreneurial capabilities.
Teaching
I have a background and a strong passion in product design and development.
I have developed and convened the following units and the units mark with an asterisk are the units which I am currently teaching and convening.
1. ENGG150 - Fundamentals of Mechanical and Electronics Engineering
2. MECH203 - Engineering Design 1. (*)
Computer-aided design, a framework for decision-based engineering design, machine design and analysis. (Shigley's Mechanical Engineering Design)
3. MECH204 - Mechanics of Solids. (*)
Modes and mechanics of failure, structural analysis (Hibbeler Mechanics of Materials)
4. MECH303 - Engineering Design 2
5. MECH401 - Product Design and development - Capstone unit. (*)
Product design and development process (Ulrich and Eppinger Product Design and Development)
Education/Academic qualification
Biomedical Engineering, PhD, The University of New South Wales
Mechanical Engineering, BEng, Honours Class 1, University of Sydney
External positions
Member, Australian Rheological Society
Member, Australian and New Zealand Society of Biomechanics
Member, Australian and New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science
Board of Directors, Cerebrospinal Fluid Hydrodynamics
Member, Society of Rheology
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Usyd led: Development of a laser-based testing platform for dry powder inhaler (DPI) evaluation and in-silico model validation
Kourmatzis, A., Chan, H., Cheng, S. & Milton-McGurk, L.
21/09/23 → 21/09/25
Project: Research
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Understanding air flow mechanics in the human upper airway
Cheng, S., De Deene, Y. & Raco, J.
1/02/19 → …
Project: Research
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Enhancing employability in higher degree research students in the Faculty of Science and Engineering
Cheng, S., Lin-Stephens, S. & Tse, N.
1/01/19 → …
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MQRIS S 2023: Using low-coherence light to noninvasively probe dynamics and 3D fine structures.
Asadnia, M., Pastras, C., Beheshti, A., Narendra, A., Cheng, S., Boothalingam, S. & Curthoys, I.
1/01/23 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
Research Outputs
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Comparative study of inhaled corticosteroid deposition in pediatric mouth-throat airway with tonsil hypertrophy
Yang, F., Ma, R., Wang, Y., Sun, S., Dang, L., Zhang, J., Ren, H., Li, Z., Shi, Y., Zheng, G., Cheng, S., Ren, X., Dong, J. & Zhang, Y., Feb 2025, In: Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology. 104, p. 1-14 14 p., 106581.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Computational study of the impact of nasal vestibule anatomy on nasal drug administration with nasal spray
Shen, Z., Dong, J., Cai, X., Gholizadeh, H., Chan, H-K., Lee, A., Kourmatzis, A. & Cheng, S., 25 Jan 2025, In: International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 669, p. 1-11 11 p., 125086.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Deep reinforcement learning and mesh deformation integration for shape optimization of a single pin fin within a micro channel
Ravanji, A., Lee, A., Mohammadpour, J. & Cheng, S., Jan 2025, In: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 236, Part 1, p. 1-14 14 p., 126242.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Experimental measurements of particle deposition in the human nasal airway
Shen, Z., Mekonnen, T. T., Cai, X., Milton-McGurk, L., Chan, H-K., Kourmatzis, A. & Cheng, S., 26 Jan 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 125280.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Numerical investigation of the impact of saber-sheath trachea severity on microparticle deposition in the lower respiratory airway
Cai, X., Dong, J., Inthavong, K., Gholizadeh, H., Lee, A., Chan, H. K., Kourmatzis, A. & Cheng, S., Mar 2025, In: Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology. 105, p. 1-12 12 p., 106600.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
Activities
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ASME 2010 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition
Shaokoon Cheng (Participant)
2010Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop or event series