{"id":24,"date":"2019-02-05T20:38:34","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T20:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faculty.wcu.edu\/mtanaka\/faculty-name\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T15:49:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T19:49:22","slug":"faculty-name","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faculty.wcu.edu\/mtanaka\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_heading_0 et_pb_heading et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h1 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Martin Tanaka<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.wcu.edu\/mtanaka\/files\/2019\/02\/Tanaka_spring.jpg\" width=\"1371\" height=\"1352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.wcu.edu\/mtanaka\/files\/2019\/02\/Tanaka_spring.jpg 1371w, https:\/\/faculty.wcu.edu\/mtanaka\/files\/2019\/02\/Tanaka_spring-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faculty.wcu.edu\/mtanaka\/files\/2019\/02\/Tanaka_spring-768x757.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faculty.wcu.edu\/mtanaka\/files\/2019\/02\/Tanaka_spring-1024x1010.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/faculty.wcu.edu\/mtanaka\/files\/2019\/02\/Tanaka_spring-1080x1065.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1371px) 100vw, 1371px\" class=\"wp-image-1074\" title=\"Tanaka_spring\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Professor of Mechanical Engineering<br \/><\/strong><strong>School of Engineering and Technology<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Belk 338<\/strong><\/span><br \/><strong>828-227-2561<br \/><\/strong><strong style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><a href=\"mailto:mtanaka@wcu.edu\">mtanaka@wcu.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4>As a faculty member at WCU, I spend my time teaching courses, conducting research, and serving the university and the community. I usually have a few graduate students and some students doing undergraduate research. My research interests include developing innovative biomedical devices, computational modeling, neuromuscular control, and industry-academic partnerships. Most of our research projects have design, build, test, and optimization components stemming from my experience designing products in industry. I am a licensed professional engineer and enjoy working with students and local companies on their projects. My degrees are in mechanical engineering (NCSU), engineering mechanics (VT), and biomedical engineering from Virginia Tech and Wake Forest University.<\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #8300e9;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.wcu.edu\/mtanaka\/files\/2024\/04\/Tanaka-WCU-Parking.pdf\" style=\"color: #8300e9;\">Directions &amp; Parking<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_2 et_pb_row et_pb_row_4col et_block_row et_block_row_4col\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_1 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.wcu.edu\/mtanaka\/mathematical-modeling-2\/\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.wcu.edu\/mtanaka\/files\/2023\/12\/Mathematical-Modeling.jpg\" width=\"938\" height=\"590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.wcu.edu\/mtanaka\/files\/2023\/12\/Mathematical-Modeling.jpg 938w, https:\/\/faculty.wcu.edu\/mtanaka\/files\/2023\/12\/Mathematical-Modeling-480x302.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 938px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-2140\" title=\"Mathematical Modeling\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_2 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.wcu.edu\/mtanaka\/biomedical-engineering\/\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.wcu.edu\/mtanaka\/files\/2023\/12\/BME_neuron.png-e1703273737249.jpg\" width=\"915\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.wcu.edu\/mtanaka\/files\/2023\/12\/BME_neuron.png-e1703273737249-915x551.jpg 915w, https:\/\/faculty.wcu.edu\/mtanaka\/files\/2023\/12\/BME_neuron.png-e1703273737249-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 915px) 915px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-2141\" title=\"BME_neuron.png\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_3 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.wcu.edu\/mtanaka\/contracted-projects-2\/\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.wcu.edu\/mtanaka\/files\/2023\/12\/Contracted-Projects.jpg\" width=\"935\" height=\"589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.wcu.edu\/mtanaka\/files\/2023\/12\/Contracted-Projects.jpg 935w, https:\/\/faculty.wcu.edu\/mtanaka\/files\/2023\/12\/Contracted-Projects-480x302.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 935px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-2142\" title=\"Contracted Projects\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_6 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_4 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.wcu.edu\/mtanaka\/product-design-2\/\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.wcu.edu\/mtanaka\/files\/2023\/12\/Product-Design.jpg\" width=\"911\" height=\"588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.wcu.edu\/mtanaka\/files\/2023\/12\/Product-Design.jpg 911w, https:\/\/faculty.wcu.edu\/mtanaka\/files\/2023\/12\/Product-Design-480x310.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 911px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-2143\" title=\"Product Design\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":132,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-24","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/faculty.wcu.edu\/mtanaka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/faculty.wcu.edu\/mtanaka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/faculty.wcu.edu\/mtanaka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.wcu.edu\/mtanaka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/132"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.wcu.edu\/mtanaka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24"}],"version-history":[{"count":38,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.wcu.edu\/mtanaka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2698,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.wcu.edu\/mtanaka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24\/revisions\/2698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/faculty.wcu.edu\/mtanaka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}