Dr. Joseph W. Freeman is a Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Rutgers University. After earning his B.S.E. in Chemical Engineering from Princeton University and his PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Rutgers University, Dr. Freeman became a faculty member of Rutgers University where he has continued his work. He specializes in research projects in muscle health and muscle tissue engineering and has over seventy publications in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Freeman earned the Outstanding Engineering Faculty Award in 2020, is on the editorial board of several engineering journals, and is a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE).