Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering & Technology
Phone: 828-227-2651
Email: mtanaka@wcu.edu
Office Address: Belk 333
Rapid Center Website: http://rapid.wcu.edu/
Personal Website: http://paws.wcu.edu/mtanaka/
Education:
- Ph.D., Virginia Tech
- M.S., Virginia Tech
- B.S., North Carolina State University
Areas of Interest
- Biodynamic stability and human movement
- Mathematical modeling of nonlinear dynamic systems
- Experimental analysis of human movement and low back pain
- Rehabilitation engineering and assistive medical devices
- Product innovation, design, development, manufacturing, and launch
Selected Publications:
Cooper MD, Tanaka ML, Puri IK, “Coupled Mathematical Model of Tumorigenesis and Angiogenesis In Vascular Tumors”, Cell Proliferation, in press
Ross SD, Tanaka ML, Senatore C, “Detecting dynamical boundaries from kinematic data in biomechanics”, Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science, 20, 017507, (2010)
Tanaka ML, Nussbaum MA, Ross SD, “Mathematical Modeling and Simulation of Seated Stability”, Journal of Biomechanics, 43(5), 906-912, (2010)
Tanaka ML, Nussbaum MA, Ross SD, “ Evaluation of the Threshold of Stability for the Human Spine”, Journal of Biomechanics, 42(8), 1017-1022, (2009)
Tanaka ML, Debinski W, Puri IK, “Hybrid Mathematical Model of Glioma Progression”, Cell Proliferation, 42, 637-646, (2009)
Tanaka ML, Ross SD, “Separatrices and Basins of Stability from Time Series Data: An Application to Biodynamics”, Nonlinear Dynamics, 58(1), 1-21, (2009)