
Sally Shady
Teaching Professor and Associate Chair of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Biomedical Engineering
Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Honors and Awards
SES Education Innovation & Impact Award, December 2022
Professional Societies
- Society of Biomaterials Member
- ASEE – American Society of Engineering Education Member
- BMEs – Biomedical Engineering Society Member
Grants, Contracts and Funds
New Jersey Health Foundation, Innovation Award (2022)
Pfizer PURE Grant for Undergraduate Research (2018)
Pfizer PURE Grant for Undergraduate Research (2018)
Patents and Inventions
US2021/0023317 A1 - System for Monitoring Tracheostomy Airflow” (2020)
Selected Publications
Book
- Shady, S. (2019). Adventures of Edna The Biomedical Engineer.
https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Biomedical-Engineer-Sally-Shady-ebook/dp/B084TS7VXD. - Shady, S. (2017). Biomedical Engineering Technical Terms and Translation. Momentum Press.
Conference Proceeding
- Millburn, J.; Buckley, C.; Shady, S. (2023). Effects of Varying Pitch Angle on Stress Response of an Algorithmically Designed 3D Printed Bone Scaffold. Society of Biomaterials. San Diego, California.
- Shady, S.; Mukhamedjanova, A.; Lundemo, T. (2022). A Sustainable Approach to Designing a Bird Wing Prosthesis. ASME- IMECE. Ohio: ASME.
- Thomas, H.; Pelcher, S.; Khalil, M.; Shady, S. (2022). Can Sound Reducing Foam Decrease Noise in a NICU Incubator?. Society of Biomaterials. Baltimore, Maryland.
- Fiore, J.; Makepeace, S.; Khalil, M.; Shady, S. (2020). Usage of Foams to Reduce Noise Levels in NICU Incubators. American Society of Mechanical Engineers- IMECE.
- Bossart, A.; Shady, S.; Kalyon, D. (2019). Electrospun pullulan based nanofibers for medical applications. Transactions of the Annual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials and the Annual International Biomaterials Symposium (vol. 40, pp. 565).
- Shady, S. (2018). Traditional, Active and Problem-Based Learning Methods Used To Improve an Undergraduate Biomechanics Course. Pittsburgh, PA: ASME- IMECE.
- Hickey, B.; Woo, S.; Shady, S. (2017). Modular prosthetic design for transtibial child amputees. ASME- International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition.
Journal Article
- Rooney, S.; King, C.; Christian, L.; Kavdia, M.; Kays, J.; Shady, S. (2025). Identifying and Overcoming Barriers to Classroom Engagement in Biomedical Engineering Education. Journal of Biomedical Engineering Education (pp. 1-14). Springer International Publishing.
- Shady, S. (2024). Application of a Prediction Problem-Based Learning (PPBL) Method in an Undergraduate Biomechanics Course. Journal of Biomedical Engineering Education (vol. 5, pp. 79-85). Springer.
- Shady, S. (2021). Approaches to Teaching a Biomaterials Laboratory Course Online . Journal of Online Engineering Education (1 ed., vol. 12). Hoboken.
- El-Sadi, H.; Bossart, A.; Shady, S.; Shady (2020). Rheological Properties of Pullulan and Aloe Vera Nanofiber Solutions. International Journal of Advanced Network, Monitoring and Controls (3 ed., vol. 5). Hoboken.
- Shady, S. (2018). Interactive Strategies Used to Teach an Online Medical Device Design Course. Journal of Online Engineering Education (2 ed., vol. 9).
- Shady, S.; Leahy, C.; Ellis, E.; McCarthy, S.; Gaines, P.; Crawford, K. (2013). Synthesis and Characterization of Pullulan-Polycaprolactone Core–Shell Nanospheres Encapsulated with Ciprofloxacin. Journal of biomedical nanotechnology (9 ed., vol. 9).
- Garhwal, R.; Shady, S.; Ellis, E.; Ellis, J.; Leahy, C.; Gaines, P. (2012). Sustained ocular delivery of ciprofloxacin using nanospheres and conventional contact lens materials. Investigative ophthalmology & visual science (3 ed., vol. 53).
- Leahy, C.; Ellis, E.; McCarthy, S.; Gaines, P.; Shady, S. (2010). Sustained Antibiotic Delivery From Nanospheres Within Contact Lens Hydrogels. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science (13 ed., vol. 51).
Courses
BME 312- Biomaterials in Medical Device Design
BME 313- Biomaterials in Medical Device Design Laboratory
BME 423- Engineering Design VII
BME 424- Engineering Design VIII
BME 506- Biomechanics
BME 515- Natural Polymers in Medicine
BME 556- Advanced Biomechanics
BME 505- Biomaterials Laboratory
BME 313- Biomaterials in Medical Device Design Laboratory
BME 423- Engineering Design VII
BME 424- Engineering Design VIII
BME 506- Biomechanics
BME 515- Natural Polymers in Medicine
BME 556- Advanced Biomechanics
BME 505- Biomaterials Laboratory